AirTalk looks back at the LA Riots and discusses how the city has changed in the last 25 years. Plus, the filmmakers of "LA 92" talk about their new documentary on the riots, and critics review this week's latest movies on FilmWeek.
AirTalk’s LA Riots special: What happened 25 years ago
AirTalk listeners: Call in with your memories of the LA Riots that took place 25 years ago.
How has Los Angeles changed since? Do you think what happened 25 years ago can happen again today?
Our number is 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Frank Stoltze, correspondent at KPCC who covers criminal justice and public safety; he reported on the LA riots 25 years ago for KLON / CALNET
AirTalk Extra: Listen to Larry’s interview with influential LA activist Michael Zinzun, who organized the Parker Center protest
Larry took to the air in a special edition of AirTalk the night after the LA Riots.
Here’s his interview with Michael Zinzun, a noted anti-police brutality activist who organized the protest against the Rodney King ruling the night the verdict was read.
FilmWeek: ‘The Circle,’ ‘How to Be a Latin Lover’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critic Wade Major, Lael Lowenstein and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s new movie releases including:
- "The Circle" in wide release
- "How to Be a Latin Lover" in wide release
- "LA 92" at Laemmle's Noho and premiering on National Geographic
- "Citizen Jane: Battle for the City" at Nuart Theatre
- "One Week and a Day" at Laemmle's Royal Theatre and Laemmle's Town Center
- "Voice From the Stone" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "Slack Bay" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center and Laemmle's Playhouse
- "A Dark Song" at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
- "Below Her Mouth" at Arena Cinema
Critics' Hits
- Wade & Lael: "The Circle," "LA 92," "Citizen Jane: Battle for the City," & "One Week and a Day"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlr8Am4zQ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcFuY_lPwh8&t=41s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwf5h3MIdRs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20vF_xdwqes
- Wade: "Voice From the Stone"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5hLZXodC0c
Mixed Feelings
- Claudia: "How to Be a Latin Lover"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tir_yK1kROg
- Wade: "A Dark Song"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-S3JqJZJ3s
- Lael: "Below Her Mouth"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlahbaaJqog
Misses!
- Wade & Lael: "Slack Bay"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ameLmrsd00M&t=10s
Guests:
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and host for IGN’s DigiGods.com
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets
Nat Geo releases ‘LA 92’ documentary on 25th Anniversary of LA Riots
Using 114 minutes of only raw footage, a team of Oscar-winning filmmakers brings together a striking archive of events surrounding the L.A. Riots that gripped the nation 25 years ago.
The feature documentary “LA 92”, which debuts on National Geographic this Sunday, retells the violent chaos that erupted after the April 29, 1992, Rodney King verdict through multiple lenses and rarely seen videos. Host Larry Mantle speaks with co-directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin on the making of the film, and how Angelenos remember the civil unrest that tore their city, and lives, apart.
“LA 92” premieres on National Geographic this Sunday, April 30, 2017, and theatrically Friday, April 28, 2017 at Laemmle’s NoHo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcFuY_lPwh8
Guests:
Dan Lindsay, co-director of the new National Geographic documentary “LA 92;” Lindsay also worked with TJ Martin on the feature documentary “Undefeated,” which won an Oscar in 2012
T.J. Martin, co-director of the new National Geographic documentary “LA 92;” Lindsay also worked with Dan Lindsay on the feature documentary “Undefeated,” which won an Oscar in 2012