Report On Reforming The California Correctional System; Pop Culture As Truth?; FilmWeek
Report On Reforming The California Correctional System
Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Joe Gunn, executive director of the Governor's Corrections Independent Review Panel, and Lance Corcoran, Executive Vice President of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association about the panels' latest report on reforming the California correctional system.
Pop Culture As Truth?
Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Nancy Snow, Communications Professor at Cal State Fullerton and adjunct professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication, and Leo Braudy, University Professor, Holder of Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature at USC about pop culture being a source of truth. Why are Americans taking movies like Fahrenheit 9/11 and books such as the Da Vinci Code for news rather than just entertainment?
FilmWeek
Guest host John Rabe and critics Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Spiderman 2, Before Sunset, The Clearing, De-lovely, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Time of the Wolf, Broadway: The Golden Age, and America's Heart and Soul.
The midnight screening of Zatoichi 5: On the Road at the Nuart, and the The Anime Expo are highlighted this week.