FilmWeek

The topic:
Larry Mantle is joined by our FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire and Katie Walsh to review this week's biggest film releases, including Practical Magic 2, the sequel to the 1998 cozy-cult classic, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sister witches. They’ll also talk about the Watts set drama If I Go Will They Miss Me and the documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, about the Gallagher brothers’ reunion tour.
The films:
Practical Magic 2, Wide Release
Hope, Wide Release
The Uprising, Wide Release
If I Go Will They Miss Me, AMC Century City | Expands to more theaters Sep. 18
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, In Select Theaters
Runner, In Select Theaters
Black Zombie, Landmark Nuart Theatre [West L.A.]
Call My Agent! The Movie, Streaming on Netflix
This is Buzz, Brain Dead Studios [Fairfax District], The Frida Cinema [Santa Ana], & The Arts Theatre Long Beach
The critics:
Christy Lemire, film critic for LAist, and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ YouTube and podcast series
Katie Walsh, film critic at the Tribune News Service and LA Times
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The topic:
In his new book 50 Movie Nights: Contemporary Stars on Their Favorite Classic Films, Turner Classic Movies host Dave Karger asked 50 actors, filmmakers and stars what their favorite classic films are and the ideal way to watch them.
What films are included? The book features a wide array of classic cinema, from political dramas like Don Cheadle’s choice, The Battle Of Algiers (1966), to action comedies like Adam Scott’s pick, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Other movies featured include Wes Anderson’s pick, The Tall Target (1951), Paul Rudd’s selection of Withnail & I (1987), Sterling K. Brown’s pick, Out Of Sight (1998), and Ava DuVernay’s choice, Devil In A Blue Dress (1995).
Event info: TCM host Dave Karger will sign copies of his new book on Friday, Sep. 18 at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, followed by a conversation with Jason Bateman and a screening of his selected film, Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy (1982). You can get more information about the event here.
Guest:
Dave Karger, TCM host, film expert, and author of the new book ‘50 Movie Nights: Contemporary Stars on Their Favorite Classic Films’
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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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