Mortgage Meltdown; The Changing Nature of the AIDS Epidemic; Hollywood's Censor; FilmWeek Reviews
Mortgage Meltdown
The mortgage meltdown is affecting the broader economy, both locally and nationally. Larry discusses how the state and federal governments propose to help home-owners avoid foreclosures and the toll the meltdown is taking across the country with Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics, Peter Ogilvie of the California Association of Mortgage Brokers, Ted Lieu, Assemblyman from the 53rd Assembly District, and Sabrina Lockhart, Deputy Press Secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Changing Nature of the AIDS Epidemic
Larry talks with Craig Thompson of AIDS Project Los Angeles, and Jane Rohde of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, about how local public and private AIDS agencies are responding to the changing nature of the epidemic on the day before World AIDS Day.
Hollywood's Censor
From 1934 to 1954 a former journalist and public relations agent ran the Hollywood office that censored the films shown in movie theatres across America. Joseph I. Breen reigned over the Production Code Administration and was one of the most powerful men in the motion picture industry. Larry talks with cultural historian and author, Thomas Doherty, about his new book, Hollywood's Censor (Columbia University Press), which tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry and critics Lael Loewenstein, of Variety, and Claudia Puig, of USAToday, discuss many of the week's new releases including the feature films The Savages, Sex and Breakfast, Badland, He Was a Quiet Man, The Sasquatch Gang, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and the documentary Yiddish Theater: A Love Story.