The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released their 2018 report documenting LA County's homelessness numbers. We discuss the data and its implications. We also examine the aftermath of Samantha Bee's slur towards Ivanka Trump; review this weekends new film releases on FilmWeek; and more.
More than just a number: As LA city and county release new homeless figures, we hear stories from those living the epidemic
The numbers from the 2018 L.A. and countywide homeless count are in and are showing a small decline in overall homeless numbers: 53,195 in the county and 31,516 in the city.
2018 Homeless Count numbers are out, so we opened the phones
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The number of people who are chronically homeless decreased by 16 percent. However, the number of people experience homelessness for the first-time went up.
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People who are homeless for the first time, rather than chronically, are often homeless for a different set of reasons -- often having to do with economics and housing affordability, rather than mental or physical health issues.
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So why are there more people experiencing homelessness for the first time? How have Measure H and HHH funds been used so far? What are the 2018 numbers and larger trends and what do they tell us about how services and resources should be focused going forward?
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Resources:
LAHSA Coordinated Entry System (CES) or Help for the Homeless
Mental Health Resources and Other Needs
Further housing resources:
Guests:
Jonathan Hans, manager of community engagement for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), which conducted the count
Va Lecia Adams Kellum, president and CEO of St. Joseph Center which works with working poor families, and homeless men, women and children; they are based in Venice and service L.A. County
Gale Holland, reporter for the L.A. Times covering homelessness and poverty; she tweets
FilmWeek: ‘Adrift,’ ‘Upgrade,’ ‘American Animals’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases. Critic Charles Solomon also joins to discuss a "The Puppet Master: Jiří Trnka," a touring retrospective of films from the acclaimed Czech animator.
"Upgrade" in wide release
"Adrift" in wide release
"Rodin" at Laemmle's Royal Theatre
"American Animals" at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark. Listen to The Frame's interview with writer and director Bart Layton here.
"Action Point" in wide release
"Discreet" at Laemmle's Music Hall
"Social Animals" at AMC Orange & Galaxy Mission Grove Luxury
"A Kid Like Jake" at Laemmle's Royal Theatre
CRITICS' HITS
Amy: "Upgrade"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PDeN9NRZ0&t=77s
Tim: "Rodin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VTgTj4wiaY
MIXED FEELINGS
Amy: "Adrift"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdMP4sWc71M
Tim: "Discreet"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qwGXnnlwlk
MISSES
Amy: "Action Point"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri1Cc3Yz09U
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host The Canon podcast as well as a new podcast called Unspooled, where Amy and comedian Paul Scheer check off the AFI Top 100 movies of all time; she tweets
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
After ‘Solo’ opens to underwhelming numbers at the box office, film industry watchers debate whether ‘Star Wars fatigue’ has set in
When T.S. Eliot wrote “this is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper,” he could have been predicting the disappointing debut of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
The film, which was released over Memorial Day weekend, fell short of its anticipated revenue and praise. It pulled in just $103 million domestically despite being slated to earn around $155 million, the figure the first Star Wars Story, “Rogue One” earned its first weekend. The movie was also poorly received overseas, earning only $68.2 million compared to the $1.056 billion gained by “Rogue One.”
The underwhelming box office opening could be a result of being released only five months after “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” causing an oversaturation of Star Wars films. So is this flop a product of “Star Wars fatigue, ” a swing and a miss by Disney, or just a bad movie?
We discuss the film’s underperformance with KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson alongside David Sims and Scott Mendelson.
Guests:
David Sims, staff writer covering culture at The Atlantic, where he wrote “With ‘Solo,’ Has ‘Star Wars’ Fatigue Set In?”; he is also the co-host of Blank Check Podcast, which reviews directors’ complete filmographies; he tweets
Scott Mendelson, contributor to Forbes, where he covers the film industry and wrote the piece “‘Star Wars Fatigue’ Not To Blame For ‘Solo’ Box Office Disaster”; he tweets
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host The Canon podcast as well as a new podcast called Unspooled, where Amy and comedian Paul Scheer check off the AFI Top 100 movies of all time; she tweets
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets