Actor Daniel Radcliffe talks to Charlie Rose about performing in the play Equus on Broadway and the burden of youth; actor Richard Griffiths speaks to being a ‘late bloomer’ in the theater. Watch interviews now. Originally aired 11/18/2008.
In the Charlie Rose green room, the interviewees are now put in the limelight in short, behind-the-scenes interviews. Since Charlie Rose conducts interviews with anyone and everyone, from actors to world leaders, you never know who you going to get sharing the green room. We’d love to see former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright sharing some crackers and biscuits with Will Ferrell…Watch recent interviews…
Miriam Makeba passed away on Nov. 10. We unearthed an episode of the late 60s/early 70s show Soul! from the WNET archives, including a number of songs performed by Makeba, an in-depth interview with her about her political activities, and a little about her then-husband, Black Panther Stokely Carmichael. Watch… (originally aired: January 5, 1972)
R & E profiles the poet and writer Kathleen Norris, whose books have won her many admirers, especially among religious believers. After nearly 10 years of literary silence she has a new book out called Acedia and Me. Acedia, Norris says, is a kind of spiritual gloom that she has endured on and off since she was 15. Watch. (Originally aired: 11/14/2008).
An award-winning filmmaker, Eugene Jarecki tackles challenging topics. This week on Tavis Smiley, Jarecki discusses how the Bush Doctrine goes against what the Framers of the Constitution intended and would have wanted.Watch interview.
The Met is showcasing one of the most recognizable works by the most important German painter of the 19th Century– “Two Men Contemplating the Moon”– the third version of one of Caspar David Friedrich’s most famous paintings. Watch a video about the exhibition.
Filmmakers, photographers, and artists have long been fascinated by the idea of artificial women that seem alive. The Stepford Wives, Lara Croft, the latest in Japanese female robots look so real they can easily fool the eye. Professor Julie Wosk of SUNY Maritime College showcases colorful images of female robots, androids, talking dolls, mannequins, and other artificial women ranging from early automatons to lifelike female heroines in today’s video games.
This week on Reel 13:
* Stand Up: A struggling comic learns that experience leads to great comedy.
* Marty Learns To Drive: the only way to survive the wilds of suburbia.
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The MoMa was founded in 1929, and moved into, and out of, temporary locations, but in 1939 finally opened the doors of the building it still occupies in midtown Manhattan. The most stunning reinvention of the museum — the ‘New MoMa’ — opened to the public on November 20, 2004. Read more about the building’s state-of-the-art architecture and design…
President Neal Shapiro introduces SundayArts’ new hosts, Paula Zahn, formerly of CNN, and Philippe de Montebello, formerly of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read more…
