Southland Restaurants Hungry for Customers; Beverly Hills' Measure H; FilmWeek Reviews; Charlie Kaufman
Southland Restaurants Hungry for Customers
We may be in a recession but people still need to eat, or do they? Restaurants are hurting as cash-strapped diners decide to eat at home or hit the drive-thru. Larry Mantle takes calls from listeners in the service industry and folks who are finding it more prudent to stay home than go out for a meal at their favorite eatery. He also talks to California Restaurant Association spokesman Dan Conway and Nancy Sidhu of the Los Angeles Economic Development Coroporation.
Beverly Hills' Measure H
Residents in many local cities will decide the fate of several growth initiatives on Election Day. Larry and guests discuss one that is creating a lot of controversy. Measure H would allow the Beverly Hilton Hotel to build a 12-story addition of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and two additional towers for luxury condominiums on its property. Larry Talks with Ted Kahan of Oasis West Realty and Larry Larson of Citizens Right to Decide Committee about the arguments for and against the project.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry Mantle talks with Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media about all the week's new releases including "Changeling," "High School Musical 3: Senior Year;" "Synecdoche, New York," "Pride and Glory, I've Loved You So Long," and "The Elephant King," among others.
Charlie Kaufman
Larry Mantle talks with Hollywood's most unconventional screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, about his new film, "Synecdoche, New York," which marks his directorial debut.