Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases including “Captain America: Civil War” about a rift between our hero and his former ally, Iron Man; plus “The Family Fang” starring Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman; a new Rob Reiner drama called “Being Charlie,” and more. Then, we'll debate the rights of languages created for film. TGI-FilmWeek!
FilmWeek: ‘Captain America’ sequel, ‘Family Fang,’ ‘Being Charlie’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases including “Captain America: Civil War” about a rift between our hero and his former ally, Iron Man; plus “The Family Fang” starring Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman; a new Rob Reiner drama called “Being Charlie,” and more.
TGI-FilmWeek!
Lael's Hits
- " The Family Fang "
Peter's Hits
" The Family Fang "
" A Bigger Splash "
" Elstree 1976 "
" Band of Outsiders " (re-release; 1964 film)
Mixed Reviews
- Peter and Lael: " Captain America: Civil War "
- Charles: " Doukyuusei "
- Lael and Peter: " Dark Horse "
- Lael: " Elstree 1976 "
- Lael: " Love Thy Nature "
Misses
- Lael and Peter: " Being Charlie "
- Peter and Lael " Mothers and Daughters "
- Charles: " Love Thy Nature "
- Charles: " Bling "
- Charles: " Beautiful Something "
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein , film critic for KPCC
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Charles Solomon , film critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
The question of Klingon copyright
A copyright battle between “Star Trek” rights holders - CBS and Paramount - and a fan-fiction movie production have caused another rift in the federation: a third party is challenging CBS and Paramount's claim to ownership of the Klingon language.
The Language Creation Society submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the presiding federal judge. They argue that the Klingon language took on a life of its own after its humble beginnings as mere guttural noises on the television show. While “Star Trek” producers indeed hired a linguist, Mark Okrand, to expand the language for “Star Trek III,” Trekkies have made it a real-world tongue with a bigger vocabulary.
What goes into creating a fictional language for television and movies? Are fictional languages “living languages” despite absence of a real community? How has Klingon been changed by Trekkies?
Guests:
David Peterson , Language Creator for “Game of Thrones;” the Dothraki language is copyright HBO. The show Game of Thrones and the Dothraki language were inspired by George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
Jay Dougherty , Professor of Law & Director, Entertainment & Media Law Institute and Concentration Program at Loyola Law School in L.A.; Previously Dougherty worked as counsel for United Artists Pictures, MGM, Twentieth Century Fox and Turner Broadcasting System