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April 18, 2025
<p> </p> <p><a href="https://press.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-stunt-design-award-100th-oscarsr">Last week</a>, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’s Board of Governors announced it would add a new category to its awards ceremony starting 2028– Achievement in Stunt Design. This serves as a major win for the many stuntmen and stuntwomen who’ve lobbied for such an award, with their line of work having existed since the inception of film. Although stunts from the likes of Buster Keaton won’t ever be able to win such an award, there are plenty of recent films that have drawn crowds for their stunts. Whether it be the Mission Impossible or John Wick films, well-designed action sequences have kept moviegoers’ attention, which makes rewarding their stunt designers a great decision as we inch closer to the 100th annual Academy Awards. For this week’s FilmWeek feature, Larry and this week’s critics discuss this news with filmmaker and longtime stuntman, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821432/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_Chad%2520St"><strong>Chad Stahelski</strong></a>.</p> <p> Visit <a href="http://www.preppi.com/LAist" data-stringify-link="http://www.preppi.com/LAist" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-cms-ai="0">www.preppi.com/LAist</a> to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!</p> <p> </p>
April 18, 2025
<p>Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/amy-nicholson/movies"><strong>Amy Nicholson</strong></a> and <a href="https://laist.com/people/manuel-betancourt"><strong>Manuel Betancourt</strong></a> review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/"><strong>Sinners</strong></a> Wide Release</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32214413/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1"><strong>The Wedding Banquet</strong></a> In Select Theaters</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9254940/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Sneaks"><strong>Sneaks</strong></a> Wide Release</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8866456/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_The%2520Legend%2520of%2520Ochi"><strong>The Legend of Ochi</strong></a> In Select Theaters|Wide Release on April 25</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19858184/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_The%2520President%27s%2520Wife"><strong>The President's Wife</strong></a> Laemmle Royal [West LA] | Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] | Landmark Pasadena </li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20212786/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_The%2520Shrouds"><strong>The Shrouds</strong></a> In Select Theaters| Wide Release on April 25</li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139362/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1"><strong>High Art [4K Restoration]</strong></a> Laemmle Noho 7 [North Hollywood]</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29344903/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_in_0_q_The%2520Ugly%2520Stepsister"><strong>The Ugly Stepsister</strong></a> In Select Theaters </li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33050528/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_Colorful%2520Stage!%2520The%2520Movie%253A%2520A%2520Miku%25"><strong>Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing</strong></a> In Select Theaters</li> </ul> <p> Visit <a href="http://www.preppi.com/LAist" data-stringify-link="http://www.preppi.com/LAist" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-cms-ai="0">www.preppi.com/LAist</a> to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency!</p> <p> </p>
April 11, 2025
<p>In their second project together, writer-directors <strong>Alex Garland</strong> and <strong>Ray Mendoza</strong>’s Warfare strikes a much different tone than last year’s Civil War. Garland’s solo writing and directing project, with Mendoza on as a military supervisor, served as a thematic look at the political divide found in the United States— Warfare, despite using similar thematic elements, takes a much more realist filming approach to the war in Iraq. Warfare follows a platoon of Navy SEALs in 2006 Iraq, going through the process of scouting insurgent territory, and eventually finding themselves in a gunfight with people they often identify as MAMs (military-age males). Told using the memories of those involved in this real event, the film isn’t focused on making a political statement on the war itself as much as it is putting together a chain of events that helps viewers understand one story a part of the greater picture of the war in Iraq. The film takes these stories and uses an ensemble cast of up-and-coming actors to help put together a linear story, with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai notably portraying Mendoza, who was one of the Navy SEAL team members involved.</p> <p>Joining us, to discuss their directorial partnership and the work that went into telling this story as truthfully as possible, are Warfare writer-directors <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4918648/"><strong>Ray Mendoza</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307497/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_alex%2520gar"><strong>Alex Garland</strong></a>.</p>
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