Apr 28 Conversation: Sir Patrick Stewart Stars in ‘Hamlet’ Tonight on PBS By Molly Finnegan Tonight on PBS, Great Performances presents the television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2009 production of "Hamlet." David Tennant stars as Hamlet to Sir Patrick Stewart's ambitious but flawed Claudius. Continue reading
Apr 28 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Tim O’Brien’s ‘The Things They Carried’ Turns 20 By Molly Finnegan Thursday on the NewsHour, a book about war that has stood the test of time. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tim O'Brien about his landmark work, "The Things They Carried," a piece of fiction based on the author's experience serving in… Continue reading
Apr 23 Conversation: PBS President Paula Kerger Making a Push for More Arts Programming By Tom LeGro The "Public Broadcasting Service":http://video.pbs.org/feature/149/ -- our home -- has a long tradition of showcasing the arts. But it's also true that programs featuring performances and exhibitions are not as pervasive and prominent on the nightly schedule as in the past. Continue reading
Apr 21 Conversation: Tribeca Film Festival Opens Amid Changing Industry By Tom LeGro Wednesday marks the premiere of the ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival. Over the next 12 days, the festival will screen 496 films, out of the 5,050 features and shorts that were submitted, from 38 different countries -- the most submissions… Continue reading
Apr 19 Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry, Rae Armantrout By Tom LeGro This year's winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry is Rae Armantrout for her book, "Versed."… Continue reading
Apr 16 Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction, Paul Harding By Molly Finnegan This year's Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction was not a bestseller or a blockbuster. Its author was not a big name, and its publisher, too -- a small imprint called Bellevue Literary Press, run out of the NYU Medical School… Continue reading
Apr 15 Conversation: Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music, Jennifer Higdon By Tom LeGro Composer Jennifer Higdon is the recipient of this year's Pulitzer Prize in Music. Continue reading
Apr 09 Conversation: Musician Brad Mehldau By Jason Breslow On his latest album, pianist Brad Mehldau takes listeners on a journey where each track become like stops on a road trip. A mix of jazz, classical and pop, the double-disc release, "Highway Rider," was a collaboration with producer Jon… Continue reading
Apr 02 Conversation: Alfred Molina Plays Painter Mark Rothko in ‘Red’ By Molly Finnegan In "Red", a new drama by John Logan, abstract artist Mark Rothko speaks his mind about art and life and battles with a young assistant as the two prepares a commission of blood-colored murals. Veteran actor Alfred Molina (acclaimed most… Continue reading
Mar 26 Conversation: Open Letter’s Translated Works Find a Ready Audience By Molly Finnegan Open Letter Books, a small press operating out of the University of Rochester in New York, is trying to offer those readers a head start. Unlike some large publishing houses that occasionally release translated works, Open Letter only publishes works… Continue reading