On today’s show, two film critics give us a rundown of 2005’s must see films, and we’ll ask you to weigh in with your picks and pans. Then, journalist Bruce Feiler describes his 10,000-mile trek to visit Biblical sites across the Middle East. Plus: Tony Award-winning actor Bill Irwin on his Metropolitan Opera debut, and star sportscaster Len Berman.
The Year in Film
With glowing reviews for films like “Brokeback Mountain,” “A History of Violence,” and “The Squid and the Whale," this may have been a better-than-average year for movies. Critics Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly and Gene Seymour of Newsday (and the chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle) pick and ...
Walking the Bible
Bruce Feiler spent several years on a 10,000-mile journey to track down the locations of Biblical stories. He documented his findings in the bestseller Walking the Bible. He joins us today with Walking the Bible: A Photographic Journey.
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Die Fledermaus
Tony Award-winning actor Bill Irwin discusses making his Metropolitan Opera debut in Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus.
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Music: Die Fledermaus (EMI) CD1 track 1 and CD2 track 16
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Music: Die Fledermaus (EMI) CD1 track 1 and CD2 track 16
Spanning the World
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Len Berman shares his behind-the-scenes stories about some of the biggest names -- and bloopers -- in sports history. His new book is Spanning the World.
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Must See Films of 2005
Leonard’s list of 2005’s must see films:
(In alphabetical order)
1 Capote
2 Good Night, and Good Luck
3 Grizzly Man
4 Look at Me
5 Match Point
6 Nobody Knows
7 Paradise Now
8 Saraband
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