Thom Browne
Concluding "The Month of Style," Elvis Mitchell hosts New York menswear designer Thom Browne, whose collections are often inspired by movies.
Aired Wednesday, October 4, 2006. [MORE]
Ralph Gilles
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Director David Cronenberg said that the Chrysler 300c had movie-star charisma. Snoop Dog said he liked it so much he cthe company to demand one for himself. For "Style Month," Ralph Gilles, the Chrysler designer for the car, cruises by to share what's under the hood.
Aired Wednesday, September 27, 2006. [MORE]
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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Portraits, frame and sobriety with a hint of wit. That defines the work of portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, whose subjects range from authors to presidents to porn stars. Look, his newest book, adds models and designers.
Aired Wednesday, September 20, 2006. [MORE]
Scott Sternberg
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You may know the name Band of Outsiders through Jean-Luc Godard. Or maybe you came to it through Quentin Tarantino. Now it's the line of groovy new menswear created by Scott Sternberg, who joins us to talk about navigating fashion versus style.
Aired Wednesday, September 13, 2006. [MORE]
Ozwald Boateng
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You've probably seen the fashions of Ozwald Boateng on Jamie Foxx in Miami Vice, as well as on Paul Bettany and Laurence Fishburne. He's also starring in the Sundance Channel documentary series, The House of Boateng, and brings us a little couture.
Aired Wednesday, September 6, 2006. [MORE]
Matt Dillon
The allure of street-poet Charles Bukowski is such that actors Ben Gazzara and Mickey Rourke, and directors such as Barbet Schroeder have taken their shot at him. Now, Matt Dillon (Rumble Fish, Drugstore Cowboy, There's Something about Mary, Crash) can be added to that mix. He stars in Factotum.
Aired Wednesday, August 30, 2006. [MORE]
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden
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It's often the dream of indie filmmakers to expand a short film into a feature and see it hold up under that growth. Director Ryan Fleck and his writing partner, Anna Boden, did just that with Half Nelson. We'll talk about that nurturing process.
Aired Wednesday, August 23, 2006. [MORE]
Craig Ferguson
He's Mr. Wick from The Drew Carey Show. He's also host of the Late Late Show. And now, Craig Ferguson has written his first novel, Between the Bridge and the River. He talks about writing – and talking…
Aired Wednesday, August 16, 2006. [MORE]
William H. Macy
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Elvis Mitchell hosts actor William H. Macy (Fargo, Boogie Nights, The Cooler)whose new film is Edmond.
Aired Wednesday, August 9, 2006. [MORE]
Burt Bacharach
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The career of composer Burt Bacharach (The Look Of Love , Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Alfie , Magic Moments, I Say A Little Prayer) encompasses every decade of the last 50 years. He hits the 21st century with his newest DC, At This Time, and talks with us about these socially-conscious songs.
Aired Wednesday, August 2, 2006. [MORE]
Marshall Fine
Writer, director, actor and provocateur John Cassavetes brought curiosity, madness and obsession to his movies. He created the film legacy that independent filmmakers and audiences still follow. In the book Accidental Genius, Marshall Fine (Bloody Sam:The Life And Films of Sam Peckinpah and Harvey Keitel:The Art of Darkness) pours over Casasvetes' methods.
Aired Wednesday, July 26, 2006. [MORE]
Margo Jefferson
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On Michael Jackson, is a loaded phrase and, in Margo Jefferson's hands, a book as provocative as its title. The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times book critic examines the ever-changing king of pop in her book-length essay.
Aired Wednesday, July 19, 2006. [MORE]
Wesley Strick
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Screen writer Wesley Strick's output (Arachnophobia, The Tie That Binds) includes having put an updated spin on an old case with the remake of Cape Fear, that he wrote for Martin Scorsese. With his first novel, Out There in the Dark, he once again borrows something old to make something new, folding film history and politics into a behind-the-scene tale.
Aired Wednesday, July 12, 2006. [MORE]
Hazel Rowley
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Elvis Mitchell hosts writer Hazel Rowley ( Richard Wright: The Life and Times and Christina Stead: A Biography) whose new book is Tête-à-Tête: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Aired Wednesday, July 5, 2006. [MORE]