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With the price of oil going higher and higher, alternative sources of energy like solar power are becoming much more attractive. On Please Explain, find out how solar power works, and whether it could help solve our energy problems. Mercedes Ruehl on her star turn in “Edward Albee’s Occupant.” A new documentary about Dalton Trumbo. Plus, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zeitgeist films.
Tune in next Tuesday, July 1, for the latest in our Political Projections film series! We'll talk about how Hollywood has depicted the President in the role of Commander in Chief.
Guests:
Mercedes RuehlEdward Albee’s “Occupant”
Tony- and Academy Award-winner Mercedes Ruehl talks about her star turn as Louise Nevelon in Edward Albee’s "Occupant," now being staged by Signature Theatre Company at 555 W. 42nd St.
Dalton Trumbo Had the Last Word
A new documentary, “Trumbo,” looks at screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner. Peter Askin is the director; Dalton's son Christopher Trumbo is the screenwriter. "Trumbo" opens June 27th at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and Landmark's Sunshine Cinema.
Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time
We celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zeitgeist Films, which has distributed independent American and international films from Bruce Weber, Todd Haynes, François Ozon, Olivier Assayas, and Agnes Varda to name just a few. MoMA is hosting a film series, "Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time" June ...
Please Explain: Solar Power
With the price of oil going higher and higher, alternative sources of energy like solar power are becoming much more attractive! Find out how solar power works, and whether it could help solve our energy problems.
Stephen A. Hammer is Director of the Urban Energy Project at Columbia University's
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