FilmWeek

In order to keep up with the changing film landscape, Canada’s Motion Picture Bureau was re-established as the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It was helmed by filmmaker John Grierson, known for coining the term ‘documentary.’ Grierson recruited filmmaker and animator Norman McLaren to lead the NFB’s animation division, and under the two of them, the NFB supported pioneering artists pushing Canadian animation and filmmaking forward. This time on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with FilmWeek’s own Charles Solomon, animation historian and critic, about his new book “Animation for the People: An Illustrated History of the National Film Board of Canada.”

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Christy Lemire, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:
The Devil Wears Prada 2, Wide Release
Hokum, Wide Release
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea, Wide Release
Two Pianos, Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Expands Wide May 8
Omaha, Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]|Expands throughout May
Swapped, Laemmle Glendale & Streaming on Netflix
Power to the People, In Select Theaters May 3
The School Duel, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA] & Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills]
Modern Whore, Available on Digital & VOD
Paying for It, Available on Digital & VOD
Deep Water, Wide Release
One Spoon of Chocolate, In Select Theaters
Casa Grande, In Select Theaters

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The TCM Classic Film Festival is back! With films including Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Confessions Of A Nazi Spy (1939), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Misfits (1961), and a special Opening Night Gala presentation of Barefoot in the Park (1967) introduced by Jane Fonda. This year’s honorees include actresses Glenn Close and Barbara Hershey, and songwriter and composer Paul Williams. This week on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle is joined by TCM’s SVP of Programming, Charles Tabesh and TCM host, Ben Mankiewicz, to talk about the festival and its film line-up.
The TCM Classic Film Festival is from April 30 to May 3. Festival passes are available at filmfestival.tcm.com. Tickets for individual screenings are also available.
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Beandrea July and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
Michael, Wide Release
Over Your Dead Body, Wide Release
Ricky, In Select Theaters
Blue Heron, AMC Burbank & the Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]
Just Sing, Laemmle NoHo
I Swear, In Select Theaters
Something Casual, Laemmle Royal [West LA] April 25|Laemmle NoHo April 24 & 26
Apex, Landmark Westwood|Streaming on Netflix
Fuze, Wide Release
Kangaroo Island, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]
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It's a hard job to explain but seems to be a very easy title to get. The mysterious film producer credit used to go to just a couple people who were integral in a movie's pre- and post-production, but after the consequential Best Picture win for 1998's Shakespeare in Love, the credit of film producer became a title given to people in lieu of other forms of compensation, regardless of how much actual work they contributed to the film. This year marks the PGA's Code of Credits 25th anniversary, created in part due to Shakespeare in Love's unprecedented number of producers. While some "underserving" people may still be credited, the PGA Mark only goes to those who fit their arbitration criteria. On FilmWeek, we delve into the allusive title of "film producer" and how the credit has changed over the years with Deadline senior TV and labor reporter Katie Campione. She's the author of the piece "How ‘Shakespeare In Love’s Best Picture Win Inspired The PGA’s 25-Year Effort To Answer One Question: Who Is A Producer?"
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