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Composed by Rosanne Cash
Composed by Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
August 20, 2010
00:58:11
Rosanne Cash, daughter of music legend Johnny Cash, shares some stories and plays a couple of songs. She performs on a custom-made Martin D-41 guitar donated by America's oldest brewery, Yuengling.
Colson Whitehead Reads from Sag Harbor
Colson Whitehead Reads from Sag Harbor
Colson Whitehead
August 4, 2010
00:37:22
Former MacArthur Fellowship recipient and award-winning author Colson Whitehead reads from his book Sag Harbor, which is newly released in paperback. Benji Cooper is one of the few black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan.
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
Tom Bissell
June 29, 2010
00:45:32
Journalist and critic (and avid video gamer) Tom Bissell takes a deeper look into video game culture. His new book, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter takes a serious look at a much-dismissed topic.
Drawing Attention: Cartooning with Mike Luckovich
Drawing Attention: Cartooning with Mike Luckovich
Mike Luckovich
June 27, 2010
01:06:00
Mike Luckovich, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist, talks about the "hows" and "whys" of his art. Image
Life As Art
Life As Art
D.A. Pennebaker
June 20, 2010
01:17:00
Filmmakers discuss capturing living-being art, from the Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, to self-assigned garbage recyclers near Rio de Janeiro. Panelists include: D.A.
Producing the Independent Narrative Feature Film
Christine Vachon
June 19, 2010
00:42:49
Producers of several of the most anticipated independent dramatic releases of the coming year discuss the trials and joys of getting their pictures made.
Documentaries: Based on a True Story
Rob Epstein
June 18, 2010
01:00:00
Looking at the broader question of "what is true" in documentaries (given that filmmakers choose which images and information to present), this discussion also looks at how successful directing teams make the choices they do.
Portuguese Cinema Today
Miguel Valverde
June 17, 2010
00:56:54
Miguel Valverde, co-director and programmer for IndieLisboa, Lisbon's premiere festival for international and independent filmmaking; and Ivo Ferreira, director of April Showers, discuss the state of Portuguese filmmaking today.