FilmWeek

The LA Times released a list of the best 101 films set in Los Angeles. The number one spot went to the 1974 film Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, with the backdrop of a 1930’s Los Angeles. Second place went to David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001), and some other notable picks include Blade Runner (1982), Her (2013), Tangerine (2015) and Boyz n the Hood (1991). Joining Larry Mantle on FilmWeek to discuss some of the more surprising films included and their personal favorites are LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt, assistant editor of Documentary Magazine, and one of the contributors to the LA Times’ Best LA Movies list, and Wade Major, film critic for CineGods.com and author of the “Hollywood Heretic” Substack.
You can read the LA Times’ 101 Best LA Movies list here.

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. And we remember the beloved animation director Roger Allers, known best for co-directing Disney’s The Lion King, and award-winning actress Joan Plowright.
Films:
Mercy, Wide Release
Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Streaming on the Kino Film Collection
Arco, AMC Burbank & AMC Century City
H is for Hawk, In Select Theaters
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Streaming on HBO Max
Disneyland Handcrafted, Streaming on Disney+
Sound of Falling, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
Cosmic Princess Kaguya, Streaming on Netflix
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
28 Years Later: the Bone Temple, Wide Release
The RIP, Streaming on Netflix
Night Patrol, In Select Theaters
The Shadow of the Sun, Laemmle Glendale
Young Mothers, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
A Private Life, Laemmel Royal [West LA], AMC Burbank, & AMC The Grove
Sheepdog, In Select Theaters
Obex, Laemmle NoHo
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The new film Sheepdog was over a decade in the making. Writer, director, and star, Steven Grayhm, spent 14 years talking to veterans about their mental health struggles after returning home, and families of veterans who have taken their own lives. The film follows combat veteran, Calvin Cole (played by Grayhm), as he goes through court mandated therapy. His therapist, played by Oscar-nominated actor Virginia Madsen, is new to the job, still finishing her schooling. Madsen’s connection to the film is also a personal one. On FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with filmmaker Steven Grayhm and actor Virginia Madsen about the making of Sheepdog and their respective emotional connections to the film.
Sheepdog is playing in select theaters.
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr.
Films:
Dead Man's Wire, AMC Burbank & AMC Grove|Expands Jan. 16
Greenland 2: Migration, Wide Release
I Was a Stranger, In Select Theaters
All That's Left of You, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
The Mother and the Bear, Laemmle Glendale
Homegrown, Available on VOD
The Forgotten Occupation, Lumiere Cinema [West LA] Jan 10
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