FilmWeek: 'Don't Breathe,' 'Southside with You,' and more, plus a bill in Sacramento could bar IMDb from revealing actors' ages

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this week’s new movie releases including a “Don’t Breathe,” Southside with You,” “Mechanic: Resurrection," and more. We'll also look at a bill in Sacramento sponsored by SAG-AFTRA that's trying to combat ageism in Hollywood.

FilmWeek: 'Don't Breathe,' 'Southside with You,' and more, plus a bill in Sacramento could bar IMDb from revealing actors' ages

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this week’s new movie releases including a “Don’t Breathe,” Southside with You,” “Mechanic: Resurrection," and more. We'll also look at a bill in Sacramento sponsored by SAG-AFTRA that's trying to combat ageism in Hollywood.

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this week’s new movie releases including a “Don’t Breathe,” Southside with You,” “Mechanic: Resurrection," and more. We'll also look at a bill in Sacramento sponsored by SAG-AFTRA that's trying to combat ageism in Hollywood.

FilmWeek: ‘Don’t Breathe,’ ‘Southside with You’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this week’s new movie releases including a wide release horror called “Don’t Breathe;” a fictional portrayal of the early romance between Barack Obama and Michelle Obama nee Robinson back in 1989 called “Southside with You;” plus Jason Statham to the rescue of Jessica Alba in “Mechanic: Resurrection; and more.

TGI-FilmWeek!

Wade Major's Hits

• " The Intervention "
• " Floyd Norman: An Animated Life "
• " Mia Madre "
• " In Order of Disappearance "
• " My King "

Christy's Hits

• " Don't Breathe "
• " Southside with You "
• " Mia Madre "
• " In Order of Disappearance '

Mixed Reviews

• Wade: " Southside with You "
• Wade: " The Hollars "

This Week's Misses

• Wade: " Don't Breathe "
• Christy and Wade: " Hands of Stone "
• Wade and Christy: " Mechanic: Resurrection "
• Christy: " The Hollars "
• Christy: " My King "

Guests:

Wade Major , Film Critic for KPCC and host for IGN’s DigiGods.com

Christy Lemire , Film Critic for KPCC and Host of YouTube’s “ What the Flick?! ”

Silicon Valley vs. Hollywood: California bill targets publicizing actors' birth dates

Two massive California industries are at odds over a proposed law awaiting the final signature of Governor Jerry Brown.

Assembly Bill 1687 would empower actors to force websites such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) to remove performers’ dates of birth.

The actors’ union sponsoring the bill said age discrimination in Hollywood is made worse by websites publishing the information. Opponents of the bill include the Internet Association, representing tech heavyweights such as Amazon (parent company of IMDb), Google and Facebook. The Electronic Frontier Foundation also opposes the bill.

If casting agents using IMDb are influenced by seeing the ages of performers, what are the consequences of that? What other solutions could help avoid age discrimination in Hollywood? If Sacramento and the courts, by way of this legislation, force websites to remove ages of performers, would that violate the companies’ Constitutional right to free speech?

Guests:

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland , General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists); SAG-AFTRA is the official sponsor of the bill

Lee Tien , Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation; EFF is formally opposing the bill