Remembering former LAPD chief Daryl Gates. The New Yorker editor David Remnick in the house to talk about Barack Obama's life and Presidential campaign. Then it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. We review The Joneses, Death at a Funeral, Kick-Ass, The Secret in Their Eyes and more. Later, iconic film posters.
Former police chief Daryl Gates dies
Former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates, who led the department during the city's 1992 riots, has died at age 83. Gates was known for his tough policing tactics and is credited with modernizing the LAPD. He developed the first SWAT team in the nation as well as the anti-drug program DARE. But he also was a polarizing figure, well-liked by rank-and-file members but viewed by some as out-of-touch with the conditions of the city . His 14-year tenure ended over criticism of his response to the violent 1992 riots. What is Daryl Gates' legacy with the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles?
Guests:
Frank Stoltze, KPCC’s political and LAPD reporter
Tyler Izen, Director, Los Angeles Police Protective League
Bernard Parks, LA City Councilman, 8th District, former LAPD Chief
Glynn Martin, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Police Historical Society
Joe Hicks, social critic and Vice President of Community Advocates Inc.
Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and Co-Director of the Advancement Project
Chronicling the life and rise of Barack Obama
From the bridge made famous in Selma, Alabama in 1965 to Chicago streets and Harvard classrooms, David Remnick’s new biography charts the constellation of moments that made Barack Obama who he was—in his personal life and within the long arc of the civil rights movement in the United States. The New Yorker editor drew upon extensive interviews with friends, family, colleagues, and Obama himself to reveal the President’s early life and recount the 2008 election. How will history judge Obama—and Remnick’s to-be-continued Presidential portrait?
Guest:
David Remnick, author of The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Knopf). He is editor of The New Yorker magazine
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss the week’s new film releases including The Joneses, Death At A Funeral, Kick Ass, Handsome Harry, The Secret In Their Eyes, Who Do You Love, The Perfect Game, Dancing Across Borders and The Cartel.
Guests
Jean Oppenheimer, KPCC critic Henry Sheenhan, KPCC critic and henrysheehan.com Live tweeting this week's reviews:
Academy exhibits classic movie posters
For this year's Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the list of best picture nominees from five to 10 films. But this had been done before- for eight consecutive years from 1936-1943, the Academy also had named 10 films for the top award. The diverse movie art of the 80 films from that period is now on display in a free showcase. It features classic and rare posters for movies including Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and The Wizard of Oz.
The free exhibition The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936–1943 runs through April 25 in the Grand Lobby Gallery of the Academy's headquarters in Beverly Hills.
Mike Kaplan will host two gallery talks about the exhibit- on Saturday, April 24th at 2:00 PM and Sunday, April 25th at noon.
Guest:
Mike Kaplan, producer, award-winning poster art director, and Academy member who curated the exhibition, largely from his collection