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Filmspotting 565 (12/04/15): Kent Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut director) Interview, Top 5 Film Books
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: François Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock in scene from film 'Hitchcock/Truffaut'
Based on a true story and made in the same decade as Hitchcock masterpieces "Strangers on a Train," "Rear Window" and "Vertigo," 1956's "The Wrong ...

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


  • Added: Dec 04, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Actor Wayne Carr's life on the stage: It was meant to be.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Wayne Carr as Pericles caught in storm at sea., Credit: Teresa Wood
From Pericles to Tupac Shakur, Wayne Carr has the uncanny ability to embody fully-realized characters.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
Arts Review ~ November 26, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing visits the Artists In Residence room at Old Central School in Grand Rapids, and reviews the magical-realism Native flora and fauna wo...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:14
Filmspotting 564.5 (11/27/15): 2015 Golden Brick Preview Special
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Scenes from this year's 'Golden Brick' film nominees
We hope you haven’t had your fill of leftovers because on this week’s show Josh and Adam start their look back at the year in film with their annua...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, KCPW Salt Lake City, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Director and playwright Tazewell Thompson: Bringing it to the stage.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Soloman Howard as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the company of Appomattox at Washington National Opera , Credit: Scott Suchman
Tazewell Thompson may be wowing critics and audiences with his direction of the opera Appomattox, but he’s an equally brilliant theater director an...

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


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Arts Review ~ November 19, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing reviews the The 13th annual “It’s Only Clay” exhibit at Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, juried and curated by Butch Holden, Bemidji ...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:13
Filmspotting 564 (11/20/15): Mockingjay - Part 2, Top 5 Ensemble Movies, Spotlight
From: WBEZ
Caption: Characters from 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2'
"The Hunger Games" series could have settled for pleasing its YA fan base, but its success at the box office – and (mostly) with critics – shows a ...

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


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley and the great work possible through city design
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Opening Day of Spoleto USA, 2015
After 40 years, Mayor Riley steps down, leaving a legacy that privileges the public sphere and beauty in the everyday.

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


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 563 (11/13/15): Spectre, Top 5 Bond Tropes
From: WBEZ
Caption: Daniel Craig as 007 James Bond in 'Spectre'
Daniel Craig’s James Bond is more serious, more human and more haunted than his predecessors. Does that make him the best? (Yes, actually it does.)...

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


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Actor Jane Alexander takes a look back.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jane Alexander, Credit: Joan marcus
Jane Alexander reflects on her time at the NEA, her life-long love affair with theater, and the centrality of art to the human experience.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
Arts Review ~ November 5, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing reviews Mozart's "The Magic Flute" at the DECC Symphony Hall in Duluth, presented by the Minnesota Opera; and the second annual "Peas...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:48
Arts Review ~ October 29, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing reviews Todd Herbert's "Selected Works, 1999-2014" at the Talley Gallery at Bemidji State University; The Annual Members Show at the ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:43
“Text as Image, Image as Text"
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Alexandra Grant
Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Alexandra Grant, exploring her use of language to combine art and literature.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2015
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 1
Comic Book Artist and Writer Mike Mignola tells us how Hellboy came to be
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Mike Mignola's Hellboy
After all this time, Mike Mignola still loves drawing monsters

Bought by KZUM, WNJR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 561 (10/30/15): Edward Scissorhands 'Sacred Cow' review, Top 5 Films of 1990
From: WBEZ
Caption: Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder in 'Edward Scissorhands'
Twenty-five years ago, the movies gave us Schwarzenegger on Mars, “Best Director Kevin Costner,” and iconic performances like Kathy Bates’ Annie Wi...

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


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 8
Richard Hunt--One of the giants of American sculpture.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Richard Hunt in his studio, Credit: Tom McCormick
Richard Hunt talks about creating large pieces of abstract art for public spaces and reflects on his time on the National Council of the Arts

Bought by WNJR and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Arts Review ~ October 22, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing visits the annual St. Paul Art Crawl; reviews Theater Latte Da’s production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street at the...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 03:53
Filmspotting 560 (10/23/15): Crimson Peak, Bridge of Spies, Top 5 Cold War Movies
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Jessica Chastain in Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak'
Josh and guest host Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) are visited by the 'Ghost of Fights over Guillermo del Toro Movies Past' for their divisive ...

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


  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Arts Interchange - Zac Little of Saintseneca: To Shake the Ache
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Doug Storm talks to singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zac Little of Saintseneca, an American folk rock band from Columbus, Ohio, about Ap...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 47:34
Playwright Karen Zacarias does it all!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: A scene from Destiny of Desire, Credit: C. Stanley Photography.
Karen Zacarias is the most produced Latina playwright in the nation. Now, she brings the telenovela to the stage with Destiny of Desire

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
Filmspotting 559 (10/16/15): Steve Jobs, Top 5 Back-to-Back Movies
From: WBEZ
Caption: Michael Fassbender in the title role in Danny Boyle's 'Steve Jobs'
How hard is it to make two great films back to back? Turns out, most legendary directors have done it. Our recent Ridley Scott Death Match poll bet...

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


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Fresh Talk: Cesar Cornejo
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Havana Museum of Contemporary Art, Credit: Cesar Cornejo
Peruvian artist Cesar Cornejo talks about his project for the 12th Havana Biennial.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:18
Filmspotting 558 (10/09/15): The Martian, CIFF Preview
From: WBEZ
Caption: Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's adaptation of 'The Martian'
Telluride, Venice, Toronto, New York… they’ve had their fun. Now it’s Chicago’s turn, as the Fall film festival season sweeps into the Windy City f...

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


  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Flying with Dolly Jacobs!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dolly Jacobs, Credit: Richard Czina
Most kids run away from home to join the circus. For aerialist and 2015 National Heritage Fellow, Dolly Jacobs, it was a family affair.

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


  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 557 (10/02/15): Sicario, Top 5 Breaking Up the Boys' Club Movies
From: WBEZ
Caption: Emily Blunt in 'Sicario'
Adam and Josh held out hope that fellow critics Tasha Robinson and Dana Stevens might come crashing into the studio to share *their* Top 5 Breaking...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7

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