Job Market Tanks, Mortage Rates Fall; L.A. Live Design; Filmweek: Film Reviews; Greg Laemmle Of Laemmle Theatres
Job Market Tanks, Mortage Rates Fall
There's not a whole lot to feel good about in the Labor Department's unemployment statistics released today: the unemployment rate is still climbing at an alarming rate, now at 6.7 percent. Employers cut 533,000 jobs in November alone. This is the biggest job reduction since December of 1974, when the country was in a severe recession. Meanwhile, Washington is continuing to try and loosen up credit and revitalize the housing market, in an attempt to shore up the underpinnings of the economy. Larry talks to business writer Mark Lacter and Robert Satnick of the California Mortgage Bankers Association about what the numbers mean for our area.
L.A. Live Design
From the Lucky Strike bowling alley to an ESPN Zone restaurant, from Club Nokia to the Grammy museum, the new downtown development of L.A. Live offers plenty to be dazzled by. But in a recent article, Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne noted a cold, well-lit facade leaving much to be desired. Larry speaks with Hawthorne about what he sees as a serious disconnect between the cityscape of downtown Los Angeles and it's newest development, L.A. Live.
Filmweek: Film Reviews
Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor discuss the week's new releases including "Frost/Nixon," "Cadillac Records," "The Black Balloon," "Hunger, and One Day You'll Understand."
Greg Laemmle Of Laemmle Theatres
Larry talks with Greg Laemmle of Laemmle Theatres about the 70th anniversary of the independent theater chain in Southern California. In honor of the anniversary, the Laemmle Theaters is presenting a special film series. In "Laemmle Through the Decades: 1938-2008, 70 Years in 7 Days," seven foreign language cinematic classics will be shown, each representing a decade of the company's existence. The series will run from Friday, December 12th through the 18th at the Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles. All net proceeds from the box office will be donated to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Conservancy via the Laemmle Charitable Foundation.