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Feature: Sir Roger Deakins talks about his life and career in a new memoir Nov 07, 2025

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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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FilmWeek: ‘Predator: Badlands,’ ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Die My Love,’ and more! Nov 07, 2025

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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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Feature: A new TCM book shares some Pre-Code classics Oct 31, 2025

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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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FilmWeek: ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Love+War,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ and more! Oct 31, 2025

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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 VagueIn Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Nov 14

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

Ballad of a Small PlayerStreaming on Netflix

Little Amélie or the Character of RainIn Select Theaters

Anniversary In Select Theaters

Stitch HeadIn Select Theaters

Wisdom of HappinessLaemmle Royal [West LA]

The White House EffectStreaming on Netflix

Hallow RoadIn AMC Theaters

Chainsaw Man–The Movie: Reze ArcIn Select Theaters

The WreckerAvailable on VOD

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FilmWeek: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ ‘Hedda,’ and more! Oct 24, 2025

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

Films:

Bugonia, In Select Theaters

Springsteen: Deliver Me from NowhereIn Select Theaters

HeddaThe Culver Theater [Culver City]|Streaming on Prime Video

Köln 75Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Laemmle Glendale|Laemmle Town Center [Encino]

Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost Laemmle Royal [West LA]| Streaming on Apple TV+

Mr. ScorseseStreaming on Apple TV+

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Streaming on Hulu

Shelby OaksIn Select Theaters

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Great Scott! New documentary celebrates 50 years of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Oct 24, 2025

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show created a blueprint for other initially unsuccessful films to find second lives through fervent fans. Its unapologetic celebration of difference continues to resonate on the 50th anniversary of the film. In the new documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, director Linus O’Brien delves into the phenomenon of “Rocky Horror” through interviews with major players including director Jim Sharman, actors Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon, and O’Brien’s father, Richard O’Brien, the creator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. O’Brien joined Larry on AirTalk to discuss his documentary.

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is playing at Vidiots in Eagle Rock now through Oct. 29. You can find showtimes here.

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Feature: A new book captures the complicated life and career of Bruce Lee Oct 17, 2025

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Bruce Lee’s martial arts work on the silver screen made him a household name in America at a time when those of Asian descent were rarely seen in media. His very presence served as a complicated and nuanced representation for this underseen group. Now, a new book traces the life of Lee and argues his short life had an even greater impact on the world than had been previously considered. Today on AirTalk, Larry speaks with the author of Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America Jeff Chang, about the book and Lee's legacy.

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FilmWeek: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and more! Oct 17, 2025

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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.

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FilmWeek: ‘Tron: Ares,’ ‘Roofman,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ and more! Oct 11, 2025

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

Films:

Tron: Ares, In Select Theaters

Roofman, Wide Release

Kiss of the Spider Woman, In Select Theaters

A House of Dynamite, In Select Theaters

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, In Select Theaters

After the Hunt, In Select Theaters

Urchin, AMC Burbank & AMC Century City

Orwell: 2+2=5, Landmark Nuart [West LA]

John Candy: I Like Me, Streaming on Amazon Prime

The Alabama Solution, Streaming on HBO Max

The Woman in Cabin 10, Streaming on Netflix

Vicious, Streaming on Paramount+

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Feature: A new book recontextualizes horror classics through a feminist lens Oct 03, 2025

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From Scream Queens to Final Girls, women have been at the center of horror cinema since its rise in the late 60s. Violence on screen mirrored the violence real women faced off screen. From the allusions to reproductive control in Rosemary’s Baby, to the undertones of domestic violence in The Shining, horror’s female protagonists cannot be divorced from political and social commentary. In her new book “Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980), Eleanor Johnson, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, views some of our most popular scary movies through a feminist lens. And once you see the themes of women’s oppression, it’s hard to look at a horror film the same way again. This week on FilmWeek, Larry speaks with Johnson about her new book and reanalyze some horror classics together.

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