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September 23rd, 2008 at 2:21 pm

Veteran filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, George Clooney and others sat down with American Masters in anticipation of the 3-part series You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (airing Sept. 23-25 at 9pm ET). Watch the interviews…

September 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am

Shen Wei grew up during the Cultural Revolution in China and left in 1995 to learn more about Western artistic traditions. He was invited back to design the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. In this profile, see how he was inspired by modern dance, and see clips from his past works. Watch now…

September 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 am

Warner Bros. has always been Hollywood’s darkest studio. In these exclusive segments from AMERICAN MASTERS’ new 3-part series, You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story, you’ll find out why. Watch now…

September 22nd, 2008 at 8:12 am

“Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,”

Harper Lee’s famous line in …

September 19th, 2008 at 10:51 am

Looking back over these past few months, the program art:21 has featured several 2008 exhibitions by artists such as Eleanor Antin, Kerry James Marshall, Josiah McElheny, and Gabriel Orozco. Watch them all in one place…

September 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

On Sept. 18th at 8pm, Thirteen will air a documentary about the making of the critically-acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s production of Twelfth Night, followed by the play itself. The special is hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. Read more about the production and the documentary here…

September 18th, 2008 at 11:39 am

Radiohole breaks with traditional forms of theater, so it seems fair that a written treatment reflect this. The company’s new production, ANGER/NATION, is at The Kitchen through Sept. 27 (SPOILER ALERT: contains plot and production details). Read on…

September 17th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

Richard “Rick” Wright, keyboardist and founding member of the legendary British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, died yesterday of cancer at the age of 65.

Included in Wright’s discography is the …

September 17th, 2008 at 10:35 am

Richard Schickel, director of AMERICAN MASTERS’ “You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story,” discusses the making of the new 3-part series. Watch now…

September 15th, 2008 at 10:49 am

Meet Bills, a flautist from Julliard premiering his own composition at the Miller Theater at Columbia U. Learn why he chose to play the flute, his advice for younger flautists, and the depth he finds in classical music. Watch him perform an elegy by composer Jean Danjean. Watch now…



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If the battle for the presidency comes down to how the West is won, New Mexico's large Hispanic and Latino electorate could tip the vote...
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