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The Art of the Steal is a documentary that looks at The Barnes Foundation's amazing collection of post-Impressionist artworks and the controversy surrounding the attempts to move the collection from it's home in Lower Marion, PA, five miles up the road to Philadelphia.
We're talking about a collection that includes 181 Renoirs, 69 Cezannes, 59 Matisses, 46 Picassos, 21 Soutines, 18 Rousseaus, 16 Modiglianis, 11 Degas, 7 Van Goghs, 6 Seurats, 4 Manets and 4 Monets. That adds up to billions and billions of dollars that a lot of people would like to control.
The doc has been a hit on the film festival circuit, but has also caught a lot of criticism (here's a pretty even-handed review from the New York Times). The Art of the Steal's Director and Cinematographer, Don Argott, joined us by telephone on March 10th, 2010, from a hotel room in LA to talk about the film and address the criticisms directly.
Amelia & M.T. are 2 of the people behind Eye Of The Sandman. It's an independent film that is being released this weekend (11.20). If you missed them in studio.. you can hear it below!
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Jeremy is the creator of The Black Duckling. Anna is the star. They both stopped by the studio to discuss the show. The play runs through the 15th of November.. if you're interested.. I suggest getting tickets sooner than later. You can hear our conversation below........
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If you are between the ages of 20 & 30.. you probably feel a strong connection with Mr. Belding. Dennis Haskins is his real name, and while he no longer spends his days at Bayside High, he's still an interesting cat. Not only is he still acting, he's ventured into singing! Hear our chat below...
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Movies Chosen By Kids For Kids »
They search the world for the best children's films. And then they let children tell them which are REALLY the best.
Nicole Dreiske, director of the Chicago Children's International Film Festival, talks about how they pick their films and why her festival films offer kids more than typical commercial kid movies.
Oh, and some of the movies are made BY kids. And are good.
