Obama's New Bank Rescue Plan; NYPD: America's Best Defense?; FilmWeek
Obama's New Bank Rescue Plan
The Obama administration is proposing a two-tiered rescue plan for the nation's banking and financial system but despite the plan, economists and banking experts remain concerned about the solvency of US banks and international financial institutions. Larry talks with LA Times banking reporter E. Scott Reckard about the government's plan to revamp and rescue the national banking and financial system.
NYPD: America's Best Defense?
One of the most effective homeland security operations in the world may be the counterterrorism force of the New York Police Department. In his book "Securing the City," Christopher Dickey details how the NYPD took upon themselves the work of preventing future terrorist attacks by not just relying on the "three-letter" groups like the CIA, FBI, and NSA. He also calls into question the extent of the NYPD's authority and the cost of security at the expense of civil liberties. Christopher Dickey joins Larry Mantle to discuss what can be learned from the NYPD's methods.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media discuss the week's new releases including "Confessions of A Shopaholic," "Friday the 13th," "The International," "Two Lovers," "Under The Sea 3-D," "Fuel," "Gomorrah,' and "Amarcord." Then Larry Mantle interviews Producer and Director Tony Bill about his new book "Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set."