Pico/Olympic One-Way Traffic Plan to Begin March 8th; New Los Angeles Times Editor Russ Stanton; It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Satellite!; American Cinema of the Late 1960's; FilmWeek Reviews
Pico/Olympic One-Way Traffic Plan to Begin March 8th
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has ordered Los Angeles transportation officials to implement a plan to make Pico Boulevard mostly one-way eastbound and Olympic Boulevard mostly one-way westbound. The plan will be in effect from the Santa Monica city limits to Fairfax Avenue. Parking will be forbidden on all but a few stretches of Pico and Olympic boulevards during rush hour beginning March 8th. Larry talks with City Councilmen Jack Weiss and Bill Rosendahl about the pros and cons of the plan.
New Los Angeles Times Editor Russ Stanton
Larry talks with new L.A. Times editor Russ Stanton about his new role and his priorities for the paper moving forward.
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Satellite!
Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday that a Navy cruiser somewhere in the northern Pacific will make an unprecedented attempt as soon as next week to shoot down an errant satellite with a missile, just before the spacecraft enters Earth's atmosphere. Military and administration officials said the satellite is carrying fuel called hydrazine that could injure or even kill people who are near it when it hits the ground. The dramatic maneuver may trigger international concerns, and U.S. officials have begun notifying other countries of the plan, stressing that it does not signal the start of a new American anti-satellite weapons program. Larry Mantle talks about the unusual problem with New York Times Associate Editor Philip Taubman.
American Cinema of the Late 1960's
The 1960's were tumultuous not only in our country's political and social history but in our cultural and entertainment history as well. Larry talks with entertainment journalist Mark Harris whose new book, Picture at a Revolution, takes an in-depth look at the films and filmmakers that transformed American cinema in the late 60's. In it Harris tracks the five Best Picture nominees at the 1968 Academy Awards: The Graduate; Bonnie and Clyde; In the Heat of the Night; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and Dr. Doolittle from concept to Oscar night.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, and Charles Solomon of amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including Definitely Maybe, Jumpers, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Diary of the Dead, and The Killing of John Lennon as well as the 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films.