Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss the week’s new film releases including Knight and Day, Grown-Ups, The Killer Inside Me, Restrepo, and Let It Rain among others. TGI-FilmWeek! Later, Larry Mantle talks with actress Pam Grier about her candid new memoir detailing her life and career. She shares her thoughts on being a “Blaxploitation” star, (describing herself as “Chekhov in a wet T-shirt!”), working with Roger Corman and Quentin Tarantino, remembers her relationships with Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and talks openly about her childhood and her battle with cancer.
Guests:
Jean Oppenheimer, FilmWeek critic Henry Sheehan, KPCC and henrysheehan.com film critic Pam Grier, actress and author of "Foxy: My Life In Three Acts" (Springboard Press). Her movies include Foxy Brown, Coffy, Sheba Baby and Jackie Brown. Your purchase on Amazon supports KPCC Live tweeting this week's reviews: