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FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment offering reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussion.

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FilmWeek: 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,' 'Past Lives,' 'Rise,' and more

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Wade Major and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,' 'Past Lives,' 'Rise,' and more "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse" Wide Release "Past Lives" In Select Theaters "Rise" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "The Boogeyman" Wide Release "Enter the Slipstream" Available on DOD "The Roundup: No Way Out" In Select Theaters "Falcon Lake" In Select Theaters "Padre Pio" Laemmle Royal [West LA] and Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] "Film: The Living Record Of Our Memory" Streaming on VOD "The God Man" Multiple AMC Theaters "Shooting Stars" Streaming on Peacock "Medellin" Streaming on Amazon Prime Industry Talk: Summer Movies And The Writers' Strike It's been nearly a whole month since the Hollywood Writers' Strike began. With no end in sight, studios and writers both insist the other to reinstate negotiations. This is the second biggest writer strike in history, with the last one in 2008 that lasted 100 days. Larry talks with senior editor for Deadline Hollywood Dominic Patten about the latest in the strike and some of the most anticipated summer films.

FilmWeek: 'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse,' 'Past Lives,' 'Rise,' and more

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FilmWeek: 'The Little Mermaid,' 'You Hurt My Feelings,' 'Being Mary Tyler Moore,' and more

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Claudia Puig review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'The Little Mermaid,' 'You Hurt My Feelings,' 'Being Mary Tyler Moore,' and more "The Little Mermaid" Wide Release "You Hurt My Feelings" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "Being Mary Tyler Moore" Streaming on HBO Max "About My Father" Wide Release "T.S Eliot's Four Quartets" In Select Theaters "The Hole In The Fence" Laemmle Gelndale [Glendale] "Reality" Streaming on HBO "I'm Not Crazy, I'm Sick" Available on VOD "Kandahar" Wide Release "Influencer" Available to Stream The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is a premiere international event dedicated to showcasing the entirety of human experience from the Latino perspective, whether through film, television, digital, music, art, or any other vehicle, regardless of platform. Joining us to talk about this year's festival is freelance film critic Carlos Aguilar. The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday, May 31st to Sunday, June 4th. John Horn's Interview with Writer, Director Nicole Holofcener Of "You Hurt My Feelings" Writer and director Nicole Holofcener's latest work is called"You Hurt My Feelings." It is about a novelist's marriage suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. Julia Louis Dreyfus stars in the film, and it will be Holofcener's second time working with Dreyfus. LAist Entertainment reporter John Horn chats with Holofcener about her latest project.

FilmWeek: 'The Little Mermaid,' 'You Hurt My Feelings,' 'Being Mary Tyler Moore,' and more

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FilmWeek: 'Fast X,' 'Wanda Sykes: I'm An entertainer,' 'Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingd...

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Fast X,' 'Wanda Sykes: I'm An entertainer,' 'Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom,' and more "Fast X" Wide Release "Wanda Sykes: I'm An Entertainer" Streaming on Netflix "Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom" Streaming on Netflix "The Thief Collector" In Select Theaters "Chile '76" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "Sanctuary" In Select Theaters "White Men Can't Jump" Streaming on Hulu "Master Gardener" In Select Theaters "32 Sounds" Laemmle NoHo[North Hollywood] "Love To Love You, Donna Summer" Streaming on HBO "Victim/Suspect" Streaming on Netflix Larry Mantle's Interview With Sound Designer Mark Mangini '32 Sounds' is an immersive documentary that explores the phenomenon of sound. From bird calls to voice memos, to the crackle of a falling tree, the film takes the audience on a number of sonic journeys. The sound designer and re-recording mixer for this documentary is Mark Mangini. He is a two-time Academy Award Winner for Dune and Mad Max Fury Road. Larry Mantle sits down with Manginito to discuss how sounds bring movies alive.

FilmWeek: 'Fast X,' 'Wanda Sykes: I'm An entertainer,' 'Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingd...

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FilmWeek: 'Hypnotic,' 'Book Club: The Next Chapter,' 'It Ain't Over,' and more

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major, Andy Klein and Amy Nicholson review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Hypnotic,' 'Book Club: The Next Chapter,' 'It Ain't Over,' and more "Hypnotic" Wide Release "Book Club: The Next Chapter" Wide Release "It Ain't Over" In Select Theaters "Fool's Paradise" Wide Release "Knight Of The Zodiac" Wide Release "Still: A Michael J.Fox Movie" Laemmle Royal[West LA] and Laemmle NoHo 7[North Hollywood] "Love Again" Wide Release "L'Immensità" Laemmle Royal[West LA] "The Starling Girl" In Select Theaters "Blackberry" In Select Theaters "The Mother" Streaming on Netflix "Monica" In Select Theaters Industry Talk: Guardians At The Box Office, Writer's Strike And Video Game Adaptations Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Andy Klein talk about the future of the Marvel Universe as Guardians of the Galaxy 3 dominates box office, the significant impacts of the Hollywood Writer strike, and movie adaptations of video games. Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Blasts Off At The Box Office The Writers Strike Will Change Hollywood Video Game Adaptations: Why Some Work And Others Don't

FilmWeek: 'Hypnotic,' 'Book Club: The Next Chapter,' 'It Ain't Over,' and more

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FilmWeek: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,' 'Plan 75,' 'The Eight Mountains,' And More

Guest host John Horn and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Peter Rainer, and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,' 'Plan 75,' 'The Eight Mountains,' And More "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" Wide Release "Plan 75" Laemmle Monica Film Center "The Eight Mountain" Landmark Nuart "What's Love Got To do With It" In Select theaters "Ponyo" In Select Theaters "The Taking" Lumiere Music Hall "Hannah Gadsby: Something Special" Streaming on Netflix "Charles: In His Own Words" Streaming on Disney+ "You Can Live Forever" Available on VOD platforms "Anxious Nation" Laemmle Monica Film Center John Horn Talks With Emma Thompson "What's Love Got To Do With It" stars Emma Thompson and Lily James. It follows a documentary filmmaker, played by Lily James, in Pakistan capturing her childhood neighbor's arranged marriage in her next film. Though it might be controversial, arranged marriage is still occurring and accepted in many cultures and countries today. And this film shows how love plays a role in these situations. LAist arts and entertainment reporter John Horn speaks with Thompson on her new film and what she loves about the story.

FilmWeek: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,' 'Plan 75,' 'The Eight Mountains,' And More

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FilmWeek: 'Are You There God? It's Me Margaret,' 'Big George Foreman,' and 'R.M.N'

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Wade Major review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Are You There God? It's Me Margaret,' 'Big George Foreman,' and 'R.M.N' "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret" Wide Release "Big George Foreman" Wide Release "R.M.N" Wide Release "Sisu" Wide Release "Other People's Children" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "Peter Pan And Wendy" Streaming on Disney+ "Polite Society" Wide Release "Freaks Vs. The Reich" Laemmle Glendale "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" Laemmle Glendale "Snag" In Select Theaters "The End Of Sex" In Select theaters John Horn Talks About The Ever-Evolving Film Industry At CinemaCon What started as a gathering of movie theater owners in the 1970s, CinemaCon today is the largest annual convention for the theater industry with attendees from 80 different counties. Goers watch upcoming scores and movies. This year's event happened this past week in Las Vegas and LAist art and entertainment reporter John Horn was there. He sat down with John Fithian, the outgoing President and CEO of The National Association of theater Owners, to talk about the evolution and significant impacts within the film industry.

FilmWeek: 'Are You There God? It's Me Margaret,' 'Big George Foreman,' and 'R.M.N'

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FilmWeek: 'Beau Is Afraid,' 'Judy Blume Forever,' and 'Chevalier'

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Beau Is Afraid,' 'Judy Blume Forever,' and 'Chevalier' "Beau Is Afraid" Wide Release "Judy Blume Forever" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "Chevalier: Wide Release. Available on VOD platforms "Joyland" Landmark Nuart Theater[West LA] "Guy Ritchie's The Covenant" Wide Release "Carmen" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "Wild Life" Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] and Cinemark [Ventura] "Little Richard: I am Everything" Streaming On Demand "Ghosted" Streaming on Apple TV+ "Flashdance" 40th Anniversary In Select Theaters John Horn's Interview about WILD LIFE "On any scorecard, nature is losing." Those are the words of conservationist Kris Tompkins, the subject of the new climate change documentary Wild Life. Along with the founder of Patagonia clothing line, Yvon Chouinard, they teams up with filmmaking couple Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin in creating a new climate change documentary Wild Life. LAist arts and entertainment reporter John Horn spoke with Kris Tompkins and Chai Vasarhelyi about ecological colonialism, the importance of corporate environmental responsibilities and more.

FilmWeek: 'Renfield,' 'Sweetwater,' 'Suzume' and More

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Renfield,' 'Sweetwater,' 'Suzume' and More "Renfield" Wide Release "Sweetwater" Wide Release "Suzume" Wide Release "Chop & Steele" Alamo DrafHouse [Downtown LA] "A Life On The Farm" Alamo DraftHouse [Downtown LA] "Once Upon A Time In Ukraine" Laemmle Glendale [Glendale] "Rare Objects" Laemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood] "Imagining The Indian" Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] "Mafia Mamma" Wide Release "Sakra" In Select Theaters "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" Laemmle Royal [West LA] "Personality Crisis: One Night Only" Streaming on Showtime "Chocolat" 4k Restoration Landmark Theater [Westwood] John Horn's Interview about HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE Adapted by the non-fiction book of the same name, How to Blow Up A Pipeline is a new fictional film that tells the story of a disparate group of eco-terrorit's call to action to save the world from the ongoing climate crisis by, you guessed it, blowing up a pipeline. LAist arts and entertainment reporter John Horn speaks more about the movie with Daniel Goldhaber, director and co-writer of the film, and Ariela Barer, actor and co-writer of the film.

FilmWeek: 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie,' 'Showing Up,' 'Paint' and More

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie,' 'Showing Up,' 'Paint' and More "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," Wide Release "Rewind & Play," Acropolis Cinema & Lumiere Cinema Music Hall[Beverly Hills] "Showing Up," AMC The Grove & AMC Century City "Tsurune The Movie: The First Shot," In Select Theaters April 9 and 10 only "The Worst Ones," Laemmle Monica Film Center[Santa Monica] "Sam Now," Laemmle Glendale "Paint," Wide Release "Róise & Frank," Laemmle Town Center[Encino] & Laemmle Royal[West LA] "Chupa," In Select Theaters & Streaming on Netflix

FilmWeek: 'Air: Courting A Legend,' 'Tetris,' 'Unzipped: An autopsy of American Inequality' And More

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend's new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. FilmWeek: 'Air: Courting A Legend,' 'Tetris,' 'Unzipped: An autopsy of American Inequality' And More "Air: Courting A Legend" Wide Release "Tetris" Streaming on Apple TV+ "Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality" Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa monica] "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" Wide Release "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" Streaming On Hulu "One Day As A Lion" In Select Theaters "Rye Lane" Streaming on Hulu "Space Oddity" In Select Theaters "Murder Mystery 2" Streaming on Netflix John Horn Interviews Actor Kyra Sedgwick About Directing Her New Film 'Space Oddity' Kyra Segwick has a plethora of on screen performance credits, including TV crime series The Closer and comedy show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Now, taking her talents behind-the-scenes, Sedgwick is making her first directorial debut in the Sci-Fi rom-com movie Space Oddity, a film about a young man traveling to Mars... or not. John Horn sits down with Sedgwick to talk about the film and how she feels about her new role behind the cameras.

FilmWeek: 'Air: Courting A Legend,' 'Tetris,' 'Unzipped: An autopsy of American Inequality' And More

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