Fourth of July and the fleeting American dream. Larry Crown, Casey Anthony and various other ramblings.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Part II, The Best Picture race and that 5% and more.

Box office and Best Picture chances of Harry Potter -- and that pesky 5%, powerful women in Hollywood, the demise of video stores and carmageddon!

Phil Contrino is back -- Harry Potter's box office, Captain America, Cowboys and Aliens and why Sasha never goes to see movies.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Andy Serkis' potential Oscar chances, the rigid Academy, The Help, The Whistleblower and a meditation on the boomer generation...

The Help and its box office, oscar potential for Viola Davis in supporting or lead, romantic comedies, deeper implications and or charges of racism in The Help

Oscar prospects for Best Picture for The Help, box office for One Day. Politics and religion per our usual ramble. Also discussed a bit of the themes in Vera Farmiga's Higher Ground.

Talking the hurricane hype and going over the Gurus of Gold's choices for Best Picture of the year - various other topics.

From the Telluride Film Fest - Shame, A Dangerous Method, Butter, The Descendants, Glenn Close and Albert Nobbs.

Moneyball, Drive's box office, the chances of Brad Pitt, Glenn Close, and a talk about the Best Picture race.