Asghar Farhadi, A Separation | Clocktower Gallery & Radio

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Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 4/23/10

Luca Guadagnino, the Italian co-writer, producer and director of the acclaimed drama discusses his collaboration with Tilda Swinton, who stars as the wife of a Milanese industrialist.

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Chloë Grace Moretz & Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kick-Ass

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 4/16/10

Kick-Ass traces the adventures of a geeky high schooler who develops a superhero altar ego in order to combat the evils that plague every adolescent, before descending into the dark and truly evil underworld of crime syndicates and drug-peddling.

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Nash Edgerton, The Square

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Originally aired 4/9/10

Nash Edgerton and his younger brother, Joel, are the dynamic duo behind the acclaimed Australian import The Square. Nash sat down with to discuss their sibling relationship, and why he wanted unknowns.

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Ciarán Hinds & Conor McPherson, The Eclipse

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 3/26/10

An Irish ghost story The Eclipse is written and directed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson and stars Ciarán Hinds as a widower with two children who comes to doubt alternately his sanity and the sanctity of his household.

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Niels Arden Oplev & Noomi Rapace, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 3/19/10

The first in Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a crime set in Larsson's native Sweden, one teeming with neo-Nazis, serial killers and an astounding punk heroine named Lisbeth Salander, she of the dragon tattoo.

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Mitchell Lichtenstein, Happy Tears

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 3/12/10

For Happy Tears, Mitchell Lichtenstein follows his mischievously literal 2007 debut Teeth with a comedy drama of two sisters, played by Parker Posey and Demi Moore, tending to their aging father (Rip Torn), and his crack-addicted girlfriend.

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60th Berlin Film Festival: Bobby Sheehan, Arias with a Twist: The Docufantasy

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 3/5/10

In Berlin for the world premiere of Arias with a Twist: The Docufantasy, his cinematic salute to the great downtown drag star Joey Arias and the extraordinarily inventive puppeteer Basil Twist.

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60th Berlin Film Festival: James Rasin, Beautiful Darling

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 2/26/10

Beautiful Darling, James Rasin's revealing, affectionate documentary on Candy Darling, the Warhol superstar who modeled herself on Hollywood's iconic blondes Kim Novak and Marilyn Monroe, boasts archival footage with Candy.

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Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain and Tahar Rahim, Un Prophète

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 2/12/10

Filmmaker Jacques Audiard wanted to do something. The result is the epic Un Prophète, which was the runner-up prize winner at last May's Cannes film festival and received a 2010 Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Ernst Aebi, Barefoot to Timbuktu

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 2/5/10

A fascinating portrait of a modern day adventurer, Barefoot to Timbuktu vividly chronicles the amazing life and travels of Swiss-born Ernst Aebi, who began his adult life as an artist and emerged as a unique social activist.

RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Ziad Doueiri, The Attack Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show A brilliant Arab surgeon, just honored by the Israeli government for his work, who wakes one morning to find out his wife was a suicide bomber. Writer-director Doueiri (Lila Says, 2004) tells of making the film and of his life. What happens when you realize the woman you've shared your life with... had another identity? In the case of Ziad Doueiri's The Attack, it's a brilliant Arab surgeon, just honored by the Israeli government for his work, who wakes one morning to... Originally aired 6/24/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Tobias Lindholm, A Hijacking Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Stephen Schaefer speaks with screenwriter turned filmmaker, Tobias Lindholm, about his recent film "A Hijacking". The film being based on a true story, Lindholm discusses his efforts keep the movie consistent with the actual events that transpired. Tobias Lindholm, a screenwriter turned filmmaker, demonstrates in A Hijacking, his first solo feature, a fidelity to reality. He chronicles the awful dilemma of a Danish crew hijacked by Somali pirates and the negotiations that stretch for... Originally aired 6/10/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Andrea Riseborough, Shadow Dancer Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Talented and classically trained British actress Andrea Riseborough discusses her roles in several films including Oblivion, Hidden, and Birdman in the wake of her role in the 2013 film Shadow Dancer as a 1990s IRA terrorist turned informant. The steady rise of England's Andrea Riseborough can be attributed to talent, hard work and stamina: she never seems to stop working. The classically trained RADA grad has progressed from scene-stealers like the dewy ingènue in Brighton Rock... Originally aired 6/3/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Eric Rochant & Cecile deFrance, Mobius Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Eric Rochant's "Mobius" teams two of the most attractive people on planet Earth, Jean Dujardin and Cecile deFrance as spies in a torrid affair, in a Monaco-set spy thriller/love story. Shades of Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in Hitchcock's Notorious? Tribeca Film Festival 2013: Eric Rochant's Mobius, which screened at Tribeca in the hope of getting American distribution, teams two of the most attractive people on planet Earth in a Monaco-set spy thriller cum love story that would seem to... Originally aired 5/27/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Alice Winocour, Augustine Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Alice Winocour on her film "Augustine." With great attention to historical accuracy, the film investigates the history of young women being admitted to psychiatric hospitals as "hysterics" as told through the eyes of a teenage servent Augustine. Writer-director Alice Winocour's Augustine is rare film that actually stays close to the known facts. She vividly brings to life the 19th Century story of Augustine, a teenage servant who became the most famous patient of pioneering French... Originally aired 5/20/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Kerry Washington & Diahann Carroll, Tyler Perry presents Peeples Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Kerry Washington (who made this years before her star turn in Scandal) and Diahann Carroll (the legend. period. after a long hiatus) discuss their roles in the Tyler Perry film Peeples, a family comedy about dysfuntion, marriage and vacation. While it’s called Tyler Perry presents Peeples, the dysfunctional family comedy actually is written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism and stars Kerry Washington as the daddy-dominated Peeples daughter Grace with Diahann Carroll in a small role as... Originally aired 5/13/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Dominic Purcell, Assault on Wall Street Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Australian actor Dominic Purcell on his transition from four seasons with the TV series “Prison Break” to Uwe Boll's new film "Assault on Wall Street"; the story of blue collar, ex-soldier who loses all to Wall Street and takes dramatic revenge. Truly a live wire, Australia’s Dominic Purcell has no trouble expressing exactly what he feels about: Life after his global breakthrough, the four season TV series “Prison Break,” what prompted him to read the script for Uwe Boll’s “Assault on Wall... Originally aired 5/6/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Brandon Cronenberg, Antiviral Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Brandon Cronenberg on his directing debut "Antiviral;" a disturbing, needle-obsessed condemnation of science gone awry and celebrity worship in a soulless society. He also touches on Cannes 2012 and his famous father, David. As to the endless question that virtually begins every interview for his filmmaking debut with the contemporary horror entry Antiviral, Brandon Cronenberg manages to remain gracious and say as little as he politely can about his famous... Originally aired 4/29/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Francois Ozon, In the House Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show The French filmmaker Francois Ozon discusses his critically acclaimed movie "In the House". Having been dubbed the "French Hitchcock," Ozon reflects on his recent thriller; which is about a literature teacher's infatuation with one of his students. France’s precocious talent is now 45 and continues to mine suspense, sex, humor and psychology with his latest, the critically successful and popular French language In the House. Ozon talks about being dubbed “the French Hitchcock,” again... Originally aired 4/22/13 Listen Read More »