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Barbara Broccoli & Hilary Saltzman, Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 11/12/12

The James Bond series is one of the longest running and highest grossing film franchises of all time. For the daughters of creators Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, growing up in '60s London was just the beginning of a ride that has yet to end.

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Lorraine Levy, The Other Son

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 10/29/12

French filmmaker Lorraine Levy explains how she tackles issues of self-identity with the Israeli-set The Other Son. The film follows the reactions of two families (one Palestinian & one Israeli) after they discover their sons were switched at birth.

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Lisa Ohlin, Simon and the Oaks

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 10/22/12

As writer-director of the Swedish Simon and the Oaks, Lisa Ohlin explains the issues she faced adapting an novel, finding the right boys for young Simon & friend Isaac, casting Stellan Skarsgard’s less famous son Bill as the adult Simon & more

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Ted Kotcheff, Wake in Fright

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 10/15/12

Saved from destruction at the last minute, “Wake in Fright” was a lost film until tins marked for the incinerator were discovered. The restored film, presented by Martin Scorsese, confirms its standing as one of the best works in Australian Cinema.

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Ursula Meier, Sister

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 10/8/12

Writer/director Ursula Meier wins with Sister (winner of the Silver Bear director's prize at the BIFF), which stars Léa Seydoux as the irresponsible elder sibling who routinely leaves her 12-year-old brother (Kacey Mottet Klein) to fend for himself.

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Daniel Barnz, Won't Back Down

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 10/1/12

Tackling the explosive subject of reforming the educational system with "Won't Back Down," writer-director Daniel Barnz discusses his liberal standing, the controversy that aims to align his film with billionaire backer Philip Anschutz and more.

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Karl Urban, Dredd

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 9/24/12

Karl Urban plays futuristic law enforcer Judge Dredd in 2012's Dredd. Starring as an all-in-one judge, jury & executioner in this reboot of the 1970s British comic, Urban discusses finding humor in the midst of mayhem, filming in 3D & more.

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Viola Davis, Won't Back Down

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 9/17/12

Two-time Oscar nominee (The Help, Doubt) and two-time Tony winner (King Hedley II, Fences 2010 revival) Viola Davis stars as spunky Nona Alberts, a teacher in a failing Pennsylvania school in the issue-oriented “Won’t Back Down.”

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Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Somewhere Between

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 9/10/12

When she adopted her own Chinese baby girl Linda Goldstein Knowlton found the subject of her next documentary: What happens to the 80,000 Chinese adoptees in all 50 States as they hit adolescence and wonder about who they are?

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Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Samsara

Hosted by Stephen Schaefer

Originally aired 9/3/12

After 5 years across 25 countries, Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson have created a magical mystery meditation in the form of a 70-millmeter wordless cinema with the awe-inspiring Samsara, a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel of life.”

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 »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Sally El Hosaini & James Floyd, My Brother the Devil Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Sally El Hosaini's "My Brother the Devil" details the relationship of two Egyptian-English brothers, lives that involve gangs, education, romance, art, identity and always a question of what exactly it means to be a man. From Hackney, England, Sally El Hosaini lives in public housing in her ethnically mixed neighborhood which she uses as the bright, often joyous setting for her feature writing and directing debut "My Brother the Devil". A festival favorite around... Originally aired 4/15/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Pablo Berger, Blancanieves Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Spanish director Pablo Berger discusses his version of Snow White. It's a black and white silent film, with influences from 1920s matadors. The director reveals that he has spent nearly ten years conceptualizing how he wanted to tell the tale. Blancanieves is an audacious, to say the least, retelling of the classic Snow White story, by Spain's Pablo Berger. He has opted to do so with a cast of actual dwarfs (rather than with digital technologies), in black-and-white, and as a 1920s silent... Originally aired 4/8/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Gilles Bourdos, Renoir Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Gilles Bourdos discusses his film, Renoir, which is about a scandalous love triangle between the artist, his son Jean, and his model Andree Heuschling. Schaefer predicts that this movie will among some of the year's best. Could Renoir, a delicate portrait of the great Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir--plus his future filmmaker son Jean and the model they are both entranced by--be the most gorgeous, most beautiful, most glorious movie since Elvira... Originally aired 4/1/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Gerard Butler: Olympus Has Fallen Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Scottish actor Gerard Butler discusses his role in the action-thriller "Olympus Has Fallen" and reveals the training, discipline and meticulously itemized bruises, burns and mishaps that are part and parcel of making screen magic. Gerard Butler, the Scots actor who has succeeded in action (300), romance (opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Bounty Hunter) and drama (Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx) now must save the Free World in Olympus Has... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »