“It would be like Rome selling the Vatican to the Japanese to make it a hotel, and hiring the Pope as a bellboy,” he deadpans – from Bloomberg’s review1 of the new BBC drama "The Last Days of Lehman Brothers"

… and the NYT has the scoop2 on "American Casino" — here’s the trailer:

Any Doomers actually see these things?  Ideas for better productions?3

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[1]: "Lehman Brothers Collapses All Over Again in BBC Drama: Review", by Farah Nayeri, Bloomberg, September 4, 2009.

[2]: "Movie review — ‘American Casino’: Meltdown on Wall Street, and Homeowners Left in the Lurch on Main Street", by Stephen Holden, New York Times, September 2, 2009.

[3]: Igor’s already signed up to lay waste to a Vacantville in next summer’s big disaster blockbuster ;)