Hate Crimes Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill; California to Ban In-Home Air Purifiers; MWD to Add Fluoride to Local Water Supplies; The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator; FilmWeek Reviews
Hate Crimes Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate approved legislation on Thursday that would expand the federal hate crime law and include those who are victimized because of their sexual orientation. The measure is attached to a larger Iraq war spending bill, which may prevent the White house from vetoing the bill as promised. Larry discusses the legislation with Keith Perine of Congressional Quarterly.
California to Ban In-Home Air Purifiers
The California Air Resources Board banned in-home ozone air purifiers Thursday, citing detrimental health effects associated with exposure to ozone. Larry discusses the decision with Bart Cruz of the California Air Resources Board.
MWD to Add Fluoride to Local Water Supplies
The Metropolitan Water District is set to start adding fluoride to tap water throughout Southern California, with the intent of aiding dental care. Larry discusses the fluoridation of Southern California's water supply with Edgar Dymally of the MWD and Dr. Howard Pollick of the American Dental Association.
The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator
Many of us can rattle off a list of jobs that are integral to movie making. A new exhibit at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors an essential, but rarely publicized, member of the filmmaking team: the illustrator. "The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator" features over one hundred storyboards, sketches, and watercolor renderings by three artists for films including Bambi, The Birds, The Ten Commandments, and Dick Tracy. Larry talks with Ellen Harrington, the Director of Exhibitions at the Academy, about the illustrators and their work in dozens of films from the late 1940s through the early 1990s.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry and critics Andy Klein of CityBeat, and Claudia Puig, of USA Today, discuss the week's new releases including the feature films Feast of Love, The Kingdom, The Game Plan, Trade, Raising Flagg, Hannah Takes the Stairs, Itty Bitty Titty Committee, Great World of Sound, and the documentaries The Rape of Europa, and Angels in the Dust. Larry also discusses AFI's 40th Anniversary with Patricia King Hanson of the AFI.