A Dick Staub conversation with Anne Rice. You can’t judge a book by its cover goes the old adage. After years of interviewing culturally influential authors I would add, neither can you always judge the author by the book. Who knew Margaret Atwood, author of “A Handmaid’s Tale,” would tell me (off-the-air) of her insistence on attending Sunday School as a child, Read more

 

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Originally posted on 3/9/2005. David Scholer, one of my dearest mentor who died last Friday after a long battle with cancer. Here is a piece in which I expressed my appreciation for this man who changed my life. What to make of a filmmaker who “is bored with and doesn’t like blockbuster films” and “doesn’t want to market to please the entire planet”…a guy who “wants a third voice, to make quality films about challenging subjects and still reach people” How about Oscar buzz and overnight success?Such is the experience of Christophe Barratie of France who wrote and directed one of this year’s most endearing and best films. Set in 1949 France “The Chorus” is the story of Clement Mathieu, a quiet, music loving teacher, Read more

Out in theatres this weekend, here is a Sundance interview about Frozen River. Every year some films are the “buzz” of Sundance. This time the buzz converted to one of Sundance’s major awards. Enjoy Craig Detweiler’s exclusive discussion with the producer (Heather Rae), writer/director (Courtney Hunt) and two actors (Melissa Leo and Misty Upham) from “Frozen River,” which has not only been talked about by the film-goers, but was picked up for distribution by SONY Pictures. Frozen River’s feature-length script is set in a real-life Read more

 

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