Donald Trump supporters leaving the GOP presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose last night were met with angry protesters throwing eggs and punches; Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta discusses the importance of California's primary and TGI-FilmWeek! with a summer movie preview.
San Jose Mayor says Trump rallies too much of a disturbance to continue
Donald Trump supporters leaving the GOP presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose last night were met with angry protesters throwing eggs and punches.
According to the Los Angeles Times, one officer was assaulted and at least 4 people were taken in police custody.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, a Hillary Clinton supporter, told the Associated Press that Donald Trump needs to take responsibility for the violent behavior at his campaigns. But should anti-trump protester be excused for their irresponsible actions? Is Donald Trump to blame for violence initiated by people opposed to him?
Guest:
Julia Prodis Sulek, enterprise reporter for the San Jose Mercury News. She tweets
Clinton campaign chair, renowned advisor John Podesta on California Primary
Yesterday in San Diego, Hillary Clinton spoke to a raucously supportive crowd about her foreign policy approach in contrast to Donald Trump.
Among the litany of no-holds-barred sound bites, Clinton said, "He is not just unprepared; he is temperamentally unfit. We cannot let him roll the dice with America.... There's no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf course deal, but it doesn't work like that in world affairs."
In mocking Trump's Twitter habits, Clinton anticipated the celebrity businessman's response. After her heavily touted speech, Trump tweeted: "Bad performance by Crooked Hillary Clinton! Reading poorly from the telepromter (sic)! She doesn't even look presidential!"
With just days to go until California's June 7 primary and its 475 Democratic pledged delegates up for grabs, Clinton is and her Democratic opponent Senator Bernie Sanders have dozens of stump appearances up and down the golden state.
With Sanders consistent rise in California polling, has Clinton's message pivoted against Trump too soon? And with Speaker Paul Ryan endorsement of Trump yesterday in an attempt to unite Republicans well before November, will the Democrats have enough time to reunite?
Guest:
John Podesta, Chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Campaign for Democratic Nomination for President
Christian Apologetics: How can faith be taught with facts?
Capistrano Valley Christian Schools have created a new web based program that teaches grade-school students the Christian faith using facts like history and archaeology.
This way, school officials say, the kids can be better prepared to defend their faith and debate those who have studied subjects such as Neo-Darwinism as they get older.
Kim Van Vlear, Director of Bible Curriculum development at Capistrano Valley Christian School and head of this new program, hopes that this will help make the Bible more "real" and less "fantastic" in kids eyes and help mitigate them falling out of touch with the faith as they get older.
But some say that the Bible can't be "proven" true; that it may be better to teach kids open critical thinking like philosophy. These critics highlight some of the risks that come with following Christian Apologetics including confirmation bias and the idea that your faith exists only to win arguments.
Guests:
Kim Van Vlear, Director of Bible Curriculum development at Capistrano Valley Christian School and head of this new web based program
Tommy Givens, Assistant professor of New Testament Studies at the School of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary
FilmWeek: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’ ‘Me Before You’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s new movie releases including: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” in huge release on more than 4,000 screens; a modern-day British romance called “Me Before You;” Andy Samberg starring in what seems to be a very long “Saturday Night Live” sketch called “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping;” and more.
TGI-FilmWeek!
Tim's Hits
- "Me Before You"
- "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping"
- "Chevalier"
- "Approaching the Unknown"
- "As I Am: The Life and Time of DJ A.M."
- "The Final Master"
Amy's Hits
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows"
- "Me Before You"
- "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping"
- "Chevalier"
- "The Wailing"
- "As I Am: The Life and Time of DJ A.M."
- "The Final Master"
Mixed Reviews
This Week's Misses
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, Film Critic for KPCC and Chief Film Critic, MTV News; she tweets from
Tim Cogshell, Film Critic for KPCC and Alt-Film Guide; Tim tweets from
Analyzing 2016’s summer movie scene with Entertainment Weekly’s leading man
Hollywood saw the dollars stack up to about $9.5 billion in earnings during last year’s summer cycle and industry analysts are curious whether this year’s season can pass muster.
The outlook is positive given last month’s debuts of both “Captain America: Civil War” and “X-Men Apocalypse,” which both pulled in top dollar in the US and abroad.
Up ahead moviegoers are looking at a long list of more remakes, reboots and sequels from “Ghostbusters” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to “Jason Bourne” and “Finding Dory.”
Entertainment Weekly’s LA Bureau Chief Sean Smith says 2016 could be the summer for women in the spotlight. Historically, Smith says, summer movies are a “boys town” but this year we’re seeing more female dominated casts with “Bad Moms,” “The Shallows,” and “Suicide Squad.” Hollywood is going to be eyeing the success of these films closely.
“‘Ghostbusters’ in particular is the big test,” said Smith, “and whether it soars or flops will impact greenlight decisions going forward. If you want more women in big movies, buy a ticket opening weekend.” In other genre news, there are about zero romantic comedies on the roster, but family friendly features like “The Secret Life of Pets,” “Ice Age: Collision Course,” and “The BFG” are poised to do well.
Could family flicks be responsible for the dearth of rom coms this summer cycle? Also, a look at how the 55 films slated for the May to August season score on the racial diversity front.
For more summer movie previews from Entertainment Weekly, click here.
Guest:
Sean Smith, Executive Editor of film coverage at Entertainment Weekly