One year has passed since 14 people were killed in the San Bernardino terrorist attack – we look at the tactical response, the community one year later and what life’s been like for Muslims since; plus, Larry and KPCC film critics review the week’s latest releases, including ‘Jackie,’ ‘Man Down’ and more on FilmWeek.
One year later: Community, religious leaders reflect on San Bernardino terror attack
A year ago today, the Inland Empire suffered a terrible attack. 14 employees of San Bernardino County's health department were killed by a co-worker and his wife. 22 others were injured.
The Inland Regional Center was the site. The group under attack were in a training session, with a holiday party to follow. Today on AirTalk, we’ll talk with members of the community to hear how they’re coping and healing one year later. We’ll also go over the Department of Justice review of the public safety response to the attack.
Finally, we’ll check in with you Muslim leaders in San Bernardino County about what life for Muslims in the area has been like in the year since the attacks.
We want to hear from you: One year later, what's changed in your community? Does it feel united against terror, or divided by fear? If you live in the San Bernardino area, how have you been coping and healing? Join the conversation at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Frank Straub, Ph.D., director of strategic studies for the Police Foundation and co-author of the report for the Department of Justice on the public safety response to the San Bernardino terror attack
Amjad Mahmood Khan, National Director of Public Affairs for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community based in Chino, a leader at the San Bernardino County-based Baitul Hameed Mosque
Imam Marc Manley, Religious Director for the Middle Ground Muslim Center in Upland
FilmWeek: 'Jackie,' 'Man Down,' 'Incarnate' and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire, Tim Cogshell, and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movies releases including Natalie Portman taking a turn as Camelot's "Jackie;" Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, and Gary Oldman in a post-apocalyptic war drama, "Man Down;" the wide release horror, "Incarnate" and more.
TGI-FilmWeek!
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Tim's Hits
- "Jackie"
- "Always Shine"
- "Things to Come"
- "They Eyes of My Mother"
- "The Duelist"
- "Finding Babel"
- "Mifune: The Last Samurai"
Christy's Hits
Charles' Hits
Mixed Reviews
- Tim: "Man Down"
This Week's Misses
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, Film Critic for KPCC and Alt-Film Guide; he tweets
Christy Lemire, Film Critic for KPCC and Host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?;”she tweets
Charles Solomon, Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Capturing, or cracking, the enigmatic, elusive 'Jackie' Kennedy
Director Pablo Larraín told the producers of the new movie "Jackie" he would agree to direct it on the condition that Natalie Portman take on the role - a testament to how much rested on an actress' ability to capture the mythic American icon.
Most critics agree Portman's performance is superb and convincing without being anything like an impersonation, as Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times describes it. On the other hand, you have Anthony Lane of the New Yorker who thinks too many liberties were taken in trying to dramatize Jackie Kennedy's private moments and interior life. Lane writes, "I happen to find the result intrusive, presumptuous, and often absurd, but, for anyone who thinks that all formality is a front, and that the only point of a façade is that it should crack, 'Jackie' delivers a gratifying thrill."
Historians who have studied the Kennedys, including Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia, argue both Jackie and John F. Kennedy were early masters of the media age, skilled at what to hide and what to convey, so any intimate portrait will never be precise. What qualities of Jackie Kennedy do you think are most difficult to emulate?
Guests:
Barbara Perry, Ph.D., Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia; Author, "Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier”
Tim Cogshell, Film Critic for KPCC and Alt-Film Guide; he tweets
Christy Lemire, Film Critic for KPCC and Host of YouTube’s “What the Flick?;” she tweets
Charles Solomon, Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine