Bank Of America May Buy Countrywide; California Budget Cuts; U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer; Michael Giacchino; Filmweek Reviews
Bank Of America May Buy Countrywide
Larry Mantle talks with Marc Lacter, Contributor to L.A. Magazine, and Nariman Behravesh, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist for Global Insight, about the possible buyout by Bank of America.
California Budget Cuts
Larry Mantle talks with Julie Small, KPCC Sacramento reporter, Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction for California, Elizabeth Goldstein, President of the California State Parks Foundation, Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access California, and Kent Scheidegger of the Criminal Justice Foundation about Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts.
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Larry talks with United States Senator Barbara Boxer about the field hearings she called to look into the EPA's denial of California's request to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from cars.
Michael Giacchino
Larry talks with composer Michael Giacchino about his musical score for Ratatouille, and about his career in Hollywood as a composer for both film and television.
Filmweek Reviews
Larry and critics Andy Klein of CityBeat, Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss the week's new films including the features First Sunday, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, and the documentaries Nanking and Running With Arnold. The critics also discuss their Top Ten Films of 2007, the cancellation of the Golden Globes ceremony, and the DGA nominations.