WNYC’s Academy Award Marathons
February 23rd, 2007 by Andre Soares
WNYC, New York Public Radio and the largest public radio station in the United States, has interviews with Oscar-nominated actors and directors, commentaries on the nominated films, discussions on the state of film soundtracks, and a weeklong Film Score Orgy streaming on their website.
Go to www.wnyc.org/arts/articles/73966 to listen to:
- Film Score Orgy: 24/7 streaming audio of 74-years worth of music written for the screen (Jaws, The Exorcist, Shaft, Ghostbusters, To Kill a Mockingbird), culminating in 24 straight hours of this year’s Honorary Oscar recipient Ennio Morricone
- Host Leonard Lopate speaks with a number of Oscar nominees, including Forest Whitaker, Stephen Frears, Guillermo del Toro, Todd Field, and Tom Perrotta
- Kurt Andersen, host of Studio 360, takes a look at the role of war in Children of Men and El Laberinto del fauno / Pan’s Labyrinth, speaks with writer Evan Thomas on Clint Eastwood’s two nominated films — Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima — and chats with two Hollywood casting agents
- Soundcheck host John Schaefer takes a look at the state of Hollywood soundtracks, getting input from New York Times columnist David Carr, USC professor and film historian Jon Burlingame, and Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain)
Also, check out the Oscar coverage at National Public Radio.
Oscar Party at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood
American Society of Cinematographers Awards - 2007 Winners
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards - 2007 Winners
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