Burt Bacharach
The career of composer Burt Bacharach (The Look Of Love , Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Alfie , Magic Moments, I Say A Little Prayer) encompasses every decade of the last 50 years. He hits the 21st century with his newest DC, At This Time, and talks with us about these socially-conscious songs.
2 Aug 200629min
Marshall Fine
Elvis Mitchell hosts author-critic Marshall Fine ( Bloody Sam:The Life And Films of Sam Peckinpah and Harvey Keitel:The Art of Darkness) whose new book is Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film.
26 Juli 200629min
Margo Jefferson
On Michael Jackson, is a loaded phrase and, in Margo Jefferson's hands, a book as provocative as its title. The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times book critic examines the ever-changing king of pop in her book-length essay.
19 Juli 200629min
Wesley Strick
Screen writer Wesley Strick's output (Arachnophobia, The Tie That Binds) includes having put an updated spin on an old case with the remake of Cape Fear, that he wrote for Martin Scorsese. With his first novel, Out There in the Dark, he once again borrows something old to make something new, folding film history and politics into a behind-the-scene tale.
12 Juli 200629min
Hazel Rowley
Elvis Mitchell hosts writer Hazel Rowley ( Richard Wright: The Life and Times and Christina Stead: A Biography) whose new book is T--te----T--te: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre.
5 Juli 200629min
Bryan Singer
From The Usual Suspects to The X-Men, Bryan Singer is fascinated with secrets, which makes his just the right director for Superman Returns.
28 Juni 200629min
Kevin Bacon
After a significant career of acting in films (The Woodsman, Mystic River, Apollo 13), Kevin Bacon is returning to the other side of the camera as director of Loverboy, his second film in that role.
21 Juni 200629min
Walter Hill
Walter Hill redefined the action though a group of films -- The Warriors, 48 Hours, Hard Times, Southern Comfort -- that have become iconic. His newest project is a western miniseries, Broken Trail, for AMC. He'll discuss action and character.
14 Juni 200629min
