Guest host Emily Hoffman discusses how the art world has reacted to September 11th with novelist Mary Morris, writer Phillip Lopate, and cartoonist Art Spiegelman. They’ll reflect on how writers and artists respond to tragedy, and how 9/11 has impacted art and literature during the past three years. Then, Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer-prize winner and architectural critic for The New Yorker since 1997, examines the story behind the plans to rebuild lower Manhattan in Up From Zero: Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of NY. Finally, actor John C. Reilly talks about his latest film, Criminal, which co-stars Deigo Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and is based on the Argentine film Nueve Reinas by Fabian Bielinsky.
Mary Morris, Phillip Lopate, and Art Spiegelman
Novelist Mary Morris, writer Phillip Lopate, and cartoonist Art Spiegelman look back on how the art world has responded to 9/11 over the past 3 years.
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Paul Goldberger
Architectural critic Paul Goldberger looks at the plans behind rebuilding the World Trade Center in Up From Zero.
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Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Kitano Takeshi
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Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Kitano Takeshi
John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly plays a small-time con artist trying to make it big in his latest film, Criminal.
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Music: Soundtrack to The Grifters, music by Elmer Bernstein: "The City” and “The Racetrack"
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Music: Soundtrack to The Grifters, music by Elmer Bernstein: "The City” and “The Racetrack"

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