New film and politics blog from Kelly Candaele

Writer, filmmaker and Los Angeles political figure Kelly Candaele has launched Politics and Films, writing that "I've loved going to movies since I was a child and I still see an average of three films a week. I enjoy reading film criticism and film history but I have no pretense to scholarship in the field....I will write about feature films and documentaries from a political perspective." He starts with The American, the new thriller starring George Clooney. Candaele, the longtime elected trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District — in the same job where Jerry Brown first held office — also used to be on the board of the City Employees' Retirement System, before a certain bit of political hubbub. Former LA Weekly columnist Harold Meyerson will contribute to the blog.

Other current project: Candaele is making a film on the soccer rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.