CityBeat with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart; Report From Ground Zero (Viking); FilmWeek
CityBeat with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart
Host Larry Mantle speaks with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart.
Report From Ground Zero (Viking)
Immediately after two hijacked jets struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, retired firefighter Dennis Smith reported to Manhattan Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue effort. Among the missing were many of Smith's long-time colleagues and friends. Larry Mantle talks with author and retired firefighter Dennis Smith about his new book that chronicles the rescue efforts undertaken directly after the attack and during the 3-month period that followed.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of Fresh Air and Peter Rainer of New York Magazine discuss this week's new film releases, including Unfaithful, The Lady and the Duke, and Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com joins us to talk about Spike and Mike's Classic Animation Festival and give his views of the Computer Graphics in Spider-Man
Larry and the critics also discussed the video releases of the week, Ocean's 11 and Waking Life.