DVD Reviews 'The Graduate' Returns for 40-Year Reunion Fresh Air September 26, 2007 • Fresh Air's critic-at-large ponders the 40th-anniversary edition DVD of the The Graduate. 'The Graduate' Returns for 40-Year Reunion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14721461/14721446" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review From Earlier Wars, Flight Through Fiction's Lens September 12, 2007 • Fresh Air's critic-at-large tells us about the wartime aviation novels of British writer Derek Robinson, who served in the Royal Air Force. His books include Goshawk Squadron, Damned Good Show, A Good, Clean Fight, and Piece of Cake. From Earlier Wars, Flight Through Fiction's Lens Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14346307/14346306" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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DVD Reviews Rediscovering 'La Jetee' and 'Sans Soleil' on DVD Fresh Air July 16, 2007 • Fresh Air's critic-at-large reviews a new DVD set featuring two masterpieces by French filmmaker Chris Marker: 1962's La Jetee and 1984's Sans Soleil. The first is a science-fiction story set in a post-apocalyptic Paris; the narrator of the brilliantly perceptive Sans Soleiltells viewers about the letters she's received from a globe-trotting friend; her monologue is accompanied by footage from around the world. Rediscovering 'La Jetee' and 'Sans Soleil' on DVD Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12004490/12004650" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Arts & Life Spaghetti Westerns, Served Up on a DVD Platter Fresh Air June 21, 2007 • The Sergio Leone Anthology includes A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Duck, You Sucker. Spaghetti Westerns, Served Up on a DVD Platter Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11254956/11254963" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life From Cannes, a Cinematic After-Action Report Fresh Air May 30, 2007 • The 60th Cannes Film Festival drew more than 4,000 journalists, so it's possible you've heard a little something about the hits and misses there. Michael Moore screened a damning documentary about the U.S. health-care system, while singer Norah Jones made her acting debut in a film from Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai. Critic-at-large John Powers reports on other high- and low-lights. From Cannes, a Cinematic After-Action Report Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10543972/10543973" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews Alan Furst Conjures a Vanished Europe Fresh Air May 29, 2007 • Alan Furst's best-selling spy thrillers (Kingdom of Shadows, Night Shadows, The Polish Officer) play out in the brooding, tumultuous Europe of the pre-World War II years, offering an intimate, insider portrait of an escalating crisis in which the players can't always see the implications of the game. Critic-at-large John Powers explains why he's a fan. Alan Furst Conjures a Vanished Europe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10511115/10511118" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Arts & Life In 'Killer of Sheep,' an L.A. Portrait Like No Other Fresh Air May 4, 2007 • Critic-at-large John Powers reflects on what he thinks is the single greatest movie ever made about the city of Los Angeles — Killer of Sheep, an independent film made in the late '70s by Charles Burnett. It's on the Library of Congress' National Film Registry; it will be showing in selected theaters in the next few months, and it comes out on DVD this September. In 'Killer of Sheep,' an L.A. Portrait Like No Other Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10004616/10004620" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life Apocalypse Soon: 'Children of Men' Out on DVD Fresh Air April 10, 2007 • Children of Men, the breathtaking Alfonso Cuaron film based on P.D. James' dystopian-futurist novel, has just come out on DVD. Critic-at-large John Powers takes a look at one of 2006's most talked-about movies. Apocalypse Soon: 'Children of Men' Out on DVD Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9496268/9496271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Arts & Life 'Amazing Grace' Tells the Story of British Abolition Fresh Air March 15, 2007 • This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. The new movie Amazing Grace is about the British abolitionist movement, focusing on the man who led the fight in Parliament. 'Amazing Grace' Tells the Story of British Abolition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8926395/8926398" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Anna Nicole Smith's Fascinating Story Fresh Air February 13, 2007 • The famous, or perhaps notorious, model Anna Nicole Smith died last week, prompting a tsunami of media coverage. Here's a look at the reasons for all the hoopla. One shouldn't be embarrassed about finding her story fascinating. Anna Nicole Smith's Fascinating Story Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7382116/7382117" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Media The Career of Alec Baldwin Fresh Air January 16, 2007 • Actor Alec Baldwin won a Golden Globe last night for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role on NBC's 30 Rock. The Career of Alec Baldwin Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6869070/6869073" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Wrapping Up the Year 2006 with 'Fresh Air' News Highlights of the Year Fresh Air December 20, 2006 • Fresh Air critic at-large John Powers will talk about the events that defined American culture this year. Highlights include the Borat movie, Stephen Colbert's speech at the White House correspondent's dinner, George Allen's use of a racial slur during the 2006 U.S. Senate race in Virginia, and the rise of YouTube.com as a mechanism for rapid dissemination of information. John Powers is also a critic for Vogue magazine. News Highlights of the Year Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6652986/6652987" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Arts & Life Preston Sturges Collection Fresh Air December 15, 2006 • Critic at-large John Powers reviews Preston Sturges: The Filmmaker Collection, a new DVD set of classic 1940s Preston Sturges films. Titles include The Palm Beach Story, The Lady Eve and Christmas in July. Preston Sturges Collection Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6630496/6630497" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion 'Borat' Under the Microscope Fresh Air November 24, 2006 • The controversial new hit film Borat provides insight into how documentary and reality TV are really made. These programs all shape and color their characters, whether their intention is farce or sober assessment of a serious subject. 'Borat' Under the Microscope Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6534692/6534693" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The DVD Room One DVD Collection, 50 Movies November 7, 2006 • Film critic John Powers reviews a new 50-movie DVD collection, Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Titles include The Seventh Seal, Pandora's Box, The 400 Blows and The Lady Vanishes. One DVD Collection, 50 Movies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6448407/6448408" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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