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Hit Factory
Affliction feat. Hard Mike & Syd Bricks

Hit Factory

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 96:49


Fan favorite Hard Mike returns to the show alongside newcomer Syd Bricks to discuss Paul Schrader's Affliction, one of the filmmaker's most well-observed explorations of addiction and the generational cycles of suffering that manifest as a result of leaving personal trauma and pain unresolved. The film follows Nick Nolte's Wade Whitehouse, an alcohlic, washed-up cop in a small New Hampshire town whose maladies put him at odds with his community as he circles the drain, falling deeper into his own delusions of murder, conspiracy, and betrayal. The film also stars a monstrous James Coburn as the Whitehouse patriarch, in a role that would earn him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Together, we discuss our personal experiences with alcoholism and why the film is one of the very best about the subject in its dizzying, unmooring evocation of being caught in the chaos of addiction, both as the afflicted and as someone who loves them. Then we discuss the film's novel use of the neo-noir format as a subversive element of narrative to capture us in the dragnet of delusion meticulously architected by the film's unreliable protagonist. Finally, we praise the exemplary work of the film's cast, especially Nolte and Coburn, and how their screen personas function perfectly as characters filled with unmanageable woe, malice, and hurt. Follow Hard Mike on Twitter. Follow Syd Bricks on Twitter. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

PENDENTE: Rubrica su Cinema, letteratura, fumetto ed esperienze culturali

CINEMA! E ANCORA CINEMA! Nuovo appuntamento con la mia rubrica "improvvisata" in cui esprimo opinioni su film visti da pochi minuti al Cinema per ricordarvi che il CINEMA è AL CINEMA! Può un'intervista lenire il senso di colpa di un'intera vita? "Oh, Canada" cerca di dare una risposta a tale quesito, prima attraverso le pagine del compianto Russell Banks e poi con il film scritto e diretto da Paul Schrader.

One of Us
Screener Squad: Oh, Canada

One of Us

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 25:59


OH, CANADA MOVIE REVIEW Misery may love company but its infatuation with Paul Schrader could move mountains and ignite the stars. Hot off the conclusion of his loner weirdo trilogy (First Reformed, The Card Counter, and The Constant Gardener), Paul Schrader is moving in a different direction by adapting one of esteemed author Russell Banks… Read More »Screener Squad: Oh, Canada

Highly Suspect Reviews
Screener Squad: Oh, Canada

Highly Suspect Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 25:59


OH, CANADA MOVIE REVIEW Misery may love company but its infatuation with Paul Schrader could move mountains and ignite the stars. Hot off the conclusion of his loner weirdo trilogy (First Reformed, The Card Counter, and The Constant Gardener), Paul Schrader is moving in a different direction by adapting one of esteemed author Russell Banks… Read More »Screener Squad: Oh, Canada

Pod Casty For Me
Schrader Ep. 38: Oh, Canada (2024) with Will Sloan

Pod Casty For Me

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 110:53


Pull up a chair, folks - it's time for our episode on Paul Schrader's "first post-mortem film," the Russell Banks adaptation OH, CANADA, fresh from the cinema. Joining us to unpack it is Final Boss of the podcast and real-life Canadian person Will Sloan! We talk about what we expect of the personal morality of political artists, Canada's relationship to her neighbor to the south, and the film's place in Schrader's filmography. We also got Will's thoughts on JUROR #2 while we had him on mic, because of course we did. Great conversation, great movie, great ep! Soderbergh episodes coming soon. Further Reading: Foregone by Russell Banks "Paul Schrader Thought He Was Dying. So He Made a Movie About It." by Bilge Ebiri "A Remembered World: On Russell Banks's 'Foregone'" by Rob Latham "Russell Banks, The Art of Fiction No. 152" by Robert Faggen Harry Knowles's review of HOLLYWOOD ENDING Further Viewing: AMERICAN GIGOLO (Schrader, 1980) AFFLICTION (Schrader, 1997) 24 HOURS OR MORE (Groulx, 1973) KANEHSATAKE: 270 YEARS OF RESISTANCE (Obomsawin, 1993) Follow Will Sloan: https://x.com/WillSloanEsq https://www.willsloan.ca/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://www.podcastyforme.com/ https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodCastyForMe Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart  

Movies 101
“Oh, Canada” & “Flow”

Movies 101

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 23:09


We're approaching the end of the year, the time when movie producers are releasing the last few potential award-winners. On this week's show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss one such candidate: the Golden Globe-nominated animated film "Flow." They pair that with Paul Schrader's adaptation of Russell Banks' novel "Foregone," which Schrader retitled "Oh, Canada"—and which was among the slate of critically acclaimed films at May's Cannes Film Festival.

De película - RNE
De película - De película te avanza los mejores estrenos de fin de año - 28/12/24

De película - RNE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 129:25


En el último fin de semana del año encontramos películas muy esperadas, desde comedias con las que pasar un buen rato a cine de aventuras pasando por el thriller más interesante.En De película vivimos el cine e iniciamos el recorrido con un drama romántico, Parthenope la nueva película de Paolo Sorrentino con el que hablamos de esta cinta singular que lleva su sello de identidad y con la que rinde un homenaje a Nápoles y sus gentes. Otra de las cintas internacionales que llega a las salas es Oh Cánada, la nueva película de Paul Schrader protagonizada por Richard Gere, Uma Thurman y Jacob Elordi. Con Richard Gere hablamos de esta cinta basada en la novela Los abandonos de Russell Banks que indaga en la vida de un hombre atormentado en los últimos días de su vida.Nosferatu dirigida por Robert Eggers es otra de las películas internacionales más esperadas, un inquietante cuento gótico para los amantes de lo oscuro y el terror. No podemos olvidarnos de la película de palomitas que no se van a perder los pequeños de la casa, Sonic3:la película, la última aventura del erizo azul más famoso.En el ámbito nacional llega a las salas Sin Instrucciones, la comedia familiar protagonizada por Paco León con la firma de la directora Marina Seresesky con la que charlamos.Todo esto además del resto de la cartelera, las mejores series con Pedro Calvo, las secciones habituales de Carlos Brioso, Ana Vega Toscano y esta semana Luis Alegre con el que está Gervasio Sánchez para hablarnos de su libro Memorias de un cinéfilo.Escuchar audio

Les histoires de 28 Minutes
Richard Gere : gentleman acteur / L'Iran affaibli ?

Les histoires de 28 Minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 46:19


L'émission 28 minutes du 17/12/2024 Richard Gere ou l'itinéraire d'une star engagée à Hollywood Richard Gere fait partie de ces acteurs qui ont mis leur art au service de leurs convictions et de leurs engagements. Les siens sont nombreux, mais s'il y a un combat qui dépasse sans doute tous les autres, c'est celui pour le Tibet et les Tibétains. Converti au bouddhisme après un séjour au Népal, il devient un proche du dalaï-Lama et s'engage à ses côtés pour dénoncer l'occupation chinoise de ce territoire du nord de l'Himalaya. Un activisme qui lui fermera les portes d'Hollywood. Richard Gere ne va pas s'arrêter de tourner pour autant, mais dans des films à petits budgets. C'est encore le cas avec "Oh, Canada" : adaptation d'un des derniers romans de Russell Banks, réalisé par Paul Schrader, 40 ans après “American Gigolo”. Il y interprète Leonard Fife, documentariste engagé et théoricien de l'image qui, au soir de sa vie, atteint d'un cancer incurable, accepte de témoigner devant la caméra d'un de ses anciens élèves pour dire sa vérité : celle d'un homme usé dont la mémoire vacille et dont les choix n'ont pas toujours été aussi glorieux qu'il n'y paraît. Après la chute de la Syrie de Bachar Al Assad, l'Iran peut-il tomber à son tour ? Depuis l'attaque du 7 octobre 2023, perpétrée par le Hamas contre Israël, l'Iran a perdu, un à un, les partenaires de “son axe de la résistance” : le Hezbollah au Liban, le Hamas à Gaza et désormais la Syrie, pièce maîtresse qui permettait au régime des mollahs d'avoir un accès direct à la Méditerranée et au Liban pour alimenter en armes les miliciens du Hezbollah, son bras armé contre l'État hébreu. La chute de Bachar al-Assad intervient alors que l'Iran continue de subir les sanctions économiques internationales et fait face à une vague de contestation interne du régime. La dernière en date est celle de Parastoo Ahmadi, une jeune chanteuse iranienne qui a diffusé un concert dans lequel elle apparaît sans hijab. Son objectif : protester contre la loi sur la "promotion de la culture de la chasteté et du hijab", qui devait entrer en vigueur vendredi 13 décembre, avec un durcissement des sanctions en cas de non port du voile. Le nouveau président iranien a finalement décidé de ne pas promulguer cette loi. Alors, le régime des mollahs est-il plus affaibli que jamais ? Enfin, Justin Morin revient sur la vente aux enchères d'objets personnels du Général de Gaulle, organisée lundi 16 décembre à Paris, et Marjorie Adelson évoque la condamnation de Gilbert Montagné et de son parolier Didier Barbelivien pour plagiat.  28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement : 17 décembre 2024 - Présentation : Élisabeth Quin - Production : KM, ARTE Radio

Postface – Caroline Gutmann
Bruno Corty, pour son « Dictionnaire amoureux de la littérature américaine »

Postface – Caroline Gutmann

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024


POST FACE, émission présentée par Caroline Gutmann Elle reçoit Bruno Corty pour son "Dictionnaire amoureux de la littérature américaine" aux éditions Plon. À propos du livre : « Dictionnaire amoureux de la littérature américaine » paru aux éditions Plon Bruno Corty est passionné par la littérature américaine depuis l'adolescence. Après avoir rencontré nombre de ses auteurs, il nous livre son abécédaire amoureux, un voyage dans le temps et l'espace, un hommage à celles et ceux qui l'ont fait rêver, qui l'ont bousculé et bouleversé. Il était une fois l'Amérique. Dès l'enfance, Bruno Corty a plongé dans ses espaces infinis, marché avec Thoreau, descendu le Mississippi avec Mark Twain, pris la mer avec Jack London et Herman Melville, tremblé avec Edgar Allan Poe. Pendant ses études, il s'est passionné pour les romans de Dos Passos, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway. Devenu journaliste littéraire à la fin des années 80, il a découvert, sur les conseils d'amis éditeurs, les littératures de genre, du fantastique au polar. Il a eu la chance de rencontrer beaucoup d'auteurs : Norman Mailer, John Irving, James Ellroy, Don DeLillo, Russell Banks, Paul Auster, Richard Ford, Jim Harrison, James Salter, Stephen King... Son Amérique à lui raconte la Génération perdue, la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, la Chasse aux sorcières, la Beat Generation, les années Kennedy et Marilyn, le Nouveau Journalisme, le Viêt-Nam, Dylan prix Nobel. C'est New York et Los Angeles, San Francisco et la Louisiane, Jim Morrison et Patti Smith, Elia Kazan et Michael Cimino, des chanteurs, des poètes, des cinéastes devenus écrivains. La littérature américaine a deux siècles. C'est peu et c'est gigantesque au regard du nombre de ses chefs d'œuvres : de Moby Dick à Sanctuaire, de La Lettre écarlate à L'Attrape-cœurs, de Gatsby le magnifique au Dahlia noir, de Manhattan Transfer à L'Adieu aux armes. Bruno Corty, rédacteur en chef du Figaro littéraire, nourrit depuis toujours une passion pour la littérature américaine. Il a logiquement publié des textes sur les deux monstres que sont James Ellroy et Bret Easton Ellis. Il a également participé au manifeste L'aventure, pour quoi faire ?

Film at Lincoln Center Podcast
#569 - Paul Schrader on Oh, Canada

Film at Lincoln Center Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 22:04


This week we're excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with Oh, Canada director Paul Schrader. Oh, Canada is currently in select theaters, courtesy of Kino Lorber. In an unvarnished, commanding performance, Richard Gere plays Leonard Fife, a celebrated political documentarian who has reached the end of his life. Wracked with cancer, Leonard has agreed to appear in a film by a former protégé (Michael Imperioli) in the hopes of setting the record straight about himself. Cinema becomes a confessional space as Leonard, accompanied by his stalwart wife and former student, Emma (Uma Thurman), excavates his own past, facing down regrets and guilt, and interrogating his own career, personal life, and political courage. Constructed with nonlinear flashbacks featuring Jacob Elordi as a young Leonard, the film passes in and out of different time periods, back to the 1960s, matching the slippery consciousness of its storyteller. Adapted from the book Foregone by Russell Banks, Paul Schrader's emotionally naked drama feels like a direct address to the viewer, a filmmaker's reckoning with his formidable status and persona. This conversation was moderated by FLC Senior Director of Programming Florence Almozini.

Les Nuits de France Culture
Russell Banks : "On peut conserver sa clairvoyance morale quel que soit le prix à payer"

Les Nuits de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 25:01


durée : 00:25:01 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda, Mathias Le Gargasson, Antoine Dhulster - L'Amérique de Russell Banks est celle des déclassés, des vagabonds comme dans son roman paru en 2015 "Sous le règne de Bone". En filigrane de ce récit, émerge une critique du système américain et d'une société de consommation dévorante. On l'écoute en parler dans cet entretien illustré de lectures. - réalisation : Massimo Bellini - invités : Russell Banks Écrivain américain

Les Nuits de France Culture
Présentation - L'Amérique des marges

Les Nuits de France Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 3:23


durée : 00:03:23 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda, Mathias Le Gargasson, Antoine Dhulster - Sept heures d'archives en compagnie entre autres de Russell Banks et Richard Wright, Woodie Guthrie et Frank Capra pour tenter de mieux comprendre les impasses, les non-dits, les souffrances d'une certaine Amérique, au-delà de l'éclat du rêve américain. - réalisation : Massimo Bellini

Les chemins de la philosophie
L'idée d'Amérique 4/4 : De Cassavetes à Bob Dylan : tentatives de critique du mythe américain

Les chemins de la philosophie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 58:28


durée : 00:58:28 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye, Antoine Ravon - La littérature, le cinéma, et la musique ont cherché à mettre en avant la fragilité de la société américaine, à travers la mise en avant du mal-être de leurs personnages. Que cherchent-ils à dénoncer ? Réponse avec John Cassavetes, Bob Dylan et Russell Banks. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Agnès Gayraud Philosophe, professeure d'esthétique à la Villa Arson, compositrice et interprète sous le nom « La Féline ».; Pierre Furlan Traducteur, écrivain; Bruno Icher Journaliste

Film at Lincoln Center Podcast
#555 - Paul Schrader, Uma Thurman, and Michael Imperioli on Oh, Canada

Film at Lincoln Center Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 18:53


On today's NYFF62 podcast, we welcome director Paul Schrader and cast members Uma Thurman and Michael Imperioli to discuss their film Oh, Canada, which made its U.S. Premiere in the Main Slate of this year's festival. The discussion was moderated by NYFF programmer K. Austin Collins. In an unvarnished, commanding performance, Richard Gere plays Leonard Fife, a celebrated political documentarian who has reached the end of his life. Constructed with nonlinear flashbacks featuring Jacob Elordi as a young Leonard, the film passes in and out of different time periods, back to the 1960s, matching the slippery consciousness of its storyteller. Adapted from the book Foregone by Russell Banks, Paul Schrader's emotionally naked drama feels like a direct address to the viewer, a filmmaker's reckoning with his formidable status and persona. Tickets to the New York Film Festival are moving fast! Get up-to-date information on all available tickets on a daily basis by visiting filmlinc.org/tix. Oh, Canada will be released in theaters on December 6, courtesy of Kino Lorber.

The Black List Podcast
Akiva Goldsman on Telling the Right Story

The Black List Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 38:21


[Encore] Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I, Robot, The Da Vinci Code screenplay, multiple Star Trek and Batman scripts, and more) joins Franklin and Kate to talk about his beginnings in Brooklyn, how his early family life influenced his writing career, and his memories of Joel Schumacher on the late 90s Batman films. Plus, the writing teachers he studied with at NYU (including Russell Banks, Margaret Atwood, E.L. Doctorow) and much more.Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.This conversation took place in 2021. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.Mentions: +A Beautiful Mind: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/beautiful_mind+Mr. and Mrs. Smith: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_and_mrs_smith+Batman & Robin: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/1077027_batman_and_robin

Pod Casty For Me
Schrader Ep. 22: Affliction (1997) with Glenn Heath, Jr.

Pod Casty For Me

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 118:52


"AFFLIC" - the Aflac duck if he was talking about this movie! For real, though, a lot of the characters in this film could have used some insurance based on many of the events that take place in Paul Schrader's 1997 Russell Banks adaptation AFFLICTION. Returning to the show to help us discuss this snowbound story of alcoholism and abuse is writer and film programmer Glenn Heath, Jr.! Join us for discussion of small-town authority, proximity, auto-dentistry, and more. Further Reading: Affliction by Russell Banks "'Half A Damn Excuse': Tragic Vigilantism in Paul Schrader's Affliction" by Jason Christian "Sins Of The Father: Josh Zeman talks to Paul Schrader about his new film Affliction" "Production Slate: Affliction" Further Viewing: THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Egoyan, 1997) CHINATOWN (Polanski, 1974) THE SACRIFICE (Tarkovsky, 1986) JENNIFER 8 (Robinson, 1992)   Follow Glenn Heath, Jr.: https://x.com/MatchCuts https://digitalgym.org/   https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodCastyForMe Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart  

The Filmography
S2E12: Affliction

The Filmography

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 69:18


Reece and Bjorn discuss Paul Schrader's second feature of 1997, Affliction, an adaptation of Russell Banks' novel, starring a powerhouse Nick Nolte, and a hard-as-nails James Coburn as his abusive father. Both were nominated for Oscars (Coburn won).

Salt Lake Dirt
Spencer Fleury - I BLAME MYSELF BUT ALSO YOU - Episode 250

Salt Lake Dirt

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 39:21


Episode 250 Spencer Fleury --- In this episode Kyler sits down with author Spencer Fleury to discuss his upcoming collection of short stories, I Blame Myself, But Also You, which releases on July 2. Spencer shares insights into his writing process, the challenges of crafting compelling characters in short stories, and the organic journey of assembling his collection over time. They delve into the inspiration behind some of the stories, including the intriguing first story that lends its title to the collection. Spencer also reflects on his varied career paths, the influences that shaped his writing, and the practicalities of making time to write. He talks about the authors and books that have had a lasting impact on him, such as Raymond Carver and Russell Banks, and how revisiting these works has offered new perspectives over the years. Great chat! Thanks for listening. --- Episode Links: IG: @spencerfleury SpencerFleury.com Malarkey Books --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos - 6PM - 8PM PST Listen on APPLE Podcasts Listen on SPOTIFY Instagram: @saltlakedirt TikTok: @saltlakedirt

Law on Film
The Sweet Hereafter (1997) (Guest: Seán Patrick Donlan) (episode 28)

Law on Film

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 53:10


This episode explores Atom Egoyan's 1997 film, The Sweet Hereafter, which describes the impact of a tragic school bus accident that caused the death of 14 children on a small Canadian town. The film is based on Russell Banks' 1991 novel of the same name (which in turn was based on a real-life bus crash in Texas). The film centers on personal injury lawyer Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm), who travels to the town after the accident in an attempt to persuade the parents of the children to bring a negligence lawsuit. The controversy generated by the lawsuit ripples through the community and is explored through several characters in the town, including Nicole (Sarah Polley), a teenage girl who is left paralyzed from the waist down by the accident; Dolores Driscoll (Gabrielle Rose), the bus driver on the fateful, day; and various parents who have sharply conflicting views on the lawsuit. The Sweet Hereafter, however, is much more than a story about tort litigation; it explores larger philosophical questions around justice, community norms, and the role of law in addressing life's most painful tragedies. I am joined by Seán Patrick Donlan, a Professor of Law at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, Canada.Timestamps:0:00     Introduction3:18     Recruiting plaintiffs for a class action lawsuit9:58     Judith Shklar's distinction between misfortune and injustice14:20   Law and defense of community21:45   The loss of children28:52   The deposition that unravels the case39:13   Assigning blame and scapegoating47:02   More on Atom Egoyan           49:13   The role of the Pied PiperFurther reading:Banks, Russell, The Sweet Hereafter (1991)Fried, Margaret J. & Frolik, Lawrence A. “The Limits of Law: Litigation, Lawyers, and the Search for Justice in Russell Banks' ‘The Sweet Hereafter,'” 7 Cardozo Stud. Law & Lit. 1 (1995)Menkel-Meadow, Carrie, “Can They Do That? Legal Ethics in Popular Culture: Of Characters and Acts,” 48 U.C.L.A. L. Rev. 1305 (2001)O'Neill, Timothy P., “There Will Be Blame: Misfortune and Injustice in ‘The Sweet Hereafter,'” 5 U. Denv. Sports & Ent. L.J. 19 (2008)Sarat, Austin, “Exploring the Hidden Domains of Civil Justice: ‘Naming, Blaming, and Claiming' in Popular Culture,” 50 DePaul L. Rev. 425 (2000)Scherr, Alexander & Farber, Hillary, “Popular Culture as a Lens on Legal Professionalism,” 55 S.C. L. Rev. (2003)Shklar, Judith, The Facts of Justice (1990)Weisberg, Richard H., “‘The Verdict' Is In: The Civic Implications of Civil Trials,” 50 DePaul L. Rev. 525 (2000) Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/faculty/full-time/jonathan-hafetz.cfmYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilmYou can follow the podcast on Instagram @lawonfilmpodcast

La W Radio con Julio Sánchez Cristo
“Analizamos videos de Russell Banks”: Richard Gere sobre la película ‘Oh, Canada'

La W Radio con Julio Sánchez Cristo

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 6:36


Paul Schrader, Richard Gere y Uma Thurman hablaron en rueda de prensa desde el Festival de Cine de Cannes.

The Black List Podcast
Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has A Beautiful Mind

The Black List Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 38:21


Screenwriters, this is the episode for you. Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I, Robot, The Da Vinci Code screenplay, multiple Star Trek and Batman scripts, and more) joins Franklin and Kate to talk about his beginnings in Brooklyn, how his early family life influenced his writing career, and his memories of Joel Schumacher on the late 90s Batman films. Plus, the writing teachers he studied with at NYU (including Russell Banks, Margaret Atwood, E.L. Doctorow) and much more. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.This conversation is from 2021. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.Mentions: +A Beautiful Mind: rottentomatoes.com/m/beautiful_mind+Mr. and Mrs. Smith: rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_and_mrs_smith+Batman & Robin: rottentomatoes.com/m/1077027_batman_and_robin

Keen On Democracy
Episode 2007: Bethanne Patrick's guide to a literary March madness

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 29:36


We would all be way more ignorant without omnivorous book critic and regular KEEN ON guest Bethanne Patrick. This month she recommends six new books by Russell Banks, Adam Philips, Percival Everett, Andrew Dubus III, Marie Mutsuki Mockett & Adelle Waldman. So don't complain you've got nothing to read. No excuses. Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200,000 followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as in The Washington Post, NPR Books, and Literary Hub. She sits on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and has served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle. She is the host of the Missing Pages podcast. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Le masque et la plume
Les nouvelles pages de Russell Banks, David Foenkinos, Virginie Linhart et Valérie Zenatti

Le masque et la plume

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 47:27


durée : 00:47:27 - Le masque et la plume - par : Rebecca Manzoni - Pour bien commencer votre année littéraire 2024, vos critiques vous conseillent-ils de lire "Le royaume enchanté" de Russell Banks, "Une sale affaire" de Virginie Linhart, "La vie heureuse" de David Foenkinos et "Qui-vive" de Valérie Zenatti ? Le verdict autour de Rebecca Manzoni. - réalisé par : Lilian ALLEAUME

Jason and the Movienauts
Schrader-cast Continues: The Pointless 'Touch' and the Amazing 'Afflicted'

Jason and the Movienauts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 75:09


This week Blaize and Jason continue their look at the films of the singular Paul Schader with a look at two films by him which are adapted from novels. And what opposites they are. Touch, adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, feels listless and unfocused. But Affliction, adapted from the Russell Banks novel, continues Schrader's focused on the Lonely Man archetype, getting deep inside the heads of a family whose toxic masculinity becomes a generational trauma. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-sacks/message

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky
Russell Banks (1940-2023), “The Darling,” 2004

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 73:05


Bookwaves Russell Banks (1940-2023), who died on January 7, 2023, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on November 11, 2004 while on tour for his novel, The Darling. Russell Banks, who died on January 7th, 2023 at the age of 82 was a master of long and short form fiction. In a career that began in 1975 and continued to his death, there were 14 novels, six collections of short stories, two volumes of poetry, and three works of non-fiction. Among his novels were Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter, both of which became critically acclaimed films, plus Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter. His most recent novel, The Magic Kingdom, was published in 2022. This is the second of two interviews and has not been heard in almost two decades. 2000 Interview with Russell Banks. The post Russell Banks (1940-2023), “The Darling,” 2004 appeared first on KPFA.

Bookworm
The Story of America, Pt. 3

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 33:53


Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other significant projects, first met Micheal Silverblatt in 2000, upon the publication of his first book –– a critically acclaimed memoir whose title he calls, "obnoxious." They formed a friendship over 22 years of conversation. This episode, the third in a series to examine what novelist Russell Banks called the Story of America, is guest-hosted by Eggers. We'll hear excerpts of Bookworm shows that discuss this story from E.L. Doctorow, Valeria Luiselli, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Gore Vidal.

WORDTheatre® Short Story Podcast
Robert Forster performs "The Visit" by Russell Banks & John Heard performs "Greasy Lake" by TC Boyle

WORDTheatre® Short Story Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 58:36


Bookworm
The Story of America, Pt. 2

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 31:56


Prolific author Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's, co-founder of 826 National, and other significant projects, first met Micheal Silverblatt in 2000, upon the publication of his first book –– a critically acclaimed memoir whose title he calls, "obnoxious." They formed a friendship over 22 years of conversation. In this episode, Eggers picks up the thread through what novelist Russell Banks called the Story of America. We'll hear from Edward P. Jones, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, and Marilynne Robinson as they speak about slavery, race, and history.

Bookworm
The Story of America, Pt. 1

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 37:18


Claudia Rankine, award-winning poet and author of Citizen: An American Lyric, a book-length poem about the pernicious racism of American daily life, hosts the first of a three-part episode on the story of America, as told through literary fiction. Over the decades Michael Silverblatt spoke with hundreds of writers about America — its foundation, its history, its challenges, and its culture. This episode reveals the story of America as the story of race. We'll hear from David Foster Wallace, Russell Banks, Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, William H. Gass, Joan Didion, and Claudia Rankine herself.

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky
Russell Banks (1940-2023) I, “The Angel on the Roof,” 2000

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 59:06


Russell Banks (1940-2023), who died on January 7, 2023, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on June 7, 2000 while on tour for his short story collection, The Angel on the Roof. First of two interviews. Russell Banks, who died on January 7th, 2023 at the age of 82 was a master of long and short form fiction. In a career that began in 1975 and continued to his death, there were 14 novels, six collections of short stories, two volumes of poetry, and three works of non-fiction. Among his novels were Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter, both of which became critically acclaimed films, plus Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter. His most recent novel, The Magic Kingdom, was published in 2022. The interview was digitized, remastered and edited in January 2023 Russell Banks Wikipedia page The post Russell Banks (1940-2023) I, “The Angel on the Roof,” 2000 appeared first on KPFA.

Trillbilly Worker's Party
Episode 288: Crazy White Boy University (w/ special guest John Lingan)

Trillbilly Worker's Party

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 122:16


This week we're discussing John Brown, as seen through the eyes of the late novelist, Russell Banks, in his novel Cloudsplitter. DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that Russell Banks's novel is a work of fiction, and is not meant to be read as a literal interpretation of history--and thus neither is our episode. To help us work through it, we've enlisted the help of writer John Lingan, whose great book on Creedence Clearwater Revival is out now: https://www.amazon.com/Song-Everyone-Creedence-Clearwater-Revival/dp/0306846713 And please support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

KPFA - Bookwaves/Artwaves
Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 20, 2023 – Gemma Whelan – Russell Banks

KPFA - Bookwaves/Artwaves

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 59:57


Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Bookwaves Gemma Whelan, whose latest novel is titled “Painting Through The Dark,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded via zencastr on April 5, 2023. ‘Painting Through the Dark” concerns a young ex-nun in Ireland, Ashling, who comes to America in 1981, specifically San Francisco, in order to get away from her family and from the control of the Catholic Church in Ireland. A dedicated painter, after spending time attempting to get a job at a local gallery, she takes a position with a family in a rural home outside Mendocino. This is Gemma Whelan's second novel. Her first, “Fiona: Stolen Child,” was published in 2011. Gemma is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and educator. She was the founding Artistic Director of Wilde Irish Productions in the San Francisco Bay Area, and of Corrib Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Her short film The Wake was the winner of the Silver Knight Award at the Golden Knight Film Festival, Malta; her feature screenplay Eye of the Storm won the Robert and Ellen Little Screenwriting Award; and her screenplay Wedding Bells won the American Gem Short Screenplay award and was optioned by Fox Broadcasting.   Bookwaves Russell Banks (1940-2023), who died on January 7, 2023, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on November 11, 2004 while on tour for his novel, The Darling. Russell Banks, who died on January 7th, 2023 at the age of 82 was a master of long and short form fiction. In a career that began in 1975 and continued to his death, there were 14 novels, six collections of short stories, two volumes of poetry, and three works of non-fiction. Among his novels were Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter, both of which became critically acclaimed films, plus Continental Drift and Cloudsplitter. His most recent novel, The Magic Kingdom, was published in 2022. This is the second of two interviews and has not been heard in almost two decades. 2000 Interview with Russell Banks.     Review of “English” at Berkeley Rep Peets Theatre through May 7, 2023 and “Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2” at ACT's Strand Theatre through May 7, 2023.   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Standard Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  Lists of guests at the upcoming Book Festival, May 6-7, 2023, event calendar and links to previous events. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.   Monthly Calendar. On-line events only. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).  See website for past streams. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre  Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2 by Qui Nguyen, March 30 – May 7, Strand. Aurora Theatre  Cyrano by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Josh Costello, April 7 – May 7. Awesome Theatre Company. Check website for upcoming live shows and streaming. Berkeley Rep English by Sanazz Toosi, March 31 – May 7, Peets Theatre. Boxcar Theatre. See website for calendar listings. Brava Theatre Center: See website for events. BroadwaySF: Come from Away, April 11 – 23, Golden Gate. Pretty Woman: The Musical, April 26-30, Orpheum Broadway San Jose: Riverdance, 25th Anniversary Show, May 12-14. 1776, May 6-21. California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes). No 2023 season scheduled. See website for events calendar. Center Rep: In The Heights, May 27  – June 24. Central Works Mondragola by Gary Graves, March 18 – April 23, 2023. Cinnabar Theatre. Tiger Style! by Mike Lew, April 7 – 23. Contra Costa Civic Theatre To Master the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew, April 21 – May 21, 2023. Curran Theater: Into The Woods, direct from Broadway, June 20-25, 2023. Custom Made Theatre. Tiny Fires by Aimee Suzara, postponed to a later date in 2023. Cutting Ball Theatre. Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin' Trees in the Ravine by W. Fran Astorga. April 13 – May 21. 42nd Street Moon. The Scottsboro Boys, May 4 – May 21, Gateway Theatre. Golden Thread  See website for ongoing special events. Landmark Musical Theater.  Hair, May 6 – June 4, at the Landmark, 533 Sutter, SF. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. In The Evening By The Moonlight by Traci Tolmaire, co-created and directed by Margo Hall, June 15 – July 2, Young Performers Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco. Magic Theatre. The Ni¿¿er Lovers by Mark Anthony Thompson, May 3 -21. See website for other events at the Magic. Marin Theatre Company Where Did We Sit On The Bus? by Brian Quijada, May 4 – 28, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC)  Locusts Have No King by C. Julian Jimenez, April 7 – May 14. The Confession of Lily Dare by Charles Busch, May 12 – June 11. Oakland Theater Project.  Is God Is by Aleshea Harris, in theater, March 31 – April 23. Pear Theater. Pear Slices 2023,  Original short plays. April 20 – May 14. PianoFight. Permanently closed as of March 18, 2023. Presidio Theatre. See website for upcoming productions Ray of Light: Spring Awakening In Concert, June 8-10, Victoria Theatre. Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical, September 8 – October 1, Victoria Theatre. The Rocky Horror Show, Oasis Nightclub, October 6  – 31. See website for Spotlight Cabaret Series at Feinstein's at the Nikko. San Francisco Playhouse.  Clue, based on the screenplay, March 9 – April 27, 2023. SFBATCO See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl, April 5 – 30. 2023. Shotgun Players. Triumph of Love by Pierre de Marivaux, extended to April 30. South Bay Musical Theatre: Singin' In the Rain, May 13 – June 3. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Rhino   The Rita Hayworth of This Generation  written and performed by Tina D'Elia, April 6 – 23, Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand, New performances most Wednesdays. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, April 5 – 30, 2023, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Word for Word.  Home by George Saunders, April 5-29, Z Below. See schedule for  one-night readings and streaming performances. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season, starting February. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down. National Theatrical Streaming: Upcoming plays from around the country. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org             The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – April 20, 2023 – Gemma Whelan – Russell Banks appeared first on KPFA.

Empowered Curiosity Podcast
Nuance, Getting Clear + Staying in Integrity

Empowered Curiosity Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 94:07


Listen to This Episode If…You are spiritual entrepreneur who feels they don't know exactly who their gifts should be serving. Learn how clear boundaries and intentions allow you to see who it is you don't serve. Staying in integrity attracts clients that align with what you are passionate about and are able to offer them.What You‘ll Learn in this Episode…How nuance doesn't exist in the world around us, but lives within in us and in our perceptions of the worldLearning that we can walk the line of creating offerings that are accessible yet aren't stripped of their essence or magic in the processThe importance of falling in love with clarity. Getting really clear on what you can and can't offer attracts the right clients and keeps your work sustainable for youHow there are many roads to spirituality. The end goal of being healed or enlightened should not be held in higher reverence than the the pathway you travel to get thereResources:Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté with Daniel MatéAudio version voiced by Daniel MatéYour Speakers:Kat Lee  is an Intimacy + Relationship Coach, host of The Empowered Curiosity Podcast and Creator of The Heart Lab. She guides pattern-breakers to alchemize their emotions and embody their healing journey to cultivate intimacy as a spiritual practice. Kat Lee's Website // Instagram//YoutubeDaniel Maté is an award-winning musical theatre songwriter, educator, and the world's only "mental chiropractor". He holds an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from Tisch/NYU. Daniel's original musicals include The Trouble With Doug, Middle School Mysteries, Hansel & Gretl & Heidi and & Günter, and The Longing and the Short of It. Works in development include The Sweet Hereafter, an adaptation of Russell Banks's acclaimed novel.  He is also an acclaimed voice performer, a two-time Audie Award nominee, and winner of the Earphones Award for his narration of Gabor Maté's In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts. He is also the voice of the New York Times best-selling The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, on which he served as co-author with his father.With his father, Daniel has co-led workshops on parent-adult child relationships since 2016, to be reprised this Fall in New York and Vancouver. A book and podcast, both titled Hello Again, are also in progress.Daniel's  Website // InstagramThis podcast is made possible with sound production by Andre Lagace.Original music by Mayan Kites

Book Spider
S4 Ep26: Empathy and Indeterminacy in Russell Banks' Lost Memory of Skin

Book Spider

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 62:00


In this episode, the Book Spider hosts discuss Lost Memory of Skin, a novel that seeks to empathize with probably the most reviled subgroup in the entire world: pedophiles. The novel follows the exploits of a young sex criminal known only as the kid, whose life of hardship culminates in an attempt to meet a teenage girl for sex. In the aftermath, the kid finds himself homeless, living under a causeway in southern Florida, attempting to eke out an existence among other down-and-out sex criminals. When he meets the professor, a sociology researcher at a local university, his fortunes seem to turn for the better, until the professor's past catches up to both of them.

Live from the Book Shop: John Updike's Ghost
EP32: The books you love with all your hearts

Live from the Book Shop: John Updike's Ghost

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 44:03


It's a jam-packed episode this week, as Hannah is knee-deep in sticky (sorry, POST-IT) notes full of the books we and you love with all your hearts. It's a bit of Valentine's Day fun that has taken on a life of its own in the Book Shop windows, thanks to Twitter (a friendly wasteland), and offers up some great suggestions for books to check out that you might love, too. Can you believe Hannah has never read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"? That done, we get into a long discussion of works in translation and whether translators get enough credit, Murakami's brand of humility that makes Hannah feel bad (also, Kotaro Watanabe is sorta famous, with lots of voiceover credits, but Sam probably hadn't actually heard of him), and a book about going on a writers' retreat only to get murdered (side note: Jericho is on Route 15 not Route 25 and Amtrak does appear to come near to Burlington, anyway). But there's more! Hannah's reading the feminist dystopia "Ice," though she doesn't know why; Sam's starting the late Russell Banks' last novel ("Affliction" is probably the movie Hannah's remembering); and we're celebrating the three-year anniversary of signing the papers on the Shop!

Bookstore Explorer
Episode 27: Watermark Books & Cafe, Wichita, KS

Bookstore Explorer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 35:17


Sarah Bagby spent years working at Watermark Books & Cafe in Wichita, Kansas, before taking over the reigns of ownership. She walks us through the store's rich history and shares some of the best-selling titles, including a few spring 2023 releases that she predicts will be hits. Books We Talk About: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, Inciting Joy by Ross Gay, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, Continental Drift by Russell Banks, Devotions by Mary Oliver, The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Stout, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, Search by Michelle Huneven, Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, Blaze Me a Sun by Christoffer Carlsson, Spare by Prince Harry.

fiction/non/fiction
S6 Ep. 16: In Memory of Russell Banks: Rick Moody on an Iconic Writer's Life, Work and Legacy

fiction/non/fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 44:33


Writer Rick Moody joins V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to celebrate the life and legacy of the late novelist Russell Banks, who died earlier this month. Moody and Terrell, who were previously Banks's students and became his friends, reflect on his deep working-class roots, his cultivation of his own voice even in his more experimental writing, and his commitment to writing about race in the United States. Moody reads and discusses a passage from Banks's 1985 novel Continental Drift. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net. This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf. Selected Readings: Rick Moody Garden State Ice Storm Hotels of North America The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions  The Long Accomplishment Russell Banks Hamilton Stark  The Relation of My Imprisonment  The Sweet Hereafter  Continental Drift  Affliction  The Darling “Who Will Tell the People? On waiting, still, for the great Creole-American novel,” by Russell Banks, from Harper's Magazine, June 2000 Others: Russell Banks, The Art of Fiction No. 152 (The Paris Review) LISTEN: Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 3 Episode 23: Kaitlyn Greenidge and Russell Banks: On the Past and Present of Protest and White Backlash ‹ Literary Hub WATCH: Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 3 Episode 23: Kaitlyn Greenidge and Russell Banks on the Past and Present of Protest Flannery O'Connor Eudora Welty John Cheever J.D. Salinger Clarence Major Jonathan Baumbach James Alan McPherson Ernest Hemingway Bobbie Ann Mason Richard Ford Daniel Woodrell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book and Film Globe Podcast
BFG Podcast #087: Russell Banks, Aubrey Plaza, and 'The Rig'

Book and Film Globe Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 32:29


In this edition of the BFG podcast–now with vastly improved sound quality!–host Neal Pollack welcomes the well-read Michael Washburn to discuss the work and legacy of the novelist Russell Banks, who died recently at the age of 82. Michael and Neal have nothing but praise for Banks's two best-known novels, Affliction and The Sweet Hereafter, both of which became popular and critically-acclaimed movies. But they also recommend you check out his novel Continental Drift, and Michael has special affection for Banks's short stories, which so accurately describe the struggles of working-class New Hampshire residents. They aren't so keen on his later works, when Banks drifted away from what he knows best, but he still leaves behind a literary legacy worth celebrating.Aubrey Plaza is just getting started with her legacy, and Neal welcomes Rachel Llewellyn to talk about Plaza's new indie film 'Emily the Criminal,' now streaming on Netflix. Neal loves the show's gritty crime-drama feel, which resembles breaking bad, and praises Plaza's nuanced performance, which carries the movie above the usual genre fare. Rachel also mentions Plaza's work in Black Bear, Neal talks about her in Ingrid Goes West, and it's probably pretty certain that The White Lotus comes up at some point. It's not as though Aubrey Plaza is some sort of hidden gem, she's quite famous at this point, but her cultural footprint will certainly only grow from here.Rachel sticks around to talk about 'The Rig,' a new eco-sci-fi thriller series now airing on Amazon Prime. She praises the way the show tackles difficult issues with subtlety, and then occasionally it sounds like an extended Facebook thread argument about climate change. But creator David MacPherson grew up around Scottish oil workers, so he understands their politics and their point of view on the world much better than the average script writer would. A very tense ocean thriller that does not, according to Rachel, feature The Loch Ness Monster.

Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon
Danielle Clode, KOALA & Russell Banks, VOYAGER

Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 58:35


Natural history writer Danielle Clode tells us all about koalas and we remember novelist Russell Banks. The post Danielle Clode, KOALA & Russell Banks, VOYAGER appeared first on Writer's Voice.

Fresh Air
Remembering Novelist Russell Banks

Fresh Air

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 45:37


We remember novelist Russell Banks, whose working-class background inspired much of his work. His best known novels were adapted into films, including Affliction, The Sweet Hereafter, and Continental Drift. We'll listen back to portions of our interviews with him. Also, we're revisiting our interview with photographer Larry Sultan, whose photographic memoir of growing up in California in the '50s and '60s is the basis of a new Broadway show starring Nathan Lane. Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel Sam by Allegra Goodman. And Justin Chang reviews No Bears, the Iranian film that's been on his year-end best list.

As It Happens from CBC Radio
January 10: Hit-and-missiles

As It Happens from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 49:06


Anita Anand, Ukraine latest, Russell Banks obituary, Taliban NGO talks, Memory wizard, CES wonders and more

Néo Géo
Néo Géo Nova avec Russell Banks (2015)

Néo Géo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 32:42


Il était l'un des plus grands écrivains américains d'aujourd'hui, non seulement par la qualité de sa plume, mais aussi par la finesse de sa réflexion sur la société américaine contemporaine, explorant la vie quotidienne des classes moyennes comme pourrait le faire un grand reporter. Il fut également un écrivain engagé et très actif politiquement, prenant régulièrement des positions critiques contre son gouvernement.Fin mai 2015, au retour du festival Les Écrivains voyageurs, il était venu dans la matinale de Nova, puis avait confié à Bintou quelques commentaires sur son dernier ouvrage de l'époque, Un Membre Permanent de la Famille, illustrés par des musiques de son choix. L'émission commence ainsi : “Sur Nova à l'instant un King Kunta, à la manière de l'artiste américain Kendrick Lamar, un rappel des sévices et des heures dures de la période de l'esclavage en Amérique du Nord. 150 ans après son abolition. Comment se porte l'Amérique ? Réponse en 12 nouvelles de l'écrivain américain Russell Banks, dans l'opus intitulé Un Membre Permanent de la Famille, paru chez Actes Sud. Les oeuvres fleuves de l'écrivain américain Russell Banks nous conduisent depuis près de 30 ans, de la Jamaïque, avec Le Livre de la Jamaïque, ou Sous le Règne de Bone, au Libéria, avec American Darling, en passant par son Amérique natale, et plus récemment donc la Floride, un État où il réside la moitié de l'année et où se situe Lointain souvenir de la peau.”Playlist : King Kunta - Kendrick LamarShould I Stay or Should I Go - The ClashThird World - Brand New BeggarSpace Oddity - David Bowie Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

The Roundtable
Russell Banks - in memoriam

The Roundtable

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 29:56


Russell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as “Affliction” and “The Sweet Hereafter” in the wintry, rural communities of his native north-east has died. He was 82. We were fortunate to speak with Banks many times about his work - most recently in 2021 when his novel "Foregone" was released. We re-share interview today, in memoriam.

NCPR's Story of the Day
1/9/23: The insurance adjuster and the Ice Storm

NCPR's Story of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 9:51


(Jan 9, 2023) Our coverage of the 25th anniversary of the 1998 ice Storm continues. We meet the insurance adjuster who drove around helping people file claims and witnessed the devastation firsthand. Also: Adirondack-based author Russell Banks died over the weekend.

L'heure bleue
Hommage à Russell Banks

L'heure bleue

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 50:53


durée : 00:50:53 - L'Heure bleue - A partir d'entretiens réalisés en 2016 et 2017, l'Heure bleue rend ce soir hommage à l'écrivain américain Russel Banks, disparu ce week-end.

PBS NewsHour - Segments
News Wrap: Pro-Bolsonaro crowd storms Brazil's government buildings

PBS NewsHour - Segments

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 2:58


In our news wrap Sunday, supporters of Brazil's former President Bolsonaro stormed the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, China reopened its borders to international travel for the first time in three years, California is bracing for another wave of powerful storms, and award-winning author Russell Banks died at the age of 82. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

PBS NewsHour - Health
News Wrap: Pro-Bolsonaro crowd storms Brazil's government buildings

PBS NewsHour - Health

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 2:58


In our news wrap Sunday, supporters of Brazil's former President Bolsonaro stormed the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, China reopened its borders to international travel for the first time in three years, California is bracing for another wave of powerful storms, and award-winning author Russell Banks died at the age of 82. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Writers Institute
Amelia Gray (with Don DeLillo, Russell Banks, and William Kennedy)

The Writers Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 53:29


You'll hear Don DeLillo say in this episode that “the best sort of television has almost replaced a certain kind of novel.” That's from a Writers Institute event nearly fifteen years ago, and while conversations about novelistic TV have changed since then, novelists continue to bring their sensibilities to television. Among those writers is Amelia Gray—author of startling short stories and novels—who's written for shows including Maniac and Mr. Robot. Gray says here that “TV is a writer's medium. In features they'll still take it away from you, and have you do a bunch of rewrites, and then it's the director's baby, and that's just how it is. But TV is so big and unwieldy that they need the writers.” On the subject of writers struggling with feature films, we listen to the novelist Russell Banks in conversation with Don DeLillo about their friend Nelson Algren, whose novel, The Man with the Golden Arm, was adapted into a 1955 Otto Preminger film with Frank Sinatra—a film Algren loathed. Banks has had happier experiences with film adaptations of his novels, on the other hand, and DeLillo's White Noise has now been adapted into a film by Noah Baumbach. The question is: what makes things go right or wrong for novelists in Hollywood? On this episode: Amelia Gray (conversation with Adam Colman). Books: Isadora and Museum of the Weird. Don DeLillo (from the archives). Books: White Noise and Underworld. Russell Banks (from the archives). Books: The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction. William Kennedy (conversation with Adam Colman). Books: Legs and Billy Phelan's Greatest Game. Find out more about the New York State Writers Institute at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le masque et la plume
Littérature avec Russell Banks, Sally Rooney, Yannick Haenel, Catherine Millet...

Le masque et la plume

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 54:13


durée : 00:54:13 - Le masque et la plume - par : Jérôme Garcin - Pour cette émission de la rentrée, place à la littérature. Au programme de ce dimanche 11 septembre, les livres de Sally Rooney, Yannick Haenel, Catherine Millet ou encore Russel Banks. - réalisé par : Xavier PESTUGGIA

The Archive Project
Russell Banks (Rebroadcast)

The Archive Project

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 52:52


Russell Banks talks about the relationship between authors and Hollywood, including the adaptation of his own novels for the screen.