FilmWeek: ‘Friendship,’ ‘Nonnas,’ ‘Fight or Flight,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Friendship Wide release

Nonnas Streaming on Netflix

Marcella Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] | Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Laemmle Claremont 5

Fight or Flight In Select Theaters

Most People Die on Sundays Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] | Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle]

Henry Johnson VOD (not seeing options outside of henryjohnsonmovie.com)

Juliet & Romeo In Select Theaters

Magic Farm Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]|Expands May 16

Sew Torn In Select Theaters

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady Laemmle Glendale

Clown in a Cornfield In Select Theaters

FilmWeek: &lsquo;Friendship,&rsquo; &lsquo;Nonnas,&rsquo; &lsquo;Fight or Flight,&rsquo; and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend&rsquo;s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30505698/" data-cms-ai="0">Friendship</a>&nbsp;Wide release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28309594/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_Nonnas" data-cms-ai="0">Nonnas</a>&nbsp;Streaming on Netflix
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33060407/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_Marcella" data-cms-ai="0">Marcella</a>&nbsp;Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] | Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Laemmle Claremont 5
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13652286/" data-cms-ai="0">Fight or Flight</a>&nbsp;In Select Theaters
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25030744/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_0_in_0_q_Most%2520People%2520Die%2520on%2520Sundays" data-cms-ai="0">Most People Die on Sundays</a>&nbsp;Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] | Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle]
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36266270/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_Henry%2520Johnson" data-cms-ai="0">Henry Johnson</a>&nbsp;VOD (not seeing options outside of henryjohnsonmovie.com)
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26597666/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Juliet%2520%2526%2520Romeo%2520" data-cms-ai="0">Juliet &amp; Romeo</a>&nbsp;In Select Theaters
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34966919/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Magic%2520Farm" data-cms-ai="0">Magic Farm</a>&nbsp;Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]|Expands May 16
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23157384/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_Sew%2520Torn" data-cms-ai="0">Sew Torn</a>&nbsp;In Select Theaters
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10654402/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_0_in_0_q_I%2520Know%2520Catherine%252C%2520The%2520Log%2520Lady" data-cms-ai="0">I Know Catherine, The Log Lady</a>&nbsp;Laemmle Glendale
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23060698/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Clown%2520in%2520a%2520Cornfield%2509" data-cms-ai="0">Clown in a Cornfield</a>&nbsp;In Select Theaters

FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

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FilmWeek: ‘Friendship,’ ‘Nonnas,’ ‘Fight or Flight,’ and more!

 Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Wide Release

The Secret Agent, AMC Century City

100 Nights of Hero, Wide Release                                    

Fackham Hall, Wide Release                                        

The Chronology of Water, Laemmle Royal [West LA]

Cutting Through Rocks, Laemmle Royal [West LA]; Laemmle Town Center [Encino]                        Zodiac Killer Project, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Laemmle Glendale

The Tale of Silyan, Laemmle Monica

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, Wide Release                       

Man Finds Tape, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Available on VOD                                        

The New Yorker at 100, Streaming on Netflix 

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&nbsp;Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="https://laist.com/people/claudia-puig">Claudia Puig</a> and <a href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/">Tim Cogshell</a> review this weekend&rsquo;s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30274401/">Five Nights at Freddy's 2</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27847051/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520secret%2520agent">The Secret Agent</a>, AMC Century City
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33350512/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_100%2520nights%2520of%2520">100 Nights of Hero</a>, Wide Release&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29008225/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_fackham%2520hall">Fackham Hall</a>, Wide Release&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8667404/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520chrono">The Chronology of Water</a>, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10196414/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_cutting%2520thr">Cutting Through Rocks</a>, Laemmle Royal [West LA]; Laemmle Town Center [Encino]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34965959/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6_nm_1_in_0_q_zodiac%2520killer">Zodiac Killer Project</a>, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Laemmle Glendale
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37660542/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_the%2520tale%2520of%2520sil">The Tale of Silyan</a>, Laemmle Monica
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38121182/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_jujut">Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution</a>, Wide Release&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36591419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_man%2520finds%2520tape">Man Finds Tape</a>, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Available on VOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35631328/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%2520new%2520yorker%2520at%2520">The New Yorker at 100</a>, Streaming on Netflix&nbsp;
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FilmWeek: ‘Five Nights at Freddy's 2,’ ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘100 Nights of Hero,’ and more!

Horror films have been a consistent draw for movie theaters, even in a post-pandemic, streaming world. And one of the most well-known production studios in horror is Blumhouse. The production house came on the scene in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, a low-budget found-footage film that became a smash hit spawning a franchise. Blumhouse would repeat this formula with The Purge and Insidious franchise. Now, Blumhouse is known for its more crowd pleasing scary movies like M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy’s (with the highly anticipated sequel releasing this week), but the studio has also taken risks on up and coming directors like Jordan Peele and Damien Chazelle. So, how does a horror production house continue to survive and turn a profit in today’s film industry? And why does horror seem to be a safe bet for box office returns. Joining us to discuss the current horror movie landscape is Abhijay Prakash, president of Blumhouse. 

You can read all about Blumhouse’s rise in their new book Horror’s New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse.

Horror films have been a consistent draw for movie theaters, even in a post-pandemic, streaming world. And one of the most well-known production studios in horror is Blumhouse. The production house came on the scene in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, a low-budget found-footage film that became a smash hit spawning a franchise. Blumhouse would repeat this formula with The Purge and Insidious franchise. Now, Blumhouse is known for its more crowd pleasing scary movies like M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy&rsquo;s (with the highly anticipated sequel releasing this week), but the studio has also taken risks on up and coming directors like Jordan Peele and Damien Chazelle. So, how does a horror production house continue to survive and turn a profit in today&rsquo;s film industry? And why does horror seem to be a safe bet for box office returns. Joining us to discuss the current horror movie landscape is Abhijay Prakash, president of Blumhouse.&nbsp;
You can read all about Blumhouse&rsquo;s rise in their new book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Horrors-New-Wave/Blumhouse/9781668094259">Horror&rsquo;s New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse</a>.

Feature: Blumhouse and how horror became a box office guarantee

For our most recent FilmWeek screening event, where we show quintessential L.A. films across the city, we went to the family-owned Garden Cinema to present the Coen Brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski. The 1998 noir-comedy opened to mixed reviews during its initial release, but has since gained cult status and even mainstream praise. In 2014, it was designated a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film and added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After the screening, Larry Mantle spoke with LAist FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major about the impact of the film and their personal love for ‘The Dude.’

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For our most recent FilmWeek screening event, where we show quintessential L.A. films across the city, we went to the family-owned Garden Cinema to present the Coen Brothers&rsquo; classic <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/">The Big Lebowski</a>. The 1998 noir-comedy opened to mixed reviews during its initial release, but has since gained cult status and even mainstream praise. In 2014, it was designated a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant&rdquo; film and added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After the screening, Larry Mantle spoke with LAist FilmWeek critics <a href="http://christylemire.com/">Christy Lemire</a> and <a href="http://www.lafca.net/members/wade_major.html">Wade Major</a> about the impact of the film and their personal love for &lsquo;The Dude.&rsquo;
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