Sara Fishko

From the archives: Released almost half a century ago, "Bonnie and Clyde" made film history by dividing critics, thrilling audiences and opening creative doors.

The Met Breuer's inaugural exhibition raises questions about the whole idea of finishing artworks — or not. Sara Fishko takes the challenge.

From the archives: A look at the ways different generations tell the story of World War II.

From the archives: A short conversation with a husband-and-wife team who translated a very, very long book — War and Peace.

From the archives: It's the 73rd year of Fashion Week and WNYC's Sara Fishko has the story of a savvy publicist who founded a commercial institution.  

From the archives: The Oscars are full of movies based on real people - but how do you condense a whole life into art?

From the archives: The short-lived Broadway musical ‘Juno’ is a flop remembered over fifty years later for its powerful score and still-relevant source material.

From the archives: Being labeled a virtuoso is an unparalleled honor. It also has surprising complications, as WNYC's Sara Fishko explains.

From the archives: Classical musicians aren't often greeted like movie stars, but that's just what happened when Van Cliburn returned from Moscow in 1958.

From the archives: Music in movies was mostly "seen and not heard" until jazz styles breathed new life into film soundtracks.

From the archives: Seventy years ago actor Charles Boyer's compelling continental style established a lasting film "type". WNYC's Sara Fishko looks back at his unlikely story.

From the archives: There's much more to film composer Lalo Schifrin than "the theme from Mission Impossible" — on this week’s Fishko Files.

From the archives: What do Radiohead, Tchaikovsky, and the Mission Impossible theme have in common? They all use Five Four Time — and make it sound inevitable.

From the archives: Leonard Rosenman won Oscars for his adaptations of existing film scores, but it was Rosenman’s originals that are remembered for their arresting modernism.

From the archives: WNYC's Sara Fishko looks back on the unforgettable voice and overwhelming conviction of Bella Abzug.

From the archives: WNYC's Sara Fishko talks with two late, great jazz photographers about capturing musical giants on film.

From the archives: WNYC’s Sara Fishko explores the life and work of the pianist and singer Hazel Scott in this Fishko Files from 2009.

From the archives: WNYC's Sara Fishko discusses the special promise "The World of Tomorrow" held for Depression-era Americans.

While W. Eugene Smith lived in a rundown loft in Manhattan’s Flower District, he recorded audio tape compulsively. More than two decades after his death, those tapes finally resurfaced.