FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor discuss the week's new releases including "Frost/Nixon," "Cadillac Records," "The Black Balloon," "Hunger, and One Day You'll Understand."

Larry Mantle talks with Andy Klein of CityBeat and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat about all the week's new releases including "Australia," "Milk," "Four Christmases," and "Transporter 3," among others.

Larry Mantle talks with Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, and Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian for amazon.com about the week's new releases including "Bolt," "Twilight," "The Dukes," "Eden," "Toots," and "I Can't Think Straight."

Larry Mantle talks with USA Today film critic Claudia Puig and CityBeat film editor Andy Klein about this week's new releases including "Quantum of Solace," "Slumdog Millionaire," "The Alphabet Killer," "A Christmas Tale," "JCVD," "Pray The Devil Back To Hell," and others.

Larry Mantle talks with KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, animation critic Charles Solomon of amazon.com, and Claudia Puig of USA Today about the week's new films including "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," "Role Models," "Soul Men," "The Boy In Striped Pajamas," "Ballast," "The World Unseen," and the documentaries, "Stranded," and "Dear Zachary."

In light of Halloween, Larry Mantle talks with Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor and Wade Major of CityBeat and boxoffice.com and takes listener calls about your favorite scary and horror films.

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.

Larry Mantle talks with Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Claudia Puig of USA Today about the week's new film openings including "W," "The Secret Life of Bees," "What Just Happened," "Max Payne," and the documentaries "Saving Marriage" and "Morning Light."

Larry Mantle talks with Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat about this week's new film openings including "Body of Lies," "RocknRolla," "The Express," "Lola Montes," "City of Ember," "Happy Go Lucky" and "Ashes of Time Redux," among others.

He's the Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability, a former Goldman Sachs executive, and the man who has been tapped to oversee the government's $700 billion rescue plan for the financial markets. Exactly who is the 35-year-old and what are his plans for the bailout? * Neil Irwin, National Economy Correspondent for the Washington Post.