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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 ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • 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
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In her new book The Artist's Compass, Rachel Moore gives practical advice and strategic insight for creating a career in the performing arts.

Bought by KZUM, WMUU-LP, WRIR, and WNJR


  • 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...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP and more


  • 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...

Bought by WMPG, WABE, WMUU-LP, and WLPR


  • 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...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • 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
Shakespeare's World and Ours
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: MIchael Witmore, Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library
Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, talks about the reasons Shakespeare still resonates with us.

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


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
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

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


  • 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...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Vibraphonist and 2016 NEA Jazz Master Gary Burton looks back and ahead
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Gary Burton, Credit: Jimmy Katz
Gary Burton, one of the great jazz virtuosos, take us through his musical journey.

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
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...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • 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....

Bought by KSKQ, KCMJ Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 578 (03/25/16): 10 Cloverfield Lane, Top 5 Terrence Malick Images, FS Madness: Sweet 16
From: WBEZ
Caption: John Gallagher Jr., Mary Elizabeth Winstead & John Goodman in '10 Cloverfield Lane'
"10 Cloverfield Lane" finds a woman holed up in a bunker with John Goodman. But is the monster inside or outside? Adam and Josh review, and try to ...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Director of the Museum of African Art, is a force to be reckoned with
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Credit: Jessica Suworoff, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Johnnetta Cole remembers when she wasn't allowed in museums because of segregation, and that informs her determination to inspire a love of art mu...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
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...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, KFCF FM, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • 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...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
"Art and Healing" at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, Sam Miltich at Itasca Community College, and the Itasca Symphony Orchestra in Coleraine
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing reviews the abstract paintings and sculptures at the "Art and Healing" at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids; Sam Miltich at It...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:10
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.

Bought by WABE, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


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

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