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Arts & Entertainment

How does ‘Star Wars’ endure through the generations?

Many have tried, a few have found some success, but no one has been able to surpass the popularity and influence of Star Wars.

8 years ago

 In this Nov. 23, 2011 file photo, film producer Harvey Weinstein poses for a photo in New York. Six women filed a federal lawsuit against Weinstein on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, claiming that the movie mogul's actions to cover up assaults amounted to civil racketeering. (John Carucci/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Could a law to bring down the mob be used in Weinstein case?

The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to bring down mob bosses. Could it be used to prosecute Harvey Weinstein?

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

“Quest” / CHIP funding update

Guests: Jonathan Olshefski, Christopher Rainey, PJ Rainey, David Rubin Filmmaker ...

Air Date: November 30, 2017

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Ron Ferrizzi, who grew up in North Philadelphia, was an Army helicopter crew chief tasked with drawing enemy fire in Vietnam.
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From North Philly to Vietnam, and trying to ‘come back normal’

Berks County veteran Ron Ferrizzi talks about being interviewed by a war correspondent and how marijuana helped him steady his nerves while in Vietnam.

8 years ago

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In this June 13, 2017 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o attends the Women In Film 2017 Crystal and Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Nyong’o became the lone public woman of color among Weinstein’s litany of accusers, writing in a New York Times op-ed last month that she had an unsettling encounter with the producer in 2011 at his home in Connecticut. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Courts & Law

Why so few women of color in the wave of accusers? ‘Stakes higher’

In the weeks since dozens of women have accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape or harassment, women and men of color have been largely absent from the national furor.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Can you separate the artist from the art?

Kevin Spacey and Louis CK are the latest to have been outed for sexual misconduct, and their careers have been upended as a result. So wh ...

8 years ago

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Chris Hemsworth and the Hulk in a scene from,
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

Betting on refresh of ‘the Marvel way’ to keep superhero movies rolling

After a decade spent creating the model all others covet, the MCU must reinvent itself to outrun competitors — as well as the ever-present danger of superhero fatigue.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Sexual assault: in politics, in Hollywood

Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Tyler Coates This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men get ...

Air Date: November 15, 2017

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Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki in
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Asian American Film Festival brings attention to forgotten star of silent movies

The 10th annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival opens with "The Dragon Painter," a silent film with live indie pop score.

8 years ago

Bearded and tattooed man (left) dark haired woman (right) sit on a couch
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

'Flesh and Blood' a half-fictional film about real Philly activist and family

The Philadelphia Film Festival has begun this week. On Saturday it will screen a movie shot entirely in North Philadelphia, a gritty drama called “Flesh and Blood.”

8 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Delaware arts calendar: Opera Uncorked, Halloween mini-con and more to see and do in Delaware this week

From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks.

8 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Delaware arts calendar: The art of Denise Dumont, Rubix Kube and more to see and do in Delaware this week

From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

A video installation in the land of Andrew Wyeth

For the first time, the Brandywine River Museum presents video art in the converted 19th-century grist mill.

8 years ago

Lifestyle

Five ways Hollywood looks at Vietnam [video]

As Ken Burns turns his documentary lens on Vietnam, WHYY’s Patrick Stoner examines five ways Hollywood has explored the war. ...

8 years ago

U.S. Marines walking through the stream during a patrol 15 miles southwest of Da Nang airbase in Vietnam on Thursday, May 20, 1965, in a newly assigned territory to the American Marines. (AP Photo/John T. Wheeler)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The Vietnam War: serving, then coming home

Guests: Ralph Galati, Ertell Whigh ...

Air Date: September 18, 2017

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