Movie Interviews

Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Character Actor Divine

3:40pm September 01, 2017

Divine spoke to Terry Gross in 1988 about his most memorable film credits, including his role as the woman who wins the title of "Filthiest Person Alive" in the John Waters' film Pink Flamingos.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Writer/Director John Waters

3:40pm September 01, 2017

Once called the "King of Bad Taste," Waters is known for his off-beat cult films Pink Flamingos and Polyester, as well as the more mainstream Hairspray. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Remembering Horror Film Director Tobe Hooper

2:38pm August 30, 2017

Hooper, who died Saturday, wrote and directed the 1974 cult classic film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which helped inspire a wave of slasher films that followed. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Writer/Director Paul Schrader

2:38pm August 30, 2017

Schrader wrote the screenplays for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Last Temptation of Christ, and wrote and directed Blue Collar. He spoke in 1988 about his religious upbringing and his work in film.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Prolific Filmmaker Sidney Lumet

3:08pm August 28, 2017

The Dog Day Afternoon director spoke to Terry Gross in 1988 about his career, which spanned more than five decades and included credits for acting, directing, screenwriting and producing.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Filmmaker And Theater Legend Elia Kazan

2:22pm August 28, 2017

Kazan, whose film credits include Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront, spoke in 1988 about directing Marlon Brando and his 1952 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': The Kirk Douglas Interview

2:22pm August 28, 2017

One of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1950s and '60s, Douglas went on to run his own production company. His film credits include Spartacus and Lust for Life. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of Fresh Air: Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke

1:54pm August 25, 2017

Duke grew up in the public eye, playing Helen Keller in the stage and screen versions of The Miracle Worker. Later she starred in her own TV sitcom, The Patty Duke Show. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Brothers Josh (left) and Benny Safdie are the directors of the new action thriller Good Time.

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'Good Time' Filmmakers Wanted To Make A Movie That 'Actually Feels Dangerous'

6:39pm August 23, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

The gritty pulp thriller follows a small-time criminal trying to get his brother out of jail after a bank robbery gone wrong. It's directed by brothers Josh and Benny Safdie.

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The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top."

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'What Carter Lost' Tells The True Story Of 'Friday Night Lights' Football Rivals

4:35pm August 23, 2017

by David Greene

Carter High School is really an afterthought in Friday Night Lights — the thug-like football team that stole the state title. A new film follows Carter's rise to the top, and its fall from grace.

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