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• Feature: ‘John Wick’ filmmaker Chad Stahelski talks Oscars’ inclusion of Best Stunt Design category

  Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’s Board of Governors announced it would add a new category to its awards ceremony starting 2028– Achievement in Stunt Design. This serves as a major win for the many stuntmen and stuntwomen who’ve lobbied for such an award, with their line of work having existed since the inception of film. Although stunts from the likes of Buster Keaton won’t ever be able to win such an award, there are plenty of recent films that have drawn crowds for their stunts. Whether it be the Mission Impossible or John Wick films, well-designed action sequences have kept moviegoers’ attention, which makes rewarding their stunt designers a great decision as we inch closer to the 100th annual Academy Awards. For this week’s FilmWeek feature, Larry and this week’s critics discuss this news with filmmaker and longtime stuntman, Chad Stahelski. Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!

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• FilmWeek: ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ ‘Sneaks,’ ‘The Ugly Stepsister,’ And More

  Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Sinners Wide Release The Wedding Banquet In Select Theaters Sneaks Wide Release The Legend of Ochi In Select Theaters|Wide Release on April 25 The President's Wife Laemmle Royal [West LA] | Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] | Landmark Pasadena The Shrouds In Select Theaters| Wide Release on April 25 High Art [4K Restoration] Laemmle Noho 7 [North Hollywood] The Ugly Stepsister In Select Theaters Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing In Select Theaters Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!

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• Feature: ‘Warfare’ directors Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza discuss realist filming approach to their new feature

  In their second project together, writer-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare strikes a much different tone than last year’s Civil War. Garland’s solo writing and directing project, with Mendoza on as a military supervisor, served as a thematic look at the political divide found in the United States— Warfare, despite using similar thematic elements, takes a much more realist filming approach to the war in Iraq. Warfare follows a platoon of Navy SEALs in 2006 Iraq, going through the process of scouting insurgent territory, and eventually finding themselves in a gunfight with people they often identify as MAMs (military-age males). Told using the memories of those involved in this real event, the film isn’t focused on making a political statement on the war itself as much as it is putting together a chain of events that helps viewers understand one story a part of the greater picture of the war in Iraq. The film takes these stories and uses an ensemble cast of up-and-coming actors to help put together a linear story, with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai notably portraying Mendoza, who was one of the Navy SEAL team members involved. Joining us, to discuss their directorial partnership and the work that went into telling this story as truthfully as possible, are Warfare writer-directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland.

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• FilmWeek: ‘Warfare,’ ‘The Amateur,’ ‘Neil Young: Costal,’ And More

  Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein, Charles Solomon, and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Warfare Wide Release The Amateur Wide Release King of Kings In Select Theaters One to One: John & Yoko In Select Theaters | Expands April 18th Neil Young: Costal In Select Theaters April 17 [One-Day Only] Pets Streaming on Disney+ Kaiju No. 8 Mission Recon In Select Theaters [Three-Day Event: April 13, 14 and 16] Not Just A Goof Streaming on Disney+

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• FilmWeek: ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ ‘Freaky Tales,’ ‘Janis Ian: Breaking Silence,’ and more

  Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms. A Minecraft Movie Wide Release Freaky Tales In Select Theaters Janis Ian: Breaking Silence Laemmle Glendale|Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] We Were Dangerous Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills] Julie Keeps Quiet Laemmle Glendale A Nice Indian Boy In Select Theaters The Friend In Select Theaters Viet and Nam Laemmle Glendale William Tell In Select Theaters The Luckiest Man in America In Select Theaters Visit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!

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