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Filmmaker Andrea Arnold On 'American Honey' And Preserving Mystery In Film

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:57:12 -0400

Arnold's latest film, which won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a group of abandoned teenagers who travel together selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door.

In 'You're The Worst,' Even The Most Flawed Characters Find Love

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:57:00 -0400

Producer Stephen Falk and actress Aya Cash discuss their FXX series about two self-centered people who fall in love. The characters are "stand-ins for the dark parts of all of us," Falk says.

Old West Gunslinging Meets Futuristic Androids In HBO's 'Westworld'

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:12:42 -0400

HBO's latest series is a high-tech theme park, whose visitors get to live out their wildest dreams of being in the Old West. Critic John Powers calls Westworld an "unexpectedly resonant show."

Journalist Says Trump Foundation May Have Engaged In 'Self-Dealing'

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:56:00 -0400

Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold says the Trump Foundation doesn't operate like a typical charity: "[Trump] doesn't seem to have understood that a charity isn't set up to benefit you."

'Eyes On The Street' Details Jane Jacobs' Efforts To Put Cities First

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:56:00 -0400

Robert Kanigel's new biography recounts the life of Jacobs, a Greenwich Village public intellectual who championed street life and community. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it a powerful work.

The 1961 Fishing Trip That Launched The Beach Boys

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:18:00 -0400

Rock historian Ed Ward takes us back to California's Redondo Pier, where Dennis Wilson and his cousin Mike Love first decided to write a song about surfing. The Beach Boys were formed soon afterwards.

'Kingdom' Examines Afghanistan Through The Prism Of The Karzai Family

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:18:00 -0400

Journalist Joshua Partlow was in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012, a time of corruption, government dysfunction and civilian hostility to U.S. military operations. His new book is A Kingdom of Their Own.

'Deepwater Horizon' Director On The BP Oil Spill And The 'Addictive Dance' For Fuel

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:11:00 -0400

Peter Berg discusses his new film, which recreates the final hours of the oil rig that exploded and sank, causing the BP oil spill. Eleven rig workers died trying to prevent the disaster.

Angel Olsen Sings With Fierceness And Fatalism On 'My Woman'

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:11:00 -0400

Though Olsen sets pain and frustration to music in her latest album, critic Ken Tucker says it's clear that the singer is "very much in control of her emotions and her life."

Fresh Air Weekend: Director Antoine Fuqua; 'Designated Survivor'; Ryan Speedo Green

Sat, 24 Sep 2016 09:00:00 -0400

Fuqua discusses his remake of The Magnificent Seven. Critic John Powers reviews the ABC series, Designated Survivor. Opera singer Green recounts his journey to becoming an opera singer.

It's Hard to Tell Who's Shooting Whom In 'The Magnificent Seven'

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:47:02 -0400

Critic David Edelstein says that despite its irresistible plot, Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 classic Western is ultimately "just another formula revenge picture."

Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:47:02 -0400

Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting pages because "there was something untrue about them." Originally broadcast Sept. 15, 2015.

Fresh Air Remembers 'LA Confidential' Director Curtis Hanson

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:43:55 -0400

Hanson also directed The River Wild, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, 8 Mile and the TV movie Too Big to Fail. He died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 71. Originally broadcast in 1997.

'Narcos' Producer On The Drug War, Colombia And Escobar's Son's Grievances

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:43:55 -0400

Before making Narcos, Eric Newman spent years researching Pablo Escobar's story. He says, "For us ... it was very important to show the most balanced look at the [drug] war we possibly could."

'Magnificent Seven' Director On Staying True To The Original Film's Message

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:25:00 -0400

Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 Western centers on a band of men who have volunteered to save a village from a greedy mine owner. Fuqua says it's a "simple story of [being] in service of others."

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