FilmWeek

Julia Paskin and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“A Quiet Place: Day One”  Wide Release

“Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1” Wide Release

“Janet Planet”  Wide Release

“Green Border” Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle]

“Daddio” In Select Theaters

“A Family Affair” Streaming on Netflix

“Shoeshine (1946) 4k Restoration” Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle]

In a surprise announcement following the success of his film “Poor Things,” which received 11 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards and was awarded 4, director Yorgos Lanthimos took no time to announce his new film “Kind of Kindness.” The film is an anthology, telling 3 distinct stories about love, through the dry and dark humor that many have associated with Lanthimos’s screenplays. So what compelled Lanthimos to partner back up with his longtime screenwriting collaborator, Efthimis Filippou, for this new project? Joining us to discuss his latest film is Yorgos Lanthimos, director and co-screenwriter of “Kind of Kindness.”

“Kinds of Kindness” is out now in select Los Angeles and New York theaters; the film is out in Wide Release in June 28.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Andy Klein and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Kinds of Kindness,” In Select Los Angeles and New York Theaters; in Wide Release next week
“The Bikeriders” Wide Release
“Thelma” In Select Theaters
“Fancy Dance” Laemmle Noho 7 [North Hollywood] | Streaming on Apple TV+ June 28
“The Exorcism” In Select Theaters | Available on VOD Platforms
“Summer Solstice” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale]
“Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person” Landmark Nuart Theater | Expands to Lumiere Theater June 28th
“Federer: Twelve Final Days” Amazon Prime Video
“Tiger Stripes” Streaming on Netflix

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Inside Out” Wide Release

“Brats” Streaming on Hulu

“The Grab” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Available on VOD Platforms

“Firebrand” In Select Theaters

“Fresh Kills” In Select Theaters

“Tuesday” Wide Release

“Just The Two Of Us”  Laemmle Glendale

“Ghostlight” Landmark Theaters Sunset | In Select Theaters June 21st 

“I Used To Be Funny” Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Town Center 5 [Encino] 

“Ultraman: Rising” Streaming On Netflix

“Treasure” In Select Theaters 

In the new film ‘Firebrand,’ viewers are transported to a more than 500-year-old story, at a time when King Henry VIII ruled England and kept that authoritative approach to his marriages as well. In the case of ‘Firebrand’ we find an older King Henry VIII in his marriage to his sixth wife, Katherine Parr; Parr endures the loss of a friend at the hands of Henry VIII and fights to have control in her relationship. Given the tyrannical nature of King Henry VII, it meant that actor Jude Law had a lot to consider when portraying the royal on the silver screen. So today on FilmWeek, guest host Austin Cross talks to Law about what went into the transformation.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” Wide Release

“Robot Dreams” In Select Theaters 

“Am I Ok?” Streaming On Max

“Flipside” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale] |Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] 

“The Watchers”  In Select Theaters 

“Maestra” Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle]

“Rowdy Girl” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] 

“Someday We’ll Tell Each other Everything” Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle]

“Longing” Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino]|Galaxy Theatres Mission Grove

“Run Lola Run (1999)” In Select Theaters

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Summer Camp” Wide Release

“Jim Henson: Idea Man” Streaming on Disney+

“In A Violent Nature” Wide Release

“The Dead Don’t Hurt” In Select Theaters

“Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara” Landmark Pasadena Playhouse [Pasadena] , Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle],  Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino]

“Backspot” Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]| Available On VOD Platforms

“Ezra” In Select Theaters

“The Young Wife” Available On VOD

“What You Wish For” In Select Theaters | Available On VOD

From his puppeteering days to viewers of a local D.C. TV station to global audiences theatrically, if you weren’t able to remember Jim Henson’s face you certainly recognized his zany muppets. A new documentary from Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard, titled “Jim Henson: Idea Man,” chronologically goes through Henson’s life’s work and how closely tied his loved ones were to projects like “Sesame Street” and his 1986 feature “Labyrinth.” For this week’s FilmWeek feature, Larry talks to Howard about his new documentary and how he looked to capture Henson’s life by talking to those closest to him still living.

‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’ is now available to stream on Disney+.

Revival House says goodbye for now with a look at one of the biggest programming groups in town, the American Cinematheque. 

Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, screening 1500 movies a year in three iconic theaters across Los Angeles, the American Cinematheque has a movie for everybody, every night of the week. In this episode, How To LA producer Victoria Alejandro jumps into the history of these movie theaters and this programming group to shine a light on a little L.A. moviegoing history and spotlight the future of the American Cinematheque in this city.

Check out our deep dive into the Egyptian Theatre's history and reopening here:  https://omny.fm/shows/howtola/revival-house-the-egyptian-theater-redux

Guests: Professor and historian Ross Melnick, American Cinematheque artistic director Grant Moninger, Programmers Imani Davis and Cindy Flores, Senior Film Programmer Chris Lemaire

A new book by film historians James Ursini and Alain Silver titled “From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir” gets into one of Hollywood’s most influential works, the true crime drama “Double Indemnity.” Ursini and Silver helped chronicle the film’s origins, from the 1927 “crime of the century” it's based on and the motifs that would eventually inspire generations. What better way to reboot our FilmWeek screening series than to talk about this iconic Hollywood throwback with authors who understand and one of our beloved critics? For this week’s feature, Larry returns with our live screening series, joined by LAist film critic Claudia Puig and book authors Ursini and Silver.