The Road to American Independence; The History of BBQ in America; FilmWeek
The Road to American Independence
Larry Mantle speaks with Robert Šü“RoyŠü¦ Ritchie, the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at the Huntington Library, about the events leading up to the signing of Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July.
The History of BBQ in America
Larry Mantle speaks with Steven Raichlen, the "Gladiator of Grilling," about the history, traditions and technique of BBQ.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, discuss this week's new film releases, including Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Swimming Pool, A Woman Is a Woman, and The Girl From Paris. . Larry and the critics also pay tribute to Katharine Hepburn and Buddy Hackett.
Special events: American Cinematheque's Mods and Rockers at the Egyptian; Bunuel in France at LACMA; the Anime Expo in Anaheim.