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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, April 11, 2003
  • Ghosts of the Abyss
    Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and Walden Media, LCC

    King of the World

    Academy Award winning filmmaker James Cameron and actor Bill Paxton discuss their latest production, a 3D Imax feature on the recovery of the Titanic, Ghosts of the Abyss. Robert and Ellen Kaplan extol the pleasures of mathematics. And photographer and filmmaker William Klein discusses his movie, Muhammad Ali and new book, Paris+Klein.

James Cameron and Bill Paxton

Academy Award winning filmmaker James Cameron and actor Bill Paxton discuss their latest production a 3D Imax feature on the recovery of the Titanic, Ghosts of the Abyss.

Ghosts of the Abyss is playing at:
Sony Theaters at Lincoln Square
1998 Broadway & 68th St., New York, NY

Music:Raise The Titanic The Complete Film Score composer John Barry

Robert and Ellen Kaplan

Robert and Ellen Kaplan extol the pleasures of mathematics in their book The Art of the Infinite.

Music:Naqoyqatsi Soundtrack composer Philip Glass

William Klein

Photographer and filmmaker William Klein discusses his movie, Muhammad Ali, and new book, Paris+Klein.

Around Town
--Muhammed Ali is playing at Film Forum
--Photos from Klein's book Tokyo 1961 are on view through May 3rd at Howard Greenberg’s Gallery 292 (120 Wooster, between Prince/Spring, on 2nd floor
--Photos from Klein's book Paris+Klein are on display at the Hermes Gallery (691 Madison Avenue, 4th floor at 62nd Street - until May 9th
--Cine-Club at the French Institute on East 60th is presenting a 7-week retrospective of Klein's films.

Music: Marcus Miller-M2 "Power" "Nikki's Groove"

National Book Award Winners

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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels

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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.