Guest host Austin Cross and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

The Sheep Detectives, Wide Release

Mad Bills to Pay: (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo), Laemmle NoHo, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica], and Vidiots [Eagle Rock]

Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, Wide Release

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]|Airs on PBS May 19 at 9 p.m. ET

Couples Weekend, Available on Digital & VOD

Group: The Schopenhauer Effect Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & Laemmle Royal [West LA]

Mistura, Laemmle Town Center [Encino], Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & Regal Edwards in South Gate

Broad Trip, Streaming on Roku

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Guest host Austin Cross and LAist film critics <a href="https://laist.com/people/claudia-puig">Claudia Puig</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/peter-rainer/movies">Peter Rainer</a> review this weekend&rsquo;s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32565993/">The Sheep Detectives</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33562917/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Mad%20Bills%20to%20Pay%3A%20(or%20Destiny%2C%20dile%20que%20no%20soy">Mad Bills to Pay: (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)</a>, Laemmle NoHo, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica], and Vidiots [Eagle Rock]
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39018643/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_in_0_q_Billie%20Eilish%3A%20Hit%20Me%20Hard%20and%20Soft%3A%20The%20Tour%20">Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34232132/?ref_=fn_t_1">W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause</a>, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]|Airs on PBS May 19 at 9 p.m. ET
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12477096/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_0_in_0_q_Couples%20Weekend">Couples Weekend</a>, Available on Digital &amp; VOD
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38693059/?ref_=fn_t_1">Group: The Schopenhauer Effect</a> Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] &amp; Laemmle Royal [West LA]
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20779570/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_Mistura%20">Mistura</a>, Laemmle Town Center [Encino], Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] &amp; Regal Edwards in South Gate
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39141753/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_0_in_1_q_Broad%20Trip">Broad Trip</a>, Streaming on Roku
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FilmWeek: ‘The Sheep Detectives,’ ‘Mad Bills to Pay,’ ‘Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,’ and more!

The topic:

Last week, the Academy Awards released new rules for the Oscars. Some of the changes include awarding the director rather than the country for Best International Feature and allowing actors to be nominated for multiple films in the same category, such as Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress. 

Other changes: Two of the new rule changes included explicit language about acting performances and screenplays being “demonstratively human” and “human-authored” respectively. These new rules come as the Oscars are planning for a change in venue and a new broadcast partner in YouTube starting in 2029.

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The topic:
Last week, the Academy Awards <a href="https://press.oscars.org/news/awards-rules-and-campaign-promotional-regulations-approved-99th-oscarsr">released new rules</a> for the Oscars. Some of the changes include awarding the director rather than the country for Best International Feature and allowing actors to be nominated for multiple films in the same category, such as Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress.&nbsp;
Other changes: Two of the new rule changes included explicit language about acting performances and screenplays being &ldquo;demonstratively human&rdquo; and &ldquo;human-authored&rdquo; respectively. These new rules come as the Oscars are planning for a change in venue and a new broadcast partner in YouTube starting in 2029.
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Feature: New rules, new venue, new broadcast. Oh My! The Oscars are a-changing

In order to keep up with the changing film landscape, Canada’s Motion Picture Bureau was re-established as the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It was helmed by filmmaker John Grierson, known for coining the term ‘documentary.’ Grierson recruited filmmaker and animator Norman McLaren to lead the NFB’s animation division, and under the two of them, the NFB supported pioneering artists pushing Canadian animation and filmmaking forward. This time on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with FilmWeek’s own Charles Solomon, animation historian and critic, about his new book “Animation for the People: An Illustrated History of the National Film Board of Canada.”

 

In order to keep up with the changing film landscape, Canada&rsquo;s Motion Picture Bureau was re-established as the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It was helmed by filmmaker John Grierson, known for coining the term &lsquo;documentary.&rsquo; Grierson recruited filmmaker and animator Norman McLaren to lead the NFB&rsquo;s animation division, and under the two of them, the NFB supported pioneering artists pushing Canadian animation and filmmaking forward. This time on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with FilmWeek&rsquo;s own Charles Solomon, animation historian and critic, about his new book <a href="https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/animation-for-the-people_9781419758904/">&ldquo;Animation for the People: An Illustrated History of the National Film Board of Canada.&rdquo;</a>
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Feature: The National Film Board of Canada’s history of experimental animation

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Christy Lemire, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

 

Films:

The Devil Wears Prada 2, Wide Release

Hokum, Wide Release

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea, Wide Release

Two Pianos, Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Expands Wide May 8

Omaha, Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]|Expands throughout May

Swapped, Laemmle Glendale & Streaming on Netflix

Power to the People, In Select Theaters May 3

The School Duel, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA] & Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills]

Modern Whore, Available on Digital & VOD

Paying for It, Available on Digital & VOD

Deep Water, Wide Release

One Spoon of Chocolate, In Select Theaters

Casa Grande, In Select Theaters

 

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/">Tim Cogshell</a>, <a href="http://christylemire.com/">Christy Lemire</a>, and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/charles-solomon/movies">Charles Solomon</a> review this weekend&rsquo;s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
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Films:
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33612209/">The Devil Wears Prada 2</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35672862/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_hokum">Hokum</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38650409/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_that%20time%20I">That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33518607/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_two%20pian">Two Pianos</a>, Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Expands Wide May 8
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29253299/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_omaha">Omaha</a>, Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]|Expands throughout May
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29552248/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_swapped">Swapped</a>, Laemmle Glendale &amp; Streaming on Netflix
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40621204/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_power%20to%20the%20people">Power to the People</a>, In Select Theaters May 3
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33184621/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%20school%20duel">The School Duel</a>, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA] &amp; Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills]
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37619362/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_modern%20whore">Modern Whore</a>, Available on Digital &amp; VOD
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27170114/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_paying%20for%20it">Paying for It</a>, Available on Digital &amp; VOD
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29516222/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_deep%20water">Deep Water</a>, Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32192973/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_one%20spoo">One Spoon of Chocolate</a>, In Select Theaters
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35887288/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_casa%20gra">Casa Grande</a>, In Select Theaters
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