The election home stretch - this is it. What does the state Secretary of State do, anyway? Elections! FilmWeek: Saw 3-D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, and more. Scariest horror movies, past & present.
Election season enters home stretch
Voters have just a few days left to make up their minds before Election Day on Nov. 2. Have you decided who you’re voting for - Fiorina or Boxer, Whitman or Brown? Or perhaps you’re casting your ballot for one of the lesser-known candidates? What about the props and initiatives? If you’re still undecided, what’s it going to take for you to choose? Is there a particular political ad or informative moment in the debates that influenced you one way or the other? Maybe even something you heard right here on KPCC? Larry opens the phones and takes the electorate’s pulse.
Election for California’s next elections chief - Bowen vs. Dunn
The fraught politics of this election season extend beyond the big campaigns, to bids for lesser-known statewide positions. In the race for California’s next Secretary of State, Dem incumbent Debra Bowen is battling GOP newcomer Damon Dunn. Bowen points to her track record of defending the integrity of state voting, while Dunn hopes to extend registration efforts to minority voters. The victor will be responsible for monitoring the integrity of state voting, election contributions, and new technology meant to smooth registration and access to information. How do Bowen and Dunn propose to do all that? Will incumbent experience or newbie enthusiasm win?
Guests:
Damon Dunn, Republican candidate for California Secretary of State; real estate developer and former NFL football player
Debra Bowen, Democratic incumbent candidate for California Secretary of State
FilmWeek: Saw 3-D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, and others
KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Saw 3-D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, Wild Target and Shake Hands With The Devil among others….TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and The Christian Science Monitor
Scariest horror movies, past & present
Shutter Island, Daybreakers and The Wolfman are among the top scary movies of 2010, so far. But if you’re looking to set a spooky mood for Halloween, there are plenty of classics that could scare the bejeebers out of you and your friends. Think: The Exorcist, The Omen, The Blair Witch Project, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Carrie. Larry and critics host an unofficial “FilmWeek Rally to Restore FEAR and/or FEAR.” What horror flicks terrify you most? Which ones might be good sources for last-minute Halloween costume ideas?
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and The Christian Science Monitor