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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.

 

 

 

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major, Tim Cogshell, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” Wide Release

“The Garfield Movie” Wide Release

“Hit Man”   Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Laemmle Glendale [Glendale] | Streaming on Netflix June 7

“Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle” Wide Release

“The Beach Boys” Streaming on Disney+

“Queen of the Deuce” Streaming on Amazon and Apple TV+

“Atlas” Streaming on Netflix

“Taking Venice” Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle] | Laemmle Town Center [Encino]

“Sight” Wide Release 

Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to a statement released Saturday by his wife and daughters. This follows a life that started with many B-horror movies, such as the 1960 film “Little Shop of Horrors,” and helping kickstart the careers of Martin Scorsese and Jack Nicholson. Some of Corman’s work, including interviews with these film legends associated with Corman, was displayed in the 2011 documentary “Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel.”

 

For this week’s FilmWeek feature, we talk to filmmaker Alex Stapleton, director of “Corman’s World” and LAist film critic Wade Major, about Corman’s legacy and why his loss meant so much to the film community.

 

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

“If” Wide Release

“Babes” Wide Release

“Back To Black” Wide Release

“Gasoline Rainbow” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale] | Streaming on MUBI May 31

“Thelma the Unicorn” Streaming on Netflix 

“The Tuba Thieves” Premieres on PBS May 20th

“The Blue Angels” In IMAX | Streaming on Amazon Prime May 23

Go back to the movies with us!

It's heating up in the city, so Revival House continues with a classic of spring and summertime in L.A. — a film at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Run by Cinespia, you can picnic and catch a revival film on the iconic grassy knoll. What keeps people coming back year after year? What's the history of it all? Listen along to find out.

Learn more about the cemetery tour here: https://www.cemeterytour.com/

Find more about Cinespia here: https://cinespia.org/

Guests: Cemetery tour guide Karie Bible, Cinespia founder John Wyatt.

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” Wide Release

“Poolman” In Select Theaters

“Summer Qamp” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale]

“Power”  Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]| Streaming On Netflix May 17 

“The Last Stop in Yuma County” In Select Theaters

“Living With Leopards” Streaming On Netflix

“The Roundup Punishment” Wide Release

“Force Of Nature: The Dry 2” In Select Theaters

“The Image of You” VOD

“Lazareth” VOD

“Mother of the Bride” Streaming on Netflix