FilmWeek

The topic:
The two-part documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year-Old Man! has garnered 6 primetime Emmy nominations including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program. Co-directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio join Larry Mantle on FilmWeek to talk about the legendary filmmaker himself (now 100 years-old) and what it was like to talk to Brooks about his generation-defining comedy.
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year-Old Man! is available to stream on HBOMax.
Guests:
Judd Apatow, co-director and executive producer of the two-part HBO documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year-Old Man!
Michael Bonfiglio, co-director and executive producer of the two-part HBO documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year-Old Man!
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The topic:
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Maureen Lee Lenker review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
The films:
The End of Oak Street, Wide Release
Don’t Say Good Luck, Streaming on Netflix
Late Fame, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
The Wrong Girls, Wide Release
If These Walls Could Rock, Available on Digital
Six the Musical Live!, In Select Theaters
Union County, Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA]
The Brink of War, Wide Release
The critics:
Christy Lemire, film critic for LAist, and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ YouTube and podcast series
Maureen Lee Lenker, LAist film critic and freelance journalist formerly of Entertainment Weekly who's written for Gold Derby, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Turner Classic Movies. She's also the author of three novels set in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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The topic:
In a follow up to her book But Have You Read the Book?, author Kristen Lopez focuses on romance movies that were adapted from or inspired by famous works of literature. From beloved classics like Anna Karenina to modern cult favorites like Bridget Jones’ Diary, But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition will give you the perfect reading (and corresponding watch) list for the summer.
Guest:
Kristen Lopez, freelance entertainment journalist and author of the new book But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition

The topic:
Larry Mantle and the critics discuss the confusing intricacies at play in the society of One Night Only and the impressive storytelling and meta-commentary behind writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Larry also reminisces on his interview with Anthony Bourdain following Kitchen Confidential. That time in Bourdain’s life is portrayed in the new biopic Tony.
The films:
One Night Only, Wide Release
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, In Select Theaters
Tony, In Select Theaters
Ice Cream Man, Wide Release
Mr. Hero, In Select Theaters
Cookie Queens, In Select Theaters
Olmo, In Select Theaters
The Last House, Streaming on Netflix
Above and Below, Available on VOD Aug 25
The critics:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for the Los Angeles Times and host of the podcast ‘Unspooled’
Tim Cogshell, film critic at the Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com

The topic:
Don’t understand the 70mm IMAX craze for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? LAist host Julia Paskin talked to Taylor Umphenour, one of L.A.’s top IMAX projectionists, on FilmWeek to understand why the format is becoming a filmmaker favorite and why audiences are clamoring to theaters to see The Odyssey in the largest format possible.
Guest:
Taylor Umphenour, IMAX projectionist

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