Sundance Film Festival, Free Skate with Kate, The Legacy of 'The Matrix,' The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, Bill Murray and Jan Vogler Talk Classical Music
The Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30. Festival director Tabitha Jackson joins us to preview this year's festival and the films that will be shown.
WNYC news editor Kate Hinds joins us as we take calls from listeners about the top headlines of this week.
"The Matrix Resurrections" is the fourth installment in the 'Matrix' film series, seeing Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss return to the screen as Neo and Trinity for the first time since 2003's "The Matrix Revolutions." Critic at large for Vox, Emily VanDerWerff, joins us to talk the legacy of the Wachowski sisters' film franchise, which she has discussed in multiple articles, including, "Why The Matrix never stopped being relevant" and "How The Matrix universalized a trans experience — and helped me accept my own."
The producer and rapper Mac Miller, born Malcolm McCormick, tragically died on September 7, 2018. Now, the first extensive biography of Mac Miller's life is set to be released. The book is called, MOST DOPE: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, and it's written by music journalist Paul Cantor, featuring interviews with Miller's closest friends and collaborators. Cantor is with us to discuss the book and listen to some music.
A new film profiles a classical music and spoken tour featuring actor Bill Murray, cellist Jan Vogler and friends as they tour the world taking the show on the road.
