April 28, 2010
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Can The iPad Or The Kindle Save Book Publishers?
()E-books are rapidly gaining market share, and publishing companies are going through changes that parallel the music business. New Yorker writer Ken Auletta explains how the transition from paper to screen is changing the way we choose, buy and read books — and what the changes mean for publishers and authors.
Recent Interviews
Movie Interviews
Oliver Platt 'Gives' His All On Film, TV And Stage
April 27, 2010 The son of a career diplomat, the actor explains how being a theater geek helped him acclimate to new schools every few years — and details how he channeled his father while playing White House Counsel Oliver Babish on Aaron Sorkin's drama The West Wing. Platt currently stars in Nicole Holofcener's film Please Give.
Author Interviews
Doing Time, And Doing Good, In La.'s Angola Prison
April 26, 2010 Wilbert Rideau went to prison in 1961 at the age of 19 for killing a woman during a bungled bank robbery. Prison changed him. He became the editor of the award-winning prison magazine The Angolite and was released with time served in 2005. His new memoir, In the Place of Justice, describes his 44 years behind bars.
Remembrances
Remembering Pioneering Film Editor Dede Allen
April 23, 2010 Dede Allen — who worked on The Hustler and Bonnie and Clyde — died this week. In 1967, Allen became the first film editor — male or female — to receive sole credit on a movie for her work. Her rapid cutting style changed the way movies were seen and heard in the theater. Today, Fresh Air remembers Allen with interview highlights from 2000.
Recent Reviews
Music Reviews
A Collection Of Vintage Pop From 'Panama!'
April 26, 2010 Dedicated and curious music fans are regularly finding new chapters in rock history from around the globe. Critic Milo Miles reviews one recent collection, a series of anthologies focusing on the lively story of vintage pop in Panama.
Movie Reviews
In 'Handsome Harry,' Guilt Plays A Starring Role
April 23, 2010 Bette Gordon's drama stars Jamey Sheridan as a broken man trying to make amends for a terrible crime he helped commit 33 years ago. Critic David Edelstein says Sheridan — along with co-stars Steve Buscemi and Aidan Quinn — are beyond praise in this dark and moving revenge story.
Movie Reviews
'Persian Cats' Just Want To Rock 'N' Roll ... In Iran
April 23, 2010 No One Knows about Persian Cats, which won the Special Jury Prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival, has now opened in theaters across the U.S. Critic John Powers says that Bahman Ghobadi's film — about outlaw musicians in Iran — is a reminder of the liberating potential of rock.
