How the Media Handles Police Brutality, A Grammy-nominated Video Game Composer, Titanic Hour
All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 31, 2023
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Last friday, video was made public by the city of Memphis showing the beating that Tyre Nichols suffered at the hands of police, leading to his death. Since then, some people have refused to watch the videos to prioritize their mental health. We talk with WNYC’s Arun Venugopal about police brutality caught on camera and how it's covered in the media, plus we take your calls.
Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning composer who is up for two more at this weekend's ceremony. The first is for Best Classical Compendium, for his piece, The Lost Birds. The second is in the brand-new category of Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media. Tin is nominated for his work on the game, "Old World." Tin joins us to discuss both nominated projects.
The parody musical, "Titanique: Une Parodie Musicale," has amassed a bigger and bigger audience over the last few months, now playing an extended run at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Created by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue, the show uses the music of Celine Dion (played by Mindelle) to help narrate the story of Jack (Rousouli) and Rose... as told by Dion, who claims she was there for the whole thing. Mindelle, Rousouli, and Blue join us to discuss the show, which is running through May 14.
James Cameron's smash hit film, "Titanic," is being re-released in theaters with a new, 25th anniversary edition. The tragic love story between Jack and Rose launched the careers of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet into the stratosphere, and sparked the timeless debate-- was there room on the door? To celebrate 25 years of "Titanic," we're joined by Alissa Wilkinson, senior culture writer and critic at Vox and author of the piece "Titanic left an indelible mark on moviegoers’ hearts in 1997. I finally get why."
To round out our hour on "Titanic," we're joined by Luis Ferreiro, Director-CEO of Muselia, the group behind Titanic. The Exhibition which combines over 200 objects with life-size recreations to tell the story of the doomed ship and the people who sailed upon it.
