Oil Platforms Off Santa Barbara; Chernof Resigns; Focus On Foreign Films; FilmWeek Reviews
Oil Platforms Off Santa Barbara
Larry talks with Kenneth Weiss, L.A. Times staff writer, David Landecker, Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Center in Santa Barbara, Carla Fisk, from the Board of Directors, and Technical Director of "GOO" (Get Oil Out), and Lt. Governor John Garamendi about a major oil deal off the coast of Santa Barbara.
Chernof Resigns
LA County Department of Health Services Director Dr. Bruce Chernof resigned yesterday. Dr. Chernof said his decision was unrelated to the failure to find a new operator for King-Drew Medical Center. Larry and his guests Garrett Therolf, LA Times staff writer, Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, and Yvonne Burke, L.A. County Supervisor discuss the ramifications of the resignation for County Deptartment of Health Services, which faces a $750 million deficit over the next two years.
Focus On Foreign Films
Larry and FilmWeek critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major, talk about why foreign language films have such a hard time finding distribution in the U.S., how critics can encourage audiences to see them, and why Americans seem to have such an aversion to sub-titles.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat, review some of the week's new feature films including Smart People, Street Kings, The Take, and The Visitor,as well as the documentaries Bra Boys, Orthodox Stance, and Young & Restless in China. The critics will also discuss the "City of Lights/City of Angels" Festival of French films that run from April 14 to 20th at the Director's Guild theatre. They also talk about the life and career of Charlton Heston, who passed away this week at the age of 84.