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Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create 'No Other Land'
This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, was created by a team of two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers.
New 'Twilight Zone' Reboot Pales In Comparison To The Original
by David Bianculli
Jordan Peele hosts the new Twilight Zone series streaming on CBS All Access. Critic David Bianculli says the reboot of the cult favorite misses the mark in most ways.
Mexican-American Author Finds Inspiration In Family, Tragedy And Trump
by Terry Gross
Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels borrows from the story of his older brother, who died of cancer. He told Fresh Air in 2018 that the book went through a rewrite after the 2016 election.
'What We Do In The Shadows' Is Like 'The Office' — Just With Fangs And Blood
by David Bianculli
FX's new faux documentary comedy series centers on a small group of vampire roommates who don't get along that well. TV critic David Bianculli says the series pumps new blood into the ghoulish genre.
Robert Forster Gets Playful — And Intense — On 'Inferno'
by Ken Tucker
The former co-leader of the Aussie band The Go-Betweens reflects on success and failure on his latest solo album. Critic Ken Tucker says Inferno is proof of Forster's credentials as a pop musician.
Remembering Dick Dale, 'King Of The Surf Guitar'
by Terry Gross
Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16.