In honor of one year of Reel 13, Thirteen interviews two of the stars in the January 10 movies. Neal Gabler interviews Martin Landau, who originally appeared in Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, and Richard Pena talks to Debbie Harry, who stars in the indie film My Life Without Me. Watch now.
New SundayArts host Paula Zahn interviews the Argentine-born Israeli musician Daniel Barenboim. He recently retired after 15 years as the conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Find out more in the interview.
Sculptor Andy Goldsworthy creates works using natural settings and materials, including leaves, rocks, sticks and ice as well as the natural forces of time and weather. He recently completed a new work in San Francisco — his tallest ever in North America — a 100-foot cypress spire in Presidio National Park. Read more and listen [...]
Meet the much loved green suited elephant named Babar on a visit to the Morgan Library. In ‘Drawing Babar’ we see how a father and son created a series which has been enchanting children around the world since 1931. Watch video.
He’s played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children’s author John Lithgow reveals a new side of himself… poetry lover. Watch.
Actor Brad Pitt and director David Fincher appeared on Charlie Rose for an interview about the recent film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a story about an octagenarian who ages in reverse. Among other things, the director discusses how they used computer graphics to make Brad Pitt’s character look old. Watch.
The director of Helvetica, possibly the first documentary about a font, talks about why he chose to make this strangely gripping movie, and the future of graphic design. Helvetica airs Tuesday night at 10pm on Thirteen. Read interview.
How is the star film composer of Hollywood’s Golden Years virtually unknown to moviegoers today? The name Franz Waxman doesn’t usually ring a bell, but the movies he worked on—“Philadelphia Story”, “Rebecca”, more…are classics. Read more about this composer’s life and work.
One of Eartha Kitt’s last interviews was conducted by Washington Week’s Gwen Ifill for the Historymakers program “An Evening With Eartha Kitt” (airs on Thirteen in March 2009). You can listen to an mp3 of the interview at Newshour, or see a video excerpt. Ms. Kitt passed away on Christmas, 2008.
Thirteen.org spoke to composer John Adams about audience reactions to his opera ‘Doctor Atomic’, the tension inherent to the creative process–whether in science or art, and opera’s role in contemporary culture. ‘Doctor Atomic’ airs Dec. 29 at 9:00 pm. Read interview…
