CityBeat with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart; Orange County Edition; The Symbionese Liberation Army; Plane Insanity; FilmWeek
CityBeat with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart
Host Larry Mantle speaks with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart.
Orange County Edition
Host Larry Mantle talks with Chris Reed of the Orange County Register about the latest news in Orange County. Topics include: Dave Garofalo, Felon; The 2% Solution; Irvine Gun Proposal; Teen Con Artist; and, Power Plant Deemed "Ugly."
The Symbionese Liberation Army
Larry Mantle takes a look at the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s with Peter Braunstein, editor of Imagine Nation (Routledge), and explores the dubious legacy of the SLA.
Plane Insanity
Larry Mantle talks with Elliot Hester, a flight attendant for 16 years with a major airline, about his new book, Plane Insanity (St. Martin's Press), that chronicles the misadventures of both passengers and flight crews in a collection of scathingly funny stories about bad trips, peculiar co-workers, first-class stowaways and outrageous in-flight behavior.
FilmWeek
Host Larry Mantle together with critics F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly and Henry Sheehan of the Orange County Register discuss the week's latest film and video releases. This week's selections include: Black Hawk Down, The Shipping News, What Time Is It There?, and Italian for Beginners.
The critics also discuss American Cinematheque's Stanley Kubrick double feature to take place on Friday, January 18, 7:30 PM at the Egyptian Theatre. F.X. Feeney is scheduled to speak. For more information, visit American Cinematheque. The critics also review the Palm Springs Film Festival. Visit www.psfilmfest.org or call 760.322.2930 for more information.