Patricia Chui

Angie, Patricia and their very special guest -- Dave McCoy, senior producer at MSN Movies -- engage in a rousing discussion of whether or not 'Where the Wild Things Are' is appropriate for kids, what makes the Coen brothers' 'A Serious Man' one of Dave's favorite movies of the year, and what the heck happened with Gerard Butler's career?

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It's a slow weekend for movies, but that doesn't mean Angie, Kevin, Patricia and Tommy don't have anything to talk about, as they dissect the layered nuances of 'Couples Retreat' and discuss the Oscar buzz surrounding Carey Mulligan's performance in 'An Eduction' -- as well as the other early shoo-ins to nab Oscar nods.


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Halloween is approaching, and we're giving out treats: tips on how to dress like your favorite movie characters.

The Costume: 'Up' odd couple of elderly grump Carl Fredricksen and Wilderness Explorer Russell

What You'll Need: For Carl: high-waisted, dark brown pants (try these from Wal-Mart), white dress shirt with cuffs rolled up (Sears), suspenders (Amazon), tweed jacket (try your local vintage store), glasses (Amazon), newspaper, helium balloons (Balloon Time), perpetual scowl.

'Whip It' -- it's not just a song by Devo anymore. (Whip it good! Hey!)

Nope, it's now also a movie -- Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, in fact. 'Whip It,' which opens Oct. 2, stars Ellen Page as an unhappy beauty pageant contestant who casts away her tiara when she discovers the joys of roller derby.

It's a chick flick, it's a sports movie, it's a coming-of-age story ... it's one of the most buzzed-about films of the season.

We're thrilled that we've landed both Barrymore and Page for our Unscripted series of interviews, so they'll be grilling each other using fan questions. That means, if you want them to talk about 'Juno,' 'E.T.,' girl power or how they got those sweet roller derby moves, they may end up doing just that.

Angie, Kevin and Patricia discuss last week's box office results, in which the animated 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' toppled Megan Fox horror flick 'Jennifer's Body.' Has the Megan Fox backlash begun, or was this just a case of misdirected marketing? And speaking of 'Jennifer's Body' writer Diablo Cody, what will her movie adaptation of 'Sweet Valley High' be like?

All that, plus we look forward to this weekend's movies, including the 'Fame' remake (does it even remotely resemble the original?), the Bruce Willis movie 'Surrogates' (how is it NOT like 'The Matrix'?) and the horror movie 'Paranormal Activity' (is it truly the new 'The Blair Witch Project'?). Oh ... and there's singing. Bad singing.

RIP, Patrick Swayze -- Angie and Patricia (and engineer Josh) wonder, is this really the summer of death, or just the age of more celebrities? Plus: Will 'Twilight' stars have careers when the franchise is over? And new in theaters: 'Jennifer's Body,' 'The Informant!' and 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.'

Actor Patrick Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 14 at 57 years of age, had a career spanning 30 years. Though his most iconic role was that of street-tough dancer Johnny Castle in 'Dirty Dancing,' he also played everything from a rebel leader to a hockey player to a drag queen to a surfing criminal.

Take a look back, in list form and photos, at Patrick Swayze's movies and movie roles.