Search results for

The American Film Institute named 10 ten best American movies in 10 different genres. Today's Fresh Air presents interviews with Eva Marie Saint, Robert Towne, Faye Dunaway, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Peter O'Toole — all of whom have work on the list.

In the nation of Colombia, a dance troupe known as "The Body School" is gaining widespread attention for helping members of the company to escape lives of violence and hardship.

Hollywood is perhaps the most prolific institution for shaping perceptions of American culture abroad. But the film industry also translates foreign cultures for American viewers. Movie critic Shawn Edwards talks listeners through the interpretation of cultures on the big screen.

Tales of heroism and survival following the Sichuan earthquake last May inspired graphic artist Coco Wang to turn those stories into a comic book. Wang says that the images and the stories helped people outside of China understand more about the humanity of the Chinese people.

As China's enormous Three Gorges dam nears completion, one filmmaker shows what's being lost and gained for those who live along the Yangtze river.

For three years, Frank Warren has been on a mission to expose secrets through the mail.

Film director Spike Lee has publicly criticized director Clint Eastwood for not in including African-Americans in his World War II movies "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima." Thomas McPhatter, an African-American veteran of World War II who served at Iwo Jima, explains why he share's Lee's frustration.

A new art exhibit, titled Flow, showcases pieces by 20 artists within the African Diaspora, who are under the age of 40. The Studio Museum in Harlem, which is known for showcasing up-and-coming artists, is hosting the show.

European film aficionados are noting a resurgence in North Africa's film industry. But Algerian producers and critics say the war-battered and repressive country still has a long way to go to regain the form that produced such classics as The Battle of Algiers in the 1960s.

Singer and actress Kelli O'Hara has received three Tony nominations in as many years. She currently stars in the crowd-pleasing revival of South Pacific.