See an interview from 2001 with Pinter, who passed away last week, where he discusses his life’s work and his battle with cancer. Also, Rose interviewed Pinter in 2007, where he talks about Lincoln Center Festival’s 2007 Pinter retrospective. Watch now.
The famous wordless, stream-of-consciousness movie Koyaanisqatsi, with music by Philip Glass, is now streaming online. Koyaanisqatsi, aka ‘life out of balance’, originally aired on Thirteen in 1984 as part of Great Performances, and again in 2002. Watch it now.
Chast published her first cartoon on the pages of the New Yorker when she was 23, and since then, more than 1,000 of her mini-epics of everyday angst have appeared in the magazine. Learn about Chast’s inspirations for her comic stories: her life as an artist, philosopher, and suburban mom.
“Cinema’s Exiles” takes an in-depth look at the hundreds of film professionals who fled Nazi Germany for Hollywood in the 1930s, and examines their impact on wartime Tinseltown. The film premieres Jan. 1 at 9:30 pm. Read more….
The Bronx Museum has gathered together five decades of work by artists who address the urban experience in photographs, videos, found objects, and performance. Features Vito Acconci, Sophie Calle, Nikki S. Lee, Yoko Ono, Martha Rosler and many more. Watch now. The exhibition closes Jan. 25, 2009.
On Saturday, Dec. 27 at 11:00 pm, Reel 13: Indies presents the cult classic Donnie Darko, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a schizophrenic teenager haunted by hallucinogenic visions and the impending end of the world. Put your knowledge to the test and take the quiz!
“Say she’s fat! It’s OK. I was the first one to come out with the Elizabeth Taylor’s fat jokes”…that’s Joan Rivers, no stranger to comedy controversy. Rivers is outspoken as ever on celebrity and her feelings about Elizabeth Taylor. Watch.
The New School hosted this forum with the ‘dean of fashion’, former Parsons School of Design chair- turned-reality TV star Tim Gunn, which took place on Nov. 3, 2008. Watch now.
On December 17, 1989, the longest-running American sitcom “The Simpsons” had its prime-time debut on Fox. See interview with The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and more…
Charlie Rose interviews the cast of the film “Doubt”, including Director John Patrick Shanley and actors Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. “Doubt” is the the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a quest for truth in a Roman Catholic middle school. Watch now.
