Today on AirTalk, we discuss Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget revisions. Also on the show, our FilmWeek critics discuss the weekend's new releases; we get the latest on COVID-19; and more.
COVID-19 AMA: LA County Latest, Second Wave In Asia And More
As of Thursday morning, L.A. County has at least 1,663 deaths and 34,552 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
The U.S. is among many countries experiencing large-scale epidemics, although the toll here has now led the world for weeks. Read more on LAist.
Plus, a second wave of the coronavirus is sweeping through some Asian countries that had been reopening. We discuss the latest news from home and abroad with our medical expert. If you have questions, call us at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine
Reaction To Gov. Newsom’s Revised Budget, Plus The Implications
Gov. Gavin Newsom released his May budget revision Thursday and discussed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the state's finances moving forward.
The May budget revision proposed general fund shows a 9.3% decrease from last year's budget, Newsom said, with a 5.4% decrease in the overall budget. It reflects a 22.3% drop in revenue from the governor's budget proposed in January, Newsom said. It's a $133.9 billion general fund budget, part of a $203.3 billion overall budget. The drop in revenue is due to three major categories: lower revenues from personal taxes, corporate taxes, and sales taxes, with sales taxes taking the biggest hit, Newsom said. Sales tax revenues are projected to be down 27.2% due to people not being able to make purchases the way they were before the coronavirus epidemic. Personal income tax revenues are projected to be down 22.5%, corporate tax revenues down by 22.7%. Today on AirTalk we get reaction to the governor’s budget revisions and discuss the wide-reaching impacts. Do you have questions? Call 866-893-5722.
With files from LAist. Read the full story here
Guests:
H.D. Palmer, deputy director for external affairs at the California Department of Finance; he tweets
Jay Obernolte (R-Big Bear), vice chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, he represents the 33rd State Assembly District, which covers a wide swath of the High Desert and San Bernardino County including Hesperia, Victorville, Barstow and the Mojave Desert; he tweets
Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), chair of the California Senate’s Budget Committee, she represents the 30th district, which includes Culver City, Ladera Heights, and Westmont and the Crenshaw, Downtown, and Florence neighborhoods of Los Angeles; she tweets
Dan Walters, long-time California politics observer with CALmatters, a nonprofit public interest publication; he tweets
Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, a taxpayer rights group
FilmWeek: ‘Scoob!’ ‘Capone,’ ‘Mother’s Little Helpers’ And More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Christy Lemire and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
"Scoob!" on VOD (AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, FandangoNOW, Microsoft & YouTube)
"Capone" on Laemmle's Virtual Cinema & VOD (iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play, FandangoNOW, Vudu & YouTube)
"Mother's Little Helpers" on VOD (Amazon Prime, Google Play & YouTube)
""The Ballad Of Esequiel Hernández" on VOD (iTunes & Amazon Prime)
"Castle In The Ground" on VOD (iTunes, Apple TV & FandangoNOW)
"Blood And Money" on VOD (iTunes, Apple TV & FandangoNOW)
"Proximity" on VOD (iTunes, Amazon Prime, FandangoNOW & Vudu)
"Body Cam" on VOD (Vudu, FandangoNOW & Google Play)
"Samurai Marathon" on VOD (AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Google Play & Vudu)
"The Wrong Missy" on Netflix
Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here.
Guests:
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
Christy Lemire, film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ podcast; she tweets
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
FilmWeek Entertainment Business Roundup: TV Networks, Film Studios Scramble For Content, Revenue With Production Shuttered Due To COVID-19
The outlook for film and television content production these days is pretty bleak due to the massive wrench the COVID-19 outbreak has thrown into Hollywood’s cogs. While streamers, film studios and television networks are working their way through content that they’ve had on the shelves, that supply will eventually dwindle, and the demand for fresh content will increase. How are the major players planning for this? What’s being done about loss of advertising revenue due to the outbreak?
Today on AirTalk, Larry chats with host John Horn of “The Frame” and Deadline Hollywood senior editor Dominic Patten about some of the major stories we’re following in the entertainment business:
Cable TV networks are filling programming holes by buying rights to streaming shows
Advertising forecast for cable TV networks as major advertisers cancel commitments
Cancellations of film festivals like Cannes, Tribeca, SXSW and what that means for cinema
How streaming success of movies like “Scoob!” and “Trolls: World Tour” could be a sign that theatrical and VOD film releases could co-exist (Disney also bailing on “Hamilton” theatrical release in lieu of digital)
Guests:
John Horn, host of KPCC’s arts and entertainment show “The Frame”; he tweets
Dominic Patten, senior editor at Deadline covering the business of Hollywood; he tweets