FilmWeek

Larry talks with Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com about the Toronto International Film Festival, and he talks with Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com about the Anime Bento Festival beginning next week.

Between 1968 and 1972 nine American spacecraft traveled to the Moon and 12 men walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Larry talks with director David Sington about his new documentary, In the Shadow of the Moon, which brings together surviving crew members from every Apollo mission that flew to the Moon to tell their story in their own words.

Larry talks with NBC film critic Jeffrey Lyons about some of the most notable and interesting Fall films.

In 1997 reporter, J.R. Moehringer wrote a feature for the Los Angeles Times Magazine about Bob Satterfield, a former professional boxer Moehringer discovered living on the streets of Santa Ana. Ten years later that article became the basis of the new feature film, Resurrecting the Champ. Ted talks about the story and its journey from page to screen with Moehringer and the film's director, Rod Lurie.

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.

Today marks the opening of India Splendor, a six-day festival of Indian film, fashion and Art in Los Angeles. As India prepares to mark its 60th anniversary of independence, the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television, along with communications giant MGlobalTrust, have embarked on an ambitious presentation of Indian Culture to the United States. Larry talks with Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi of MGlobalTrust and actor and director Rishi Kapoor about the upcoming events and the growing Bollywood presence in American film and culture.

Women have certainly made gains in the film and television industry over the past decades, but how do female writers, directors, and producers affect the content we see? Larry talks about how women's voices have changed the dynamics of the entertainment industry with Jane Fleming of Women In Film, and writer and producer Jill Soloway, whose credits include Grey's Anatomy and Six Feet Under.

Larry talks with documentarian David Stenn about his new film, Girl 27, which uncovers a long-forgotten Hollywood scandal in 1937. The film opens today.

Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for CityBeat, discuss this week's new releases, including Hairspray, Goya's Ghosts, Sunshine, Cashback, David & Layla, and Ten Canoes.

It's a time of desperation for Internet radio fans, as broadcasters will soon be faced with heightened fees after a federal appeals court refused to block a decision by Congress earlier this year to increase music royalties. The rates will steadily hike through 2010, with more than 20 percent increases per year. Patt discusses the devastating effects this may have for smaller, independent broadcasters. * Eliot Van Buskirk, columnist and blogger for Wired.com * Jake Ward, spokesperson for SaveNetRadio.org, coalition of artists, labels, listeners and webcasters