Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer, Andy Klein of Brand X and Charles Solomon, animation historian and critic for amazon.com discuss the week’s new releases including The Losers, The Back-Up Plan, Oceans, The City Of Your Final Destination, Paper Man, No One Knows About Persian Cats, and Sita Sings The Blues. TGI-FilmWeek! You might know her best as Norma Desmond, Starlett O’Hara or Eunice Higgins, but those ladies have long since left the stage. Their creator, Carol Burnett, pulls back the curtain on the hilarious and frustrating moments in her acting career, and some of the personal trials and triumphs she encountered along the way in her book This Time Together. Burnett joins fellow Hollywood High School alum Larry to reminisce. Live tweeting this week's reviews:
Guests:
Jean Oppenheimer, KPCC critic Andy Klein, Brand X Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian for amazon.com Carol Burnett, author of This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection (Harmony Books); Actress, comedienne, and star of The Carol Burnett Show from 1967-1978