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Summary: Reviews of this week's new releases, interviews with filmmakers, and animated discussions on various aspects of the industry with a rotating cast of film critics and host, KPCC’s Larry Mantle. FilmWeek critics include Justin Chang (Variety), Tim Cogshell (Alt Film Guide), Andy Klein (LA Times Community Newspaper Chain), Christy Lemire (YouTube’s “What the Flick”), Lael Loewenstein (Variety), Wade Major (IGN’s Digigods.com), Amy Nicholson (LA Weekly), Claudia Puig (Napa Valley Film Festival), Peter Rainer (Christian Science Monitor) & Charles Solomon (Animation Scoop).

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 FilmWeek: ‘The Foreigner,’ ‘Marshall,’ ‘Happy Death Day’ and a discussion on Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood culture | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2976

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Wade Major and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases. The group also addresses post-Harvey Hollywood and takes your calls on whether you think the gender imbalance in tinsel town is coming to an end.

 FilmWeek: ‘Blade Runner: 2049,’ ‘The Mountain Between Us’ and a look at Ridley Scott's original 'Blade Runner' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2972

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. Larry and the critics also discuss the cinematic and cultural influence of the 1982 "Blade Runner."

 FilmWeek: ‘American Made,’ ‘Til Death Do Us Part,’ and how virtual reality will soon become, well, a reality for moviegoers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2869

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Justin Chang, Christy Lemire, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. Plus, we converse with Dreamscape Immersive's CEO Bruce Vaughn and Variety's Brent Lang on soon-to-come virtual reality experiences in movie theaters.

 FilmWeek: ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ ‘Battle of the Sexes’ and a tribute to Harry Dean Stanton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2866

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases. Plus, a reflection on the late Harry Dean Stanton.

 FilmWeek: ‘mother!’, ‘American Assassin,’ ‘Brad’s Status’ and a TIFF check-in | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2841

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases. Plus, we'll speak with FilmWeek critic Peter Rainer about the Toronto International Film Festival.

 FilmWeek: ‘It,’ ‘Home Again,’ ‘Rebel in the Rye’ and more, plus your favorite Stephen King adaptations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2879

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Lael Loewenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also talk about the influence of Stephen King's work in film, and want to hear about your favorite movie adaptations during the week of "It's" release.

 FilmWeek: ‘The Layover,’ ‘Unlocked’ and more, plus Quentin Tarantino joins FilmWeek’s ‘Jackie Brown’ 20th anniversary screening | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2880

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also air Larry's conversations with director Quentin Tarantino and actor Robert Forster on the film “Jackie Brown” from KPCC's In Person screening event at the Theater at Ace Hotel.

 FilmWeek: ‘Leap!,’ ‘Birth of the Dragon,’ ‘Bushwick’ and more, plus mastering the art of the biopic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2935

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Wade Major and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also talk about the challenges and woes of mastering biopics, and want to hear from listeners about your favorite biopics of all time.

 FilmWeek: ‘Logan Lucky,’ ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ and more, plus how four immigrant brothers created an American film empire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2945

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Justin Chang review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also sit down with film critic and historian David Thomson to hear how the Warner brothers started a studio that reshaped ideas of what it meant to be Jewish, an immigrant and an American.

 FilmWeek: ‘Annabelle: Creation,’ ‘The Glass Castle’ and more, plus how 1970s B-movies revealed American cynicism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2876

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also explore how the B-movies of the 1970s revealed a greater cynicism in America in the era of Watergate and the Vietnam war.

 FilmWeek: ‘The Dark Tower,’ ‘Kidnap,’ ‘Step’ and more, plus remembering Sam Shepard and Jeanne Moreau | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2880

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Lael Lowenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also remember actor and playwright Sam Shepard, and French actress Jeanne Moreau.

 FilmWeek: ‘The Dark Tower,’ ‘Kidnap,’ ‘Step’ and more, plus remembering Sam Shepard and Jeanne Moreau | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2880

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Lael Lowenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also remember actor and playwright Sam Shepard, and French actress Jeanne Moreau.

 FilmWeek: ‘Atomic Blonde,’ ‘Detroit,’ ‘An Inconvenient Sequel,’ plus an interview with Al Gore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2875

Guest host John Horn and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Wade Major and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. Plus, we’ll get more from Al Gore on his follow up documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”

 FilmWeek: ‘Atomic Blonde,’ ‘Detroit,’ ‘An Inconvenient Sequel,’ plus an interview with Al Gore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2875

Guest host John Horn and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Wade Major and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. Plus, we’ll get more from Al Gore on his follow up documentary, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”

 FilmWeek: ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Girls Trip,’ ‘Valerian’ and more, plus remembering Martin Landau and George Romero | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2868

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Justin Chang review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also give tribute to actor Martin Landau and filmmaker George Romero who died this past weekend, and want listeners to call in with their favorite Landau roles and zombie movies inspired by Romero.

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