Feb 18 The Films Are Alive With the Art of Foley By Lauren Knapp In a movie, some elements are designed to stand out and take center stage. Yet Oscar-winning sound editor Richard King says he's done his job well when the sound works to enhance the picture and not draw attention to itself. Continue reading
Feb 16 Conversation: Borders Files for Bankruptcy By Molly Finnegan On Wednesday, the bookstore chain Borders filed for Chapter 11 reorganization after accumulating more than $1 billion in debt and failing to pay publishers that supply its inventory. Continue reading
Feb 11 Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 2 of 2 By Tom LeGro We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world. Continue reading
Feb 10 Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 1 of 2 By Tom LeGro We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world. Continue reading
Jan 31 Monday’s NewsHour: Roger Rosenblatt Has Advice for Writers By Molly Finnegan Monday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown interviews Roger Rosenblatt about his advice to writers. Continue reading
Jan 28 Conversation: Ed Ruscha By Molly Finnegan Now on show at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, "Ed Ruscha: Road Tested" is a collection of photographs, paintings and prints inspired by the artist's love of driving across America. Continue reading
Jan 27 Conversation: Kevin MacDonald, Director of ‘Life in a Day’ By Tom LeGro For "Life in a Day," a 90-minute documentary film, Kevin MacDonald, with the help of a team of researchers, pieced together real-life footage selected from more than 80,000 YouTube submissions (which added up to over 4,500 hours of tape) all… Continue reading
Jan 26 Wednesday: Poetry Amid the Rubble By Molly Finnegan More from Jeffrey Brown's last report from his recent trip to Haiti, one year after the earthquake. Continue reading
Jan 25 Conversation: Frank Gehry’s New World Center Opens in Miami By Tom LeGro The New World Center in Miami is set to open Tuesday. Designed by architect Frank Gehry, the building will be the new home for the New World Symphony. Jeffrey Brown talks to the architect. Continue reading
Jan 21 Conversation: Sundance Film Festival By Tom LeGro This year's Sundance Film Festival runs from Jan. 20 to 30. Jeffrey Brown talks to two people who work year-round to put it together: John Cooper, the festival director; and Trevor Groth, the director of programming. Continue reading