Larry Mantle and film critics Andy Klein, Wade Major and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases, including “Hotel Translvania 2.” Then, we'll speak to Mark Ladis, one of the most prolific art forgers in recent history. TGI-Filmweek!
Filmweek: ‘The Intern,’ ‘Stonewall,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Wade Major and Charles Solomon review this week’s new movie releases, including “The Intern” with Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, “Stonewall” set during the early days of the gay-rights movement, the animated feature in wide release, “Hotel Translvania 2,” a handful of documentaries and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Guests:
Andy Klein, Film Critic for KPCC and LA Times Community Paper Chain
Wade Major , Film Critic for KPCC and host of IGN’s Digigods.com
Charles Solomon , Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Often posed as a priest, artist fools trained eyes of many museum curators
Dubbed one of the most prolific art forgers in recent history, Mark Landis has fooled countless museums into hanging his replicas of famous paintings around the country.
In the documentary “Art and Craft,” filmmakers Jennifer Grausman and Sam Cullman take audiences inside the mind of the artist who uses simple tools like colored pencils and chalk to recreate some of the world’s best known art pieces.
Often posing as a Jesuit priest with a large family estate, Landis has fooled many museums by giving away his work instead of selling it. Because he doesn’t make any profits, Landis has not been prosecuted under the law, which holds each art museum responsible for reviewing gifts of any caliber.
Grausman and Landis join us to talk about the artist’s battle with schizophrenia and the process of recreating works of art that continue to fool some of the country’s leading curators.
“Art and Craft” airs tonight on PBS. Click here for more information
Guests:
Mark Landis , artist and subject of “ Art and Craft ”
Jennifer Grausman , one of the directors of “ Art and Craft ”