Lars Von Trier
These days, a Hollywood movie opens around the world the same time it opens in the U.S. — but Americans see fewer foreign movies than ever. Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier talks about his perspective...
View ArticleIn What Language
In the spring of 2001, an Iranian film-maker flew from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires for a film festival. Along the way, he needed to transfer through New York's John F Kennedy airport. But as an Iranian,...
View ArticleSpecial Guest: Walter Murch
Walter Murch is that rare creature — an artist almost universally considered a master in his field. He edits sound and images for movies. His credits include the Godfather, Apocalypse Now, American...
View ArticleGeorge Stevens, Jr. on the Great Moviemakers
Writer, director, producer, and founder of the American Film Institute George Stevens, Jr. talks about the art of making movies. Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers:...
View ArticleA 'Lively' Rant on Popular Film, McCarthyism, and Genre Fiction
The writer, critic, editor, filmmaker, television pioneer, and broadcaster Gilbert Seldes comments on censorship, a favorite topic, in this 1953 broadcast of The Lively Arts. This episode centers...
View ArticleWNYC (and You!) Read the Gettysburg Address
Documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns, most recently of the film "The Address," discusses the film about boys with learning disabilities who memorize and recite the Gettysburg Address, which Abraham Lincoln...
View ArticleMore People With Disabilities in the Arts
The 8th annual ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival kicks off this week: a celebration of actors, filmmakers, and people with disabilities in the arts. Here to discuss more and preview their...
View ArticleAbou Farman on Leonor Caraballo’s “Vision”
In 2012, Studio 360 aired a story about a pair of artists — a husband and wife team named Leonor Caraballo and Abou Farman. In 2008, Caraballo had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She felt a strong...
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