FilmWeek FOR April 19, 2019

FilmWeek: ‘The Curse of La Llorona,’ ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,’ ‘Penguins’ and a discussion on films with troubled productions

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Today on FilmWeek, guest host John Horn and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Justin Chang and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also discuss films with troubled productions and their escape from development hell. See full episode >

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Escape from development hell: ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ and other films with troubled productions

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