Mick LaSalle takes California to the movies

Mick LaSalle, author of his new book “,” shows how movies have historically captured the essence of California. For almost a century, the movies have defined the California dream and projected it out to the world. The long-time film critic for the San…

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Ken Turan talks Oscars, Hollywood and Netflix

Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times film critic for almost 30 years and the regular film critic for NPR’s “Morning Edition,” looks at the state of Hollywood on the eve of the Oscars. He describes a business edgier than some of this year’s movies, one…

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