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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FilmWeek: ‘The Greatest Night In Pop,’ ‘The Underdoggs,’ Sundance Updates And More

FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

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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
 
 

FilmWeek: ‘Am I Ok?’ ‘The Watchers,’ ‘Maestra,’ And More

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

FilmWeek: ‘Summer Camp,’ ‘In A Violent Nature,’ ‘Ezra’ And More

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+.
 
 

Feature: Director Ron Howard Talks Latest Documentary ‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’

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

HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 9 - American Cinematheque's Year-Round Film Fest

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.
 
 
 

FilmWeek: ‘The Greatest Night In Pop,’ ‘The Underdoggs,’ Sundance Updates And More

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