FilmWeek

The topic:
For our most recent FilmWeek screening, Larry Mantle and critics Tim Cogshell and Claudia Puig traveled down to Santa Ana to the Frida Cinema for Michael Mann’s 2004 neo-noir thriller Collateral. The critics, along with special guest Barry Shabaka Henley, who plays the jazz club owner Daniel in the film, discuss the movie’s impact, its portrayal of Los Angeles, and the great acting by co-leads Jamie Foxx and a rare villainous Tom Cruise.
The panel:
Tim Cogshell, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com
Claudia Puig, film critic for LAist and program director for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Barry Shabaka Henley, film and television actor who plays the character Daniel in Collateral
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The topic:
Larry Mantle and film critics Peter Rainer and Manuel Betancourt discuss this week's biggest releases, including the quiet but sweet romantic drama The Sun Never Sets starring Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson set in Anchorage, Alaska, and Mariannne Elliott’s feature directorial debut The Salt Path starring Gillian Anderson.
The films:
By Any Means, Wide Release
The Sun Never Sets, Wide Release
Mayday, Apple TV+
Onslaught, Wide Release
Filipiñana, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] & Laemmle Glendale
Boorman and the Devil, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day, In Select Theaters
The Salt Path, In Select Theaters
The critics:
Peter Rainer, film critic for LAist and the Christian Science Monitor
Manuel Betancourt, film critic for LAist and interim editor of Documentary Magazine
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The topic:
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the smug concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died. He was 80. Larry Mantle and our FilmWeek critics remember some of Curry’s most iconic roles on the screen and on the stage.
The critics:
Lael Loewenstein, film critic for LAist
Charles Solomon, film critic for LAist, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Katie Walsh, film critic for LAist, the Tribune News Service and L.A. Times
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The topic:
Larry Mantle and this week’s critics review the long-awaited Coyote vs. Acme, starring Wile E. Coyote and the other Looney Tunes. They’ll also talk about Ridley Scott’s newest sci-fi movie The Dog Stars starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin.
The films:
Coyote vs. Acme, Wide Release
The Dog Stars ,Wide Release
Finding Emily, Wide Release
The Last Blossom, In Select Theaters
The Marching Band, Laemmle Royal [West LA], Laemmle Town Center [Encino], Regency Theaters [Laguna Nigel]
Dreams in Nightmares, Laemmle Glendale & AMC Burbank Town Center
Idiots, In Select Theaters
How to Divorce During the War, In Select Laemmle Theaters
The critics:
Lael Loewenstein, film critic for LAist
Charles Solomon, film critic for LAist, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Katie Walsh, film critic for LAist, the Tribune News Service and L.A. Times
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The topic:
Summer is over and school is back in session. So we thought we would ask our FilmWeek critics what some of their favorite school-set films are and what makes them so effective in bringing back those school-day memories.
Our critics' picks:
Cooley High (1975)
To Sir, With Love (1967)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fame (1980)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Carrie (1976)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Election (1999)
Booksmart (2019)
Mr Holland’s Opus (1995)
The critics:
Peter Rainer, film critic for LAist and the Christian Science Monitor
Tim Cogshell, film critic for LAist, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com
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