Film Club of the Air: Borat, Volver, Babel, Casino Royale

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Published November 15, 2006 at 7:52 AM PST

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Hollywood studios often release their best films this time of year, our Film Club critics will have plenty to say about what you should and shouldn’t see over the Thanksgiving holidays. We cover

Film Club of the Air: Borat, Volver, Babel, Casino Royale

Tom Fudge : Will America survive Borat ? We’ll talk about the fumbling adventures of a fake Kazakh journalist and review three other new movies on the Film Club of the Air. The new movie Borat is vulgar, misogynist, racist and movie audiences really, really like it. We’ll talk about the provocative comic masterwork by British actor and filmmaker Sacha Baron Cohen. Also, Pedro Almadovar “returns” with a new movie about women called Volver . A celebrated Mexican film maker tells a global story of random connections called Babel. And Bond, James Bond, returns in the form of actor Daniel Craig in the remake of Casino Royale .

Borat is currently playing in area theaters. 
Volver opens Wednesday, November 22nd at Landmark’s Hillcrest cinemas.
Babel is currently playing in area theaters.
Casino Royale opens Friday at area theaters.

Guests

Beth Accomando , KPBS film critic.
Scott Marks , film critic for the Gay and Lesbian Times.