FilmWeek

How To LA is kicking off a new 10-part series we’re calling Revival House.  We are going to take you inside these spaces — the vintage spots and some newer ones — to explore their past and their present…and help you connect with some indie theaters in YOUR neighborhoods.

Independent movie theaters are having a moment. Many just turned — or are turning —  100 years old and several have reopened after extensive remodels.

This matters because movie history is LOS ANGELES history. Some of these older venues can tell us a lot about the early days of Hollywood and this city. But what’s cool is that they continue to create spaces for community, to come together and watch a film on the big screen.

So today we’re kicking off a new 10-part series we’re calling Revival House.  We are going to take you inside these spaces — the vintage spots and some newer ones — to explore their past and their present…and help you connect with some indie theaters in YOUR neighborhoods.

Our guide is How to LA producer Victoria Alejandro. our Los Feliz girly who loves to explore entertainment and the arts in LA. 

In this episode, she talks about she wants to put the spotlight on all these places, from The Vista to The Nuart to Braindead Studios, housed in The Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax 

Read her love letter to LA's indie theaters: https://laist.com/news/how-to-la/revival-house-movies-hollywood-essay

Guests: How to LA producer Victoria Alejandro with tape from film theater historian Ross Melnick and programmer for The New Beverly Cinema, Jules McLean, plus moviegoers from all over L.A. 

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms:

• Dune: Part Two (in wide release)
• Problemista (in select theaters, expands March 22) “Spaceman” Streaming on Netflix
• Cabrini (wide release March 18)
• Love Lies Bleeding (Los Feliz Theaters in Los Feliz on March 3, expands to select theaters March 15)
• The Reverend (streaming on The Criterion Channel)
• Amelia’s Children (Laemmle Glendale + available on video on demand)
• Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate (streaming on Peacock)
• Silver Haze (Lumiere Cinema in Beverly Hills, available on video on demand March 12)

The Best International Feature Film category for this year’s Academy Awards is stacked with films touching on everything from the monotony of depravity to the hope we carry within our dreams. Today on FilmWeek, LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Lael Loewenstein, Christy Lemire, and Wade Major review the Oscar-nominated International films and dive in on their favorites from the category, what they thought should have been nominated, and what they believe is destined to win.

Poor Things is a 2023 science fantasy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara. It stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe and Ramy Youssef. Based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray, the plot focuses on Bella Baxter, a young woman living in Victorian era London. After being resurrected by a scientist named Godwin Baxter, following her suicide, she runs off with a debauched lawyer, played by Mark Ruffalo, to embark on an odyssey of discovery and liberation. Today, Larry Mantle sits down with “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara to talk about the Oscar-nominated film and the process behind adapting the screenwriting.

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms:

“Dune: Part Two” Preview
“Drive Away Dolls” Wide Release
“Ordinary Angels” Wide Release
“The Arc of Oblivion” Laemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood]
“About Dry Grasses” Laemmle Royal [West LA]
“Io Capitano” In Select Theaters
“Ennio” Laemmle NoHo 7
“Veselka: The Rainbow On The Corner At The Center Of The World” Laemmle NoHo 7
“Stopmotion” In Select Theaters
“As We Speak: Rap Music On Trial” Streaming on Paramount+ Feb. 27th

Filmweek is sponsored by Universal’s Oppenheimer. See it back in theaters, IMAX and IMAX 70 millimeters now.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms:

“Madame Web” Wide Release
“This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” Streaming on Amazon Prime
“Players” Bay Theater [Pacific Palisades] | Streaming on Netflix
“Drift” Laemmle Monica Film Center | Expands In Select Theaters Feb. 23rd
“Bleeding Love” Laemmle Center 5 [Encino] | Available on VOD Platforms
“Land of Bad” In Select Theaters
“Here” Los Feliz 3 | Expands to Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills] Feb. 23rd
“Down In Dallas Town” Streaming on Amazon Prime Feb. 19th
“Monolith” Laemmle Monica Film Center | Available on VOD Platforms
“Lights Out” Lumiere Cinema [Beverly Hills] | Available on VOD Platforms

Filmweek is sponsored by Universal’s Oppenheimer. See it back in theaters, IMAX and IMAX 70 millimeters now.

“Anatomy of a Fall” is a French drama directed by Justine Triet who co-wrote the screenplay with her husband, Arthur Harari, during the pandemic lockdown. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival last May, where it won the prestigious Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded at the festival. It has gone on to win many more awards and receive five Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Editing. Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle sits down with Oscar-Nominated Actress Sandra Huller to talk about the making of the film and her critically acclaimed role.

Filmweek is sponsored by Universal’s Oppenheimer. See it back in theaters, IMAX and IMAX 70 millimeters now.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms:

“The Taste of Things” Laemmle Royal [West LA]| Expands Wide Release Feb. 14th
“Bob Marley: One Love” Wide Release
“Out of Darkness” Wide Release
“Lisa Frankenstein” Wide Release
“Suncoast” Streaming on HULU
“The Monk and the Gun” In Select Theaters
“The Space Race” Streaming on NatGeo, Disney+, and HULU on Feb. 12th
“Float” Lumiere Cinema [Beverly Hills] + Available on VOD
“Disco Boy” Laemmle Glendale + Laemmle Royal [West LA]

Filmweek is sponsored by Universal’s Oppenheimer. See it back in theaters, IMAX and IMAX 70 millimeters now.

Despite what began as a shocking affair, then 36-year old Gracie (Julianne Moore) and 13-year old Joe (Charles Melton) now lead a seemingly picture-perfect suburban life some 20 years later. Their domestic bliss is disrupted when Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), a famous actress, arrives to research her upcoming role as Gracie. As Elizabeth ingratiates herself into the everyday lives of Gracie and Joe, the uncomfortable facts of their scandal unfurl. Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle sits down with the screenwriter of ‘May December’ Samy Burch to talk about the film, her writing process, and being nominated for Best Original Screenplay (‘May December’) at this year’s Academy Awards.

Filmweek is sponsored by Universal’s Oppenheimer. See it back in theaters, IMAX and IMAX 70 millimeters now.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms:

“Argylle” In Wide Release
“Orion and the Dark” Streaming On Netflix
“The Promised Land” In Select Theaters
“Paprika” In Select Theaters For One Night Only Feb. 7th
“Perfect Days” AMC Century City 15 On Feb. 7th | Expands To Select Theaters Feb. 16th
“Dario Argento: Panico” Streaming On Shudder
“Totem” Laemmle Glendale
“The Tiger’s Apprentice” Streaming On Paramount+
“How To Have Sex” Alamo Drafthouse DTLA
“Departing Seniors” Laemmle Glendale + Available on VOD
“She Is Conann” Alamo Drafthouse DTLA + Laemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood]

Filmweek is sponsored by Universal’s Oppenheimer. See it back in theaters, IMAX and IMAX 70 millimeters now.