Restoring the Arroyo Seco; The Russian State: A Criminal Oligarchy?; FilmWeek
Restoring the Arroyo Seco
On Sunday morning, the public is invited to bike or walk on the Pasadena freeway, which will be closed to cars for Arroyo Fest, an event designed to improve the quality of life of residents bordering the Arroyo Seco. Larry Mantle talks with Occidental's Robert Gottlieb about the event, as well as Tim Brick of the Arroyo Seco Foundation, who will describe the efforts being made to restore the Arroyo Seco stream and watershed to their natural states.
The Russian State: A Criminal Oligarchy?
Author David Satter pieces together what happened after the fall of the Soviet Union, tracing the rise of Vladimir Putin and the parallel lawlessness that pervades Russia today. In his new book, Darkness At Noon: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State (Yale University Press), Satter writes that the absence of a legitimate legal system and the push for the privatization of property led to the rise of a dangerous criminal state, one that is armed with an arsenal of nuclear weapons. David Satter joins host Larry Mantle to discuss the transition that Russia made from a Communist state to a free market economy.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new film releases, including Hollywood Homicide, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, Capturing the Friedmans, Love the Hard Way, The Heart of Me, Jet Lag, Herod's Law (La Ley de Herodes), Manito, and Controlled Chaos.
Larry and the critics also discuss the carreer of Gregory Peck, The Los Angeles Film Festival, and the documentary series Bagels and Docs at the Laemmle theaters.