AirTalk wants to hear your thoughts on the state and future of the women’s movement on the anniversary of the groundbreaking women’s march. We also parse through the results of the most recent USC-Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll, which shows decreasing support for Trump; review this week’s movie releases on FilmWeek; and more.
Are we or aren’t we: The latest on the potential government shutdown
As the midnight deadline approaches, the Senate is readying for a vote on whether they’ll keep the lights on at the Capitol.
Democrats seem to be holding out on the issue of DACA, potentially hoping that Trump will concede on the issue this weekend.
It’s unclear whether Republicans have enough votes to pass the legislation. The bill would need 60 votes, and currently the GOP has a 51-49 majority in the Senate.
We get the latest on talks at the Senate.
Guest:
Erica Werner, congressional economic policy reporter at the Washington Post; she tweets
Women’s March 2.0: A look into the movement’s anniversary
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the Women’s March, where an estimated 750,000 Angelenos took to the streets to join one of the largest national and international movements on Jan. 21, 2017, the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
One year later, organizers are now focusing its inaugural march on bringing “power to the polls” in a lead up to the November 2018 midterm elections. Among the long lineup of celebrities and activists expected to attend the Los Angeles march on Saturday include Scarlett Johansson, Laverne Cox and Mayor Eric Garcetti. But will this weekend’s turnout prove to be a sustainable political movement?
AirTalk opens up the phones to talk to listeners who are planning to join the march – as well as those who might decide to opt out this year.
Call us at 866-893-5722.
We reached out to the Women’s March Los Angeles Foundation but they were unavailable to join us for an interview.
Guest:
Michelle Faust, KPCC health care reporter who will be covering the march this weekend; she tweets
New USC-Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll shows decreasing support for Trump, hopeful outlook on economy
Nearly a year after Trump’s inauguration, USC-Dornsife/Los Angeles Times has released its new nationwide poll which reflects declining support for the president and portends trouble for the GOP in the coming midterms.
55 percent of the people polled did not approve of Trump’s performance, compared to 32 percent that did approve. Despite people’s outlook on the economy being fairly rosy, some are reading the poll numbers as predicting that Democrats will take the House in November.
We break down the results of the poll.
Guest:
Bob Shrum, the director of the Unruh Institute of Politics at USC, one of the entities behind the new poll
The state of the LA Times: Unionization vote, NPR’s bombshell investigation into CEO
Today, the Los Angeles Times is expected to announce its official employee ballot count on whether or not to unionize in what is believed to be the first union vote in the paper’s 136-year history.
The results come just one day after a bombshell of allegations of inappropriate behavior against the paper’s new publisher and CEO, Ross Levinsohn.
Larry speaks with longtime LA Times observer and media analyst Ken Doctor about the state of the Times, and NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik who broke the Levinsohn story.
Guests:
Ken Doctor, media analyst who focuses on the transformation of consumer media in the digital age; author of “Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get” (St. Martin’s Press, 2010)
David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent who broke the story on the allegations against the LA Times’ new publisher, Ross Levinsohn
FilmWeek: ‘12 Strong,’ ‘Den of Thieves,’ ‘Forever My Girl,’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases.
"12 Strong" in wide release
"Den of Thieves" in wide release
"Humor Me" at Laemmle's Music Hall & Lemmle's Town Center
"Forever My Girl" in wide release
"Mary and the Witch's Flower" at Harkins Cerritos, Aero Theatre & Edwards Long Beach
"The Final Year" at The Landmark Theatre
"The Road Movie" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center & AMC Orange
"Small Town Crime" at Vintage Los Feliz
"Mom and Dad" at AMC Orange & Laemmle's Music Hall
"Showdown in Manila" at Laemmle's Music Hall
Expanding this week:
"Call Me By Your Name" at select theaters (check your local listings)
Critics' Hits
Lael: "Humor Me" & "Small Town Crime"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHFpydQdqv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WakqZghIX_g
Tim: "Mary and the Witch's Flower" & "The Road Movie"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888z3ku4t3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzIUh3BR_3g
Mixed Feelings
Lael: "12 Strong" & "Mom and Dad"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Denciie5oA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPVicWnq_BU
Tim: "Den of Thieves"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKd_ks0rdAM
Misses
Tim: "Showdown in Manila"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKcmSDgg2nI
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets
Acclaimed filmmaker or alleged child molester: How will Hollywood and history remember Woody Allen?
He’s won Academy Awards, written plays, directed seminal films and been deemed among the best stand-up comics of all time, but there’s a lingering dark side to Woody Allen’s Hollywood history: allegations that he sexually assaulted his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.
Farrow states that Allen molested her in the attic of their Connecticut home in 1992 when she was 7 years old. He was never charged with a crime and has continually denied having ever abused her.
In 2014, Farrow published an open letter in the New York Times detailing the allegations, and recently wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times asking why the #MeToo movement had “spared” her father. This past Thursday marked her first TV interview about the alleged incident and how it has impacted her life.
A number of actors who have worked with Allen are speaking out after the allegations against him have entered the public arena once again. Most recently, “Call Me By Your Name” and “Lady Bird” star Timothée Chalamet said he’d donate his salary from working on Allen’s movie “A Rainy Day in New York” to three charities that support victims of sexual violence. In contrast to Chalamet, Alec Baldwin has taken to Allen’s defense, arguing that the public “renunciation” of him is “unfair and sad,” considering that no charges were filed.
After years of these allegations floating around, why do you think actors are choosing to distance themselves from Allen only recently? Have these accusations against Woody Allen impacted your view of him? And how do you think history will remember him?
Let us know what you think at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets