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Filmspotting 594 (07/15/16): Top 5 Films of 2016 (So Far)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Anya Taylor in 'The Witch'
The 2016 box office has been dominated by the usual suspects -- animated films from Pixar and Disney, caped crusaders, sequels. But with half the y...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Billy McComiskey plays traditional Irish music at its finest1
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Billy McComiskey, Credit: Edwin Remsburg, Remburg Inc.
Button accordionist and 2016 National Heritage fellow billy McComiskey plays beautifully and builds a community for irish music.

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 2
Filmspotting 592 (07/01/16): The BFG, The Top 5 Children’s Book Adaptations
From: WBEZ
Caption: Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in 'The BFG'
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda" -- Roald Dahl’s children’s books are equal parts magical whimsy and sin...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 590 (06/17/16): Body Double ('Blindspotting' Review), Contemporary Nordic Cinema Marathon with Roy Andersson's You the Living
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Scene from Brian De Palma's 1984 'Body Double'
Director Brian De Palma made his mark in the ‘70s alongside contemporaries like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg. But 40 ...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Amy Jordan: Making the impossible possible through dance.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: "Alive" Victory Dance Project, Credit: Jordan Hiraldo
Founding her company after a near-fatal accident, Amy Jordan’s choreography is an exuberant affirmation of dance.

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 589 (06/10/16): The Royal Tenenbaums (Sacred Cow Review), Top 5 Films To Show Your Kids
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'The Royal Tenenbaums'
Back in 2001, Wes Anderson was known as the director of the modest indie hit "Rushmore." Then came "The Royal Tenenbaums," with its family full of ...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Rachel Moore: What an Artist Needs to Do
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Piece image
In her new book The Artist's Compass, Rachel Moore gives practical advice and strategic insight for creating a career in the performing arts.

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 588 (06/03/16): Top 5 Movie Rivalries, Sunset Song
From: WBEZ
Caption: Agyness Deyn in Terence Davies' critically acclaimed 'Sunset Song'
In music writer Steven Hyden's provocatively titled new book "Your Favorite Band is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning o...

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  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 587 (05/27/16): The Lobster, Rebecca Miller interview (Maggie's Plan)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in 'The Lobster'
If the long-anticipated "The Lobster" didn't make it to U.S. theaters soon, Adam and Josh were threatening to transform into crustaceans in protest...

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  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Veteran Artist Program: Artists in Action
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Veteran Artist Program :The Home Show
The arts and military service are less dissimilar than you might think. That's why Veteran and singer Brian McDonald founded the Veteran Artist Pr...

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  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 586 (05/20/16): The Nice Guys, Last Days in the Desert, Top 5 Films of 1987
From: WBEZ
Caption: Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in 'The Nice Guys'
The buddy crime picture is a well-worn movie genre, but the right combination of players can still make it seem fresh. Enter "The Nice Guys" with R...

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  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
Kassie Hilgert turns a rust belt graveyard into an arts center.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: SteelStacks, Credit: Jonathan Davies
Reclaiming the abandoned Bethlehem Steel Plant for the arts gives a region new life

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
National Book Award winner James McBride looks at the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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McBride’s latest book looks to understand what shaped James Brown-- one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Bought by WABE and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
Filmspotting 585 (05/13/16): April and the Extraordinary World, Chicago Critics Film Fest, Contemporary Nordic Cinema Marathon
From: WBEZ
Caption: Scene from 'April and the Extraordinary World'
Comic artist Jacques Tardi is little known in the U.S but revered in his native France. His expressionistic, historical graphic novels are the insp...

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  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 584 (05/06/16): Captain America: Civil War, Key & Peele's Keanu, Top 5 Summer Movie Preview
From: WBEZ
Caption: Anthony Mackie, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen and Sebastian Stan in 'Captain America: Civil War.'
Even if you’re a comic book fan, it’s possible that you’re feeling some Marvel Movie fatigue. But one of the surprising things about the dozen or s...

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  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 583 (04/29/16): Green Room, Top 5 Single Location Movies
From: WBEZ
Caption: Patrick Stewart and Brent Werzner in Jeremy Saulnier's 'Green Room', Credit: Broad Green Pictures
When they finally get around to making Filmspotting: The Movie, it will be eligible for a future revisit of this week’s Top 5: Single Location Film...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Mickey Rowe: Acting with Autism
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Mickey Rowe
A young professional autistic actor makes his difference work on the stage

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  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Poet Jan Beatty gives voice to the working class
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jan Beatty
Jan Beatty's poetry is unsentimental and clear-eyed about blue-collar work and the people who do it.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 581 (04/15/16): Everybody Wants Some!!, Top 5 Richard Linklater Scenes, Championship Round of Filmspotting Madness
From: WBEZ
Caption: Richard Linklater's 'Everybody Wants Some!!'
Richard Linlaker’s last film was an ambitious Best Picture nominee that landed on just about every critic's 2014 Top 10 list. That was "Boyhood." T...

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 580 (04/08/16): Midnight Special, Elaine May Marathon #4 - Ishtar, FS Madness: Final 4
From: WBEZ
Caption: 'Midnight Special'
Beloved by critics (including Adam and Josh), filmmaker Jeff Nichols made a bid for popular success in 2012 with "Mud." But when "Mud" didn’t catch...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 579 (04/01/16): Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Top 5 Batman/Superman Movie Moments
From: WBEZ
Caption: 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'
With Josh away this week, Adam made elaborate plans for a special Justice League-inspired episode. Minus one Wonder Woman, he almost pulled it off....

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 577 (03/18/16): Knight of Cups, Filmspotting Madness, Elaine May Marathon #3 - Mikey and Nicky
From: WBEZ
Caption: Cate Blanchett & Christian Bale in Terrence Malick's 'Knight of Cups'
Since returning in the late '90s with "The Thin Red Line," director Terrence Malick has spent the past couple of decades producing enigmatic master...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Irish Novelist Belinda McKeon
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Belinda McKeon , Credit: Will Chancellor
Novelist Belinda McKeon: Writing 21st century Ireland

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 560 REBROADCAST (03/11/16): Crimson Peak, Bridge of Spies, Top 5 Cold War Movies
From: WBEZ
Caption: Mark Rylance and Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's 'Bridge of Spies'
With the Academy Awards just behind us, we revisit our review of multi-award nominee, Stephen Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies." The Cold War drama to...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Playwright Kirsten Greenidge keeps it real
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Playwright Kirsten Greenidge
In her new work Baltimore, playwright Kirsten Greenidge grapples with the issue of race on college campuses.

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4