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FilmWeek

FilmWeek for Aug 17, 2007

Larry talks to youth culture experts and a television critic about the Disney Channel's smash "tween" hit franchise, High School Musical. The sequel, High School Musical 2 premieres tonight on the Disney Channel. Joining Larry to talk about this word-of-mouth phenomenon are Marisa Meltzer, co-author of the book How Sassy Changed My Life, Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara and Tina Wells, CEO of Buzz Marketing Group.

Larry talks to youth culture experts and a television critic about the Disney Channel's smash "tween" hit franchise, High School Musical. The sequel, High School Musical 2 premieres tonight on the Disney Channel. Joining Larry to talk about this word-of-mouth phenomenon are Marisa Meltzer, co-author of the book How Sassy Changed My Life, Los Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara and Tina Wells, CEO of Buzz Marketing Group.

Plus Larry talks with critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media about the week's new releases including The Invasion, Superbad, Death at a Funeral, Delirious, Splinter, Siete Dias, and The King of Kong.