FilmWeek
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Feature: Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio on their Emmy-nominated Mel Brooks documentary
The topic: The two-part documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year-Old Man! has garnered 6 primetime Emmy nominations including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program. Co-directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio join Larry Mantle o…
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FilmWeek: ‘The End of Oak Street,’ ‘Don’t Say Good Luck,’ ‘Late Fame’ and more!
The topic: Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Maureen Lee Lenker review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. The films: The End of Oak Street, Wide Release Don’t Say Good Luck, Streaming on Netflix Late Fame, Laemmle Royal [West LA]…
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Feature: Why some of the greatest romance movies started as novels
The topic: In a follow up to her book But Have You Read the Book?, author Kristen Lopez focuses on romance movies that were adapted from or inspired by famous works of literature. From beloved classics like Anna Karenina to modern cult favorites like Bridget Jones’ Diary, But Have You Read the Bo…
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FilmWeek: ‘One Night Only,’ ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,’ ‘Tony’ and more!
The topic: Larry Mantle and the critics discuss the confusing intricacies at play in the society of One Night Only and the impressive storytelling and meta-commentary behind writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Larry also reminisces on his interview …
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We talk to an IMAX projectionist about The Odyssey IMAX 70mm craze
The topic: Don’t understand the 70mm IMAX craze for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? LAist host Julia Paskin talked to Taylor Umphenour, one of L.A.’s top IMAX projectionists, on FilmWeek to understand why the format is becoming a filmmaker favorite and why audiences are clamoring to theaters to s…
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FilmWeek: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘I Want Your Sex,’ ‘Middle Life,’ and more!
The topic: Julia Paskin and the LAist film critics talk about the fourth installment to the Tom Holland Spider-Man series that takes an introspective look at the superhero, and they applaud Olivia Wilde’s performance as a sexually dominant boss in Gregg Araki’s new film I Want Your Sex. …
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FilmWeek: ‘Motor City,’ ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender,’ ‘Her Private Hell,’ and more!
The topic: Julia Paskin and the LAist film critics review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. The films: Motor City, In Select Theaters Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, Streaming on Paramount+ Her Private Hell, Wide Release Hadestown: The Musical, In…
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New doc ‘Nothing to See Here: Watts’ brings rival gangs together in pact to stop violence
The topic: The documentary Nothing to See Here: Watts takes viewers through the lives of community members as they experience violence, decades long gang rivalries, and neglect from city services. How it was made: Twenty participants were given iPhones to film themselves and their community over …
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FilmWeek: ‘The Odyssey,’ ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran,' 'Heartstopper Forever’ and more
The topic: Larry Mantle and LAist film critics review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. The films: The Odyssey, Wide Release Reading Lolita in Tehran, Laemmle Royal [West LA] The Floaters, Laemmle Royal [West LA] & Laemmle…
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The Odyssey: Christopher Nolan talked to us about making a 2,800-year-old story feel new
The topic: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is turning out to be the event of the summer, with screenings selling out at theaters a year in advance. Nolan shares how he adapted the Greek epic for a modern audience. On what makes a successful adaptation: “If somebody watching the film who read the…
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