FilmWeek

Wim Wenders' new film PERFECT DAYS is nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s 96th Academy Awards — the first Japanese Oscar submission not directed by a Japanese filmmaker. The film follows Hirayama, a toilet cleaner with a passion for music, books, and a fondness for photographing trees. Despite his structured life, his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters. Today, Larry sits down with the director to talk about the project and his filmmaking process.

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The animated film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” continues the story of Miles Morales as he tirelessly balances home life and high school alongside his secret life as Spider-Man. In Across the Spider-Verse, Morales finds himself once again caught up in a multidimensional struggle, this time encountering a team of Spider-People in charge of overseeing and stabilizing the multiverse. Today on FilmWeek, Larry sits down with all three co-directors (Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers and Joaquim Dos Santos) to talk about the meaning of an Oscar Nomination, how they leaned into their individual talents for the film, and what’s next for them.

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms; Los Angeles Times and NPR’s “Fresh Air” film critic Justin Chang updates us on Sundance films to look out for and more:

“The Greatest Night In Pop” Streaming On Netflix Jan. 29th
“Sometimes I Think About Dying” AMC The Grove 14 | Expands To Select Theaters Feb. 2nd
“Under The Fig Trees” Available On VOD
“Behind The Haystacks” Streaming on Film Movement Plus
“Badland Hunters” Streaming On Netflix
“The Underdoggs” Streaming On Amazon Prime

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Michael Mann’s latest feature FERRARI, which he both directed and produced, starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley, tells the story of the iconic Enzo Ferrari. Based on Brock Yates’ 1991 book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Car, The Races, The Machine, with a screenplay by Troy Kennedy Martin, Mann’s FERRARI is a character study and unlike anything else the director has done on the big screen. The film made its world premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival followed by a theatrical release at Christmas. Our FilmWeek critics reviewed the film last week.

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

“I.S.S.” Wide Release
“The Kitchen” Streaming on Netflix
“The End We Start From” In Select Theaters
“Maboroshi” Streaming on Netflix
“Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell” One Show At The Egyptian [Hollywood] Jan. 21st | Los Feliz 3 on Jan 25th
“Which Brings Me To You” In Select Theaters
“Inshallah A Boy” Laemmle Glendale
“Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Re-Release)”
In Select Theaters Three Days Only
“Bye Bye Tiberias” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. This film marks Celine Song’s directorial debut and stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. Today, Larry sits down with the director of PAST LIVES Celine Song to talk about the film and her creative process.

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

“The Beekeeper” Wide Release
“Mean Girls” Wide Release
“The Settlers” Laemmle Royal [West LA]
“Driving Madeleine” Landmark Theaters Sunset [West Hollywood] + Landmark Pasadena Playhouse [Pasadena] + Laemmle’s Town Center Encino [Encino]
“Lift” Streaming on Netflix
“Self Reliance” Streaming on HULU
“The Book of Clarence” In Select Theaters

Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) was an openly gay, civil rights activist, pacifist, and an advisor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. While he is best known for being the principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, he played an active, though often quiet, role in non-violent civil rights activism throughout his life. Now 60 years after the March on Washington, Rustin’s activism and legacy — often produced behind the scenes due to his sexuality — have been highlighted in a new film starring Emmy award-winning actor Colman Domingo. Today, Larry Mantle sits down with the actor to discuss taking on the role of Rustin.

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

“The Goldfinger” In Select Theaters
“Pianoforte” Available on Digital and VOD Jan. 9th
“Good Grief” Streaming on Netflix
“Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia” Lumiere Cinema [Beverly Hills]
“Mayhem!” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale]
“Occupied City” Landmark’s Nuart Theater [West LA]
“Bitconned” Streaming on Netflix
“Ever Deadly” Available on Digital and VOD
“The Bricklayer” Galaxy Mission Grove [Riverside] + Available on Digital and VOD
“He Went That Way” Galaxy Mission Grove [Riverside] + Available on Digital and VOD Jan. 12th
“The Painter” Available on Digital and VOD Jan. 9th
“Roadkill” Lumiere Cinema [Beverly Hills] + Available on VOD
“Man On The Run” Streaming on Netflix

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

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” Wide Release
“All Of Us Strangers” Landmark Theater Sunset [Hollywood] + AMC Century City 15 [Century City] | Expands Jan. 5th
“Migration” Wide Release
“The Iron Claw” Wide Release
“The Color Purple” Wide Release
“Ferrari” Wide Release Dec. 25th
“The Teachers’ Lounge” Laemmle Royal [West LA] Dec. 25th
“Society of the Snow” In Select Theaters | Streaming on Netflix Jan. 4th
“Anyone But You” Wide Release
“Time Bomb Y2k” Streaming on Max Dec. 30th
“Memory” AMC Century City 15 [Century City]
“The Boys In The Boat” Wide Release Dec. 24th