For our most recent FilmWeek screening event, where we show quintessential L.A. films across the city, we went to the family-owned Garden Cinema to present the Coen Brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski. The 1998 noir-comedy opened to mixed reviews during its initial release, but has since gained cult status and even mainstream praise. In 2014, it was designated a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film and added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. After the screening, Larry Mantle spoke with LAist FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major about the impact of the film and their personal love for ‘The Dude.’

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt and Charles Solomon review the latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery In Select Theaters Nov 26|Streaming on Netflix Dec 12

Hamnet In Select Theaters Nov 26|Expands Dec 5

Zootopia 2 Wide Release Nov 26

Eternity In Select Theaters Nov 26 

A Magnificent Life Laemmle Royal [West LA] Closes Nov 27     

Cactus Pears Laemmle Royal [West LA] Nov 28

Outerlands Available on VOD Nov 26

Angel's Egg Alamo Drafthouse DTLA Nov 26|Egyptian Theater Nov 28

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Wicked: For Good, Wide Release

Rental Family, Wide Release

Left-Handed Girl, In Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Nov. 28

Rebuilding, AMC Century City|AMC Burbank

Out of Plain Sight, Laemmel NoHo

Auction, Laemmle Town Center [Encino]|Laemmle Royal [West LA]

Manas, Laemmle Glendale

The Making of a Japanese, Available on VOD

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Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve earned international recognition for her performance in the Joachim Trier film The Worst Person in the World. After roles in Hollywood in Presumed Innocent and A Different Man, Reinsve and Trier have reunited in their new film Sentimental Value about a theater actress and her estranged film director father in Oslo. Larry Mantle speaks with Renate Reinsve about her approach to acting and her latest film.

You can see Sentimental Value in select theaters now. It will expand to more theaters Friday. Nov. 28.

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Actor Cesar Romero is probably best known for his role as The Joker in the 1960s Batman series, a portrayal that would later define the character and cast a large shadow over future screen adaptations. But well before Romero put on the green wig and red lipstick, he had a successful and varied career. He acted alongside the Rat Pack in Ocean’s Eleven and Carmen Miranda in Week-End in Havana. Most of his roles fell into the ‘Latin Lover’ stereotype, a mold he did not fit in his everyday life. Yet, despite on-screen limitations, Romero was still able to imbue each character with a sense of humanity. In the new biography Cesar Romero: The Joker is Wild, author Samuel Garza Bernstein goes in depth about Romero’s life pre-Hollywood, his career pre-Joker, and his 1980s renaissance as an A-list TV actor. On FilmWeek, Larry speaks with Garza Bernstein about Romero’s legacy.

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Jay Kelly In Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Dec 5 

The Running Man Wide Release

Come See Me In The Good Light Laemmle NoHo|Streaming on Apple TV+

The Carpenter’s Son In Select Theaters

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Laemmle Glendale|Laemmle Monica Film Center

Bunny Lumiere Cinema [West LA]|Available on VOD

Selena y Los Dinos Laemmle NoHo|Streaming on Netflix Nov 17

Bull Run Galaxy Mission Grove Theatre [Riverside]|Available on VOD & Digital Platforms

Serious People Laemmle Glendale|Available on VOD & Digital Platforms Dec 16

Stationed at Home Available on VOD & Digital Platforms

Being Eddie Streaming on Netflix

Trap House In Select Theaters

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Sir Roger Deakins is the award-winning cinematographer behind the films Bladerunner: 2049, 1917, and No Country for Old Men (just to name a few). Although those behind the camera often do not reach the heights of mainstream recognition, Deakins is the rare case of a cinematographer becoming a household name, considered one of the greatest of all time. In his new book Reflections: On Cinematography, Deakins steps into the light, sharing memories from his time in art school and working on music videos, to his longstanding career in film, working alongside directors such as the Coen Brothers and Denis Villeneuve. Larry Mantle speaks with cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins about his memoir and his decades spent behind the camera on some of the most influential films.

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Films:

Predator: Badlands, Wide Release                                    

Sentimental Value, In Select Theaters                                      

Train Dreams, In Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Nov. 21                                       

Die My Love, In Select Theaters                                         

Nuremberg, Wide Release                                           

Christy, In Select Theaters                                                           

Lost & Found in Cleveland, In Select Theaters                       

Peter Hujar’s Day, Laemmle Royal [West LA] 

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Despite only lasting four short years from 1930 to 1934, the pre-code era of Hollywood’s Golden Age produced films that pushed the boundaries of cinema and storytelling, even by today’s standards. Hollywood classics including King Kong (1933), Freaks (1932), and Grand Hotel (1932) all came out during this time, just before the enforcement of the Production Code in 1934. Films of the pre-code era explored themes of sexuality, outlaws, racial identity, and class disparity. In a new book released in partnership with Turner Classic Movies, film historians and creators of Pre-Code.com, share their 50 must-see movies from the pre-code era. Joining us on FilmWeek to discuss some of the best films of the early 1930s, is Kim Luperi, film historian and co-author of the book Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era (1930-1934).

Kim Luperi will be at Book Soup in West Hollywood Sunday, November 2 for a book signing event. You can get more information about the event here.

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

Films:

Nouvelle Vague In Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Nov 14

Love+War Laemmle Monica Film Center|Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu Nov. 7 

Ballad of a Small Player Streaming on Netflix 

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain In Select Theaters     

Anniversary In Select Theaters     

Stitch Head In Select Theaters     

Wisdom of Happiness Laemmle Royal [West LA]     

The White House Effect Streaming on Netflix 

Hallow Road In AMC Theaters     

Chainsaw Man–The Movie: Reze Arc In Select Theaters     

The Wrecker Available on VOD    

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