Dan Lybarger: Through Hildegard’s Eyes: Margarethe von Trotta on Vision German writer-director Margarethe von Trotta started directing movies in the 1970s, at a time when few women were behind the cameras. This week, von Trotta explained how much we still… Continue reading →

Karl Urban on a blockbuster run from ‘Star Trek’ to ‘RED’ Which of these names from the cast of “RED” does not belong in the pantheon of blockbusters: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Richard Dreyfuss, Brian Cox… Continue reading →

Sound Storytelling In 2003, the forward-thinking little stage company called Bricolage glimpsed its future. And its future was radio’s past. That year, Bricolage Production Co. staged Biedermann and the Firebugs, a radio play from 1953, largely as a live radio… Continue reading →

Matt Damon takes Directing 101 from a great professor: Clint Eastwood Damon has starred in Eastwood’s last two films, “Invictus” and “Hereafter,” the latter of which hits the multiplexes Friday. Damon has starred in Eastwood’s last two films, “Invictus” and… Continue reading →

Alien Autopsy Rent It THE PROGRAM Released in England in 2006, but shelved by Warner for US release until now, “Alien Autopsy” is a comedy that most audiences would find very similar to “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” Beginning… Continue reading →