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"Hopper" by Tom Folsom

Joe Donahue — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Dennis Hopper was the chopper-riding hippie outlaw in Easy Rider, the prophetic madman in the jungle in Apocalypse Now, the terrifying psychopath in Blue Velvet and the kid gone wrong in Rebel Without a Cause.

The actor was taken under the wing of James Dean, a friendship that set Dennis Hopper on his path to becoming a star. He was a quintessentially American dreamer longing to be the next Orson Welles, a hell-raising director who revolutionized Hollywood.

The Rosendale Theatre Collective Open House

Joe Donahue — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:35:00 +0000

First opened as a movie theater in February of 1949, the historic Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale, NY was bought by the non-profit organization, The Rosendale Theatre Collective, in August of 2013.

Thanks to support from the community, The Rosendale Theatre Collective reached a fund-raising goal and has been running the theatre since.

Ty Burr on The Oscars

Joe Donahue — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:35:00 +0000

The Oscars are on Sunday and there is a lot to talk about regarding the nine films nominated for best picture as well as the nods for acting and technical achievement.

Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr will joins us for a preview of the Academy Awards.

The Making of "The Life of Pi"

Joe Donahue — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000

The Woodstock Film Festival presents Jean Castelli, longtime associate of director Ang Lee and author of The Making of Life of Pi. Castelli will be on hand for a talk and book-signing event hosted by Pondicherry of Woodstock and in collaboration with The Golden Notebook to benefit The Woodstock Film Festival.

Ira Glass at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on 12/1

Joe Donahue — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Host/Producer of This American Life, Ira Glass, will be at The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Saturday, December 1st at 8pm doing his show called Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass.

We speak with him here about his first radio internship with Johnny Walker, Howard Stern, and more.

Harold Holzer

Joe Donahue — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Harold Holzer is one of the country's leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. A prolific writer and lecturer, and frequent guest on television, Holzer serves as chairman of The Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation.

Listener Essay - The Power of Warmth and Icy Resolve

Kathryn Allen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:25:00 +0000

Kathryn Allen is a writer living in Menands, NY.

Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective by Richard Schickel

Joe Donahue — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Famed film critic, writer, and film historian Richard Schickel has written a retrospective of Spielberg’s career (Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective).

Thistle Hill Weavers and Lincoln's Shawl

Joe Donahue — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:50:00 +0000

In chilly weather, Lincoln often wore a dark wool shawl over his shoulders. Many years later Robert Todd Lincoln gave his father's shawl to a friend and it now in the American History collection at The Smithsonian (though not currently on display). In the new movie, Lincoln is seen often wearing a shawl.

Lincoln: A President for the Ages

Joe Donahue — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:36:00 +0000

In Lincoln: A President for the Ages, Lincoln scholars speculate on questions like: Would Lincoln have dropped the bomb on Hiroshima? How would he conduct the War on Terror?