MOVIES - Nov. 4, 1992

No Cause for Alarm: Mayor Tom Bradley and other city leaders got an early look at “Malcolm X” Monday at a screening arranged by Warner Bros. to allay city officials’ worries that the film might incite violence. City Council member Mike Hernandez said he felt “concerned” while watching the opening sequence--which includes footage of the Rodney G. King beating--but thought the movie “ended up being very positive” rather than inflammatory. Police Commissioner Ann Reiss Lane noted “there was concern about whether this film was going to be anti-Semitic, and it’s clearly not. I didn’t find it a film that would cause people to react violently to the police.” Police Commission President Jess Brewer and City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky agreed that they found no need for alarm. The mayor could not be reached for comment.