Congress is racing to pass legislation pouring an additional $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped "Cash for Clunkers" program. However, some legislators are demanding higher fuel efficiency standards. Larry Mantle discusses the details of the program and hears from listeners about their experiences.
Larry Mantle and critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Lael Loewenstein of Variety discuss the week’s new film releases including Adam, Funny People, Thirst, The Cove, Local Color, and The English Surgeon, among others.
Visionary filmmaker Werner Herzog kept a diary during the making of his epic film "Fitzcarraldo." The lavish 1982 film told the story of a would-be rubber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill in order to access rich rubber territory. The film won the Outstanding Director Prize at 1982's Cannes Film Festival. Shot in the Amazon, Herzog later spoke of the difficulties in producing the film. "Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo" (Ecco, 2009) is Herzog's diary that he kept during the film. From weather conditions, language barriers to casting troubles Werner Herzog joins Larry to talk about one of his greatest achievements.
