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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, February 04, 2005
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    The Picture Show

    Today we devote our entire show to film. On our regular Friday feature, Please Explain, we look into the changing technology of how movies are made. We'll talk to John Tintori, an editor and professor at NYU, and Giovanni Cozzi, a digital technology and projection systems expert from Emerging Pictures film company. Next, Peter Cowie analyzes the visual imagery of John Ford’s Westerns, and explains how these films helped shape our perceptions of the American West. Then, film critic David Thomson (author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film) offers his version of the evolution of the Hollywood aesthetic: The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood. Finally, as part of our celebration of Leonard Lopate's 20th Anniversary on-air at WNYC, we're re-airing an archival interview with British filmmaker Michael Powell from 1987.

Developing Film

In this week's Please Explain feature, we explore the changing technology of how movies are made. Digital and computer technologies are changing filmmaking at every level - from picture to sound to distribution. John Tintori, an editor and professor at NYU, and Giovanni Cozzi, a digital technology and projection systems expert from Emerging Pictures film company, help us sort through the changes.

» More on the Please Explain series

Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Joe Hisaishi

How Green Was My Valley

Peter Cowie studies the imagery of John Ford and the American West.

Music: John Williams Greatest Hits 1969-1999: "Star Wars"

Critical Condition

Film critic David Thomson looks at the history of Hollywood: The Whole Equation.

Events:
David Thomson in conversation with Elvis Mitchell
Friday, February 4 at 7PM
Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center
Broadway @ 66th Street

Saturday, February 5
1:30 pm -- Cinema Arts Centre. 126 Park Avenue, Huntington, Long Island. Showing "Chinatown" = David Thomson will introduce the film.
4:00 pm -- Q&A with audience.
4:30 pm -- Wine/cheese reception and booksigning

David Thomson in conversation with Geoffrey O'Brien, followed by signing
Saturday, February 5 at 7PM
Housing Works Bookstore & Café
126 Crosby Street

Music: Happy Trails: "Theme from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"

Film Archives

Each Friday this month The Leonard Lopate Show will air a classic interview from the past to celebrate Leonard's 20th Anniversary on-air at WNYC. This week, we rebroadcast Leonard's 1987 chat with British filmmaker Michael Powell.

Music: Soundtrack to The Red Shoes: "The Red Shoes Ballet," Brian Easdale

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

The Leonard Lopate Show

Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

The Leonard Lopate Show

Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

Guest Picks

The Leonard Lopate Show

Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?

  1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention (08/25/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 4 (08/28/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 3 (08/27/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 2 (08/26/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: 1-2-3 (08/26/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Layered Look (08/27/2008)