Ebert & Roeper: 10-1-06

Richard Roeper and Guest Critic, Actor/Writer/Producer and Director, Kevin Smith reviews "The Departed" (A Riveting, Intense and Compelling Police Drama Thriller Remake Based on the Hong Kong film, "Infernal Affairs". From director, Martin Scorsese. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen and Amy Ryan.); "The Last King of Scotland" (A Gripping, Brutal and Powerful Film from director, Peter MacDonald with Forest Whitaker in his brilliant performance as the Ugandan Dictator, Idi Amin and James McAvoy as his advisor, along with Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson.); "Open Season" (One of Sony Pictures Animation's first CGI Animated film about an Bear and a Dear trying to survive in the neck of Shooting Season at the Woods. Starring: Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher.); "The Guardian" (Action-Adventure Drama set in the U.S. Coast Guard from director, Andrew Davis. Starring: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher in another movie after "Open Season", Sela Ward and Clancy Brown.); "The Queen"; "School for Scoundrels" (A Hilarious, Raunchy Comedy with "Bad Santa" Billy Bob Thorton and "Napoleon Dynamite" Jon Heder.) and "Beer League".

Thumbs Up Video: "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"; "Down in the Valley" and "The Notorious Bettie Page". Roeper's pick is "Thank You For Smoking" And Smith's pick is "Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5" on DVD. And a recap of Today's Program.

Recorded on KATU ABC 2 in Portland, Oregon with Commercials intact.