Sara Fishko

Sara Fishko appears in the following:

Bonnie and Clyde

Thursday, March 17, 2016

From the archives: Released almost half a century ago, "Bonnie and Clyde" made film history by dividing critics, thrilling audiences and opening creative doors.

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Unfinished

Thursday, March 10, 2016

The Met Breuer's inaugural exhibition raises questions about the whole idea of finishing artworks — or not. Sara Fishko takes the challenge.

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Remembering World War II

Thursday, March 03, 2016

From the archives: A look at the ways different generations tell the story of World War II.

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War and Peace

Thursday, February 25, 2016

From the archives: A short conversation with a husband-and-wife team who translated a very, very long book — War and Peace.

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The First New York Fashion Week

Thursday, February 11, 2016

From the archives: It's the 73rd year of Fashion Week and WNYC's Sara Fishko has the story of a savvy publicist who founded a commercial institution.  

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Lives into Art

Thursday, January 28, 2016

From the archives: The Oscars are full of movies based on real people - but how do you condense a whole life into art?

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The Other Juno

Thursday, January 21, 2016

From the archives: The short-lived Broadway musical ‘Juno’ is a flop remembered over fifty years later for its powerful score and still-relevant source material.

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Virtuoso

Thursday, January 14, 2016

From the archives: Being labeled a virtuoso is an unparalleled honor. It also has surprising complications, as WNYC's Sara Fishko explains.

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Cliburn Takes Moscow

Thursday, January 07, 2016

From the archives: Classical musicians aren't often greeted like movie stars, but that's just what happened when Van Cliburn returned from Moscow in 1958.

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Jazz Soundtrack

Thursday, December 31, 2015

From the archives: Music in movies was mostly "seen and not heard" until jazz styles breathed new life into film soundtracks.

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Charles Boyer

Thursday, December 24, 2015

From the archives: Seventy years ago actor Charles Boyer's compelling continental style established a lasting film "type". WNYC's Sara Fishko looks back at his unlikely story.

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Lalo Schifrin

Thursday, December 17, 2015

From the archives: There's much more to film composer Lalo Schifrin than "the theme from Mission Impossible" — on this week’s Fishko Files.

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Five Four Time

Thursday, December 10, 2015

From the archives: What do Radiohead, Tchaikovsky, and the Mission Impossible theme have in common? They all use Five Four Time — and make it sound inevitable.

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Leonard-Rosenman

Thursday, December 03, 2015

From the archives: Leonard Rosenman won Oscars for his adaptations of existing film scores, but it was Rosenman’s originals that are remembered for their arresting modernism.

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Bella

Thursday, November 26, 2015

From the archives: WNYC's Sara Fishko looks back on the unforgettable voice and overwhelming conviction of Bella Abzug.

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Jazz Photography

Thursday, November 19, 2015

From the archives: WNYC's Sara Fishko talks with two late, great jazz photographers about capturing musical giants on film.

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The Jazz Loft, a WNYC Studios Original

Friday, November 13, 2015

Sara Fishko makes her film directorial debut with "The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith.”

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Hazel Scott as Herself

Thursday, November 12, 2015

From the archives: WNYC’s Sara Fishko explores the life and work of the pianist and singer Hazel Scott in this Fishko Files from 2009.

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World's Fair 1939

Thursday, November 05, 2015

From the archives: WNYC's Sara Fishko discusses the special promise "The World of Tomorrow" held for Depression-era Americans.

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Episode 1: Introduction

Friday, October 30, 2015

While W. Eugene Smith lived in a rundown loft in Manhattan’s Flower District, he recorded audio tape compulsively. More than two decades after his death, those tapes finally resurfaced.

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