Illumination Entertainment
Founder and CEO of Illumination Entertainment
PROFILE
Chris Meledandri
Guest
FROM Chris Meledandri
The Business
Chris Meledandri As founder of Illumination Entertainment, Meledandri is proving that a studio can make a CG animated feature for half the cost of its competitors and not skimp on story. His Despicable Me 2 is one of the rare hits of the 2013 Summer season-- at present bringing in $600 million world-wide. He talks with Kim Masters about how he sort of happened into animation after being pigeon-holed as a maker of family films following the Jamaican bobsledding movie Cool Runnings. Ironically, as a child he never watched animation and his mother, he says, “hated Disney.” Meledandri has made two film adaptations of Dr. Seuss books and talks about how he’s developed a trusting working relationship with that author’s widow. They hope to one day make a biopic of the writer starring Johnny Depp.
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Good Food
'Dandelion and Quince,' food and crime, 'All About Eggs' Sarah Lohman talks about the murder and historic recipes that form the backbone of her new book, “Ohio 1910,” and Rachel Khong shares highlights from Lucky Peach’s last cookbook, “All About Eggs.” Michelle Mckenzie tells us how to cook oft-forgotten fruits, veggies and herbs, and Jonathan Gold reviews AR Cucina in Culver City. Plus: raspberries at the market and a special guest DJ set from Alton Brown.
The Treatment
Kenya Barris: Black-ish Black-ish creator Kenya Barris joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss utilizing his show as a conversation starter.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump says goodbye Paris Accord: What does it mean for U.S. and the planet? President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, the landmark international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Trump was to renegotiate a new deal, but will that happen?