Larry Mantle and a distinguished panel of guests, all of whom had a hand in the success of the 1984 Games, will sit down to discuss what the city learned from the 1984 Olympics and how it can apply those lessons if the IOC calls its name for the 2024 Games. In the second hour, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Charles Solomon, and Justin Chang review “Creed,” “The Good Dinosaur,” “The Danish Girl” and more.
1984 to 2024: Lessons learned from the last Olympics
It has been said that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
If the 2024 Summer Olympics are awarded to Los Angeles, repeating history wouldn’t be such a bad idea. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles are widely considered the most successful games of all time, and now the city is once again vying for the Games, along with Paris, Hamburg, Rome, and Budapest.
The decision on where the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held isn’t slated to come out until late 2017, which leaves Los Angeles with plenty of time to figure out what went right, what went wrong, and what can be learned from the ’84 Games if the International Olympic Committee chooses L.A. for 2024. 1984 was the first time in history that the government didn’t supply funding for the Olympics - local businessman Peter Ueberroth created and led an organizing committee that sought to fund the games through private donors, corporate sponsorships, and television deals.
Despite concerns about venues, finances, and the L.A. landscape’s ability to handle the influx of people, the games went off without a hitch, L.A. got some great face time on a national stage, Ueberroth was named TIME Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year,’ and the Games generated a surplus of over $200 million dollars. Part of that was used to create the LA84 Foundation, which is still using the money to help fund local youth sports today.
The 1984 Olympics weren’t a success for Los Angeles just because of the profit they turned. L.A. proved to the rest of the world that smart logistics planning and financial foresight could, indeed, make for a great Olympic experience that not only showcases the host city on a global stage, but also creates a lasting impact on the city’s culture and urban core.
On November 5, Larry Mantle and a distinguished panel of guests, all of whom had a hand in the success of the 1984 Games, sat down to discuss what the city learned from the 1984 Olympics and how it can apply those lessons if the IOC calls its name for the 2024 Games.
The UCLA Department of History will be hosting "L.A. 2024 and the Lessons of Olympic Past" as part of their "WHY HISTORY MATTERS" series on Tuesday, November 17 at 6 p.m. Click here for more information.
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Guests:
Anita L. DeFrantz, President of LA84 Foundation and current member of the IOC Executive Board
Rich Llewellyn, Chief Legal Counsel for the Office of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti
Jeff Millman, Chief Communications Officer of LA24
Barry Sanders, Chair of Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
Herb Wesson, L.A. City Council President
Zev Yaroslavsky, former L.A. County Supervisor
FilmWeek: ‘Creed,’ ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘The Danish Girl’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Charles Solomon, and Justin Chang review this week’s new movie releases including Michael B. Jordan and Sly Stallone starring in a new boxing movie, “Creed,” a wondrous new Pixar feature, “The Good Dinosaur,” another indie that transforms actor Eddie Redmayne in “The Danish Girl,” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC. She tweets at
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Justin Chang, film critic for KPCC and chief film critic for "Variety." He tweets at
Thespian Kenneth Branagh brings 'The Winter’s Tale' stage play to cinemas
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s production of “The Winter’s Tale” comes to select U.S. cinemas for a special one-night event on Monday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
“The Guardian” gives the staging four stars and “The Spectator” raves, “Branagh has produced a better version of this tricky play than any [recalled], and its beautifully rendered externals are exquisite.”
Shakespeareʼs timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined and staged from London’s Garrick Theatre and stars a remarkable group of actors including Dame Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman (Florizel), Jessie Buckley (Perdita), Hadley Fraser (Polixenes), Miranda Raison (Hermione) and Kenneth Branagh as Leontes.
“The Winter’s Tale” will be showing at select theatres across the country on Monday, November 30, including Citywalk at Universal City. Visit our AirTalk page or http://www.branaghtheatrelive.com for more cinema information.
Guest:
Kenneth Branagh, Oscar-nominated Actor & Filmmaker; Branagh co-directs and plays in a new staging of the "The Winter's Tale" starring Dame Judi Dench which will have a special screening at select cinemas this Monday, November 30