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Saturday, May 18, 2013 8:33pm

Fresh Air Weekend: Gerwig, Baumbach, Dawes And Polley

In Frances Ha, a 27-year-old (Greta Gerwig) navigates New York City — and the transition from prolonged adolescence to proper adulthood. Gerwig and director Noah Baumbach co-wrote the script. Dawes has a new album, Stories Don't End. In a documentary, Sarah Polley turns the camera on her own family.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 8:33pm

Jerry Lee Lewis: Live, Singing As If Life Depended On It

In 1958, Lewis suffered a precipitous decline in popularity when people learned that his new wife was not only 13, but also his cousin. Nobody would touch his records. Then, in 1963, he signed a deal with Smash and it looked like things were getting better.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 8:33pm

Bill Hader On Sketch Comedy, Classic Hollywood

This weekend will be Hader's final romp on Saturday Night Live. He joined the cast in 2005 and has been nominated for an Emmy for his character Stefon, an obsessive clubgoer. Hader talks about not understanding how people do standup and about watching old films, which sparked his interest in Hollywood.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:33pm

'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists

The 12th film based on Gene Roddenberry's '60s sci-fi TV show is the second to star a new group of actors as Kirk, Spock and their crew. J.J. Abrams returns as director, and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch plays the memorable villain.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:33pm

100 Years Of Woody Herman: The Early Bloomer Who Kept Blooming

In a career that ran from the 1930s into the 1980s, and included work in big bands and rock 'n' roll, the clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader changed to reflect the times. Herman would have turned 100 on May 16.
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Paul Thomas Anderson, The Man Behind 'The Master'

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Paul Thomas Anderson (left) works with actor Joaquin Phoenix on the set of The Master.

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Navy veteran Freddie (Phoenix) falls under the influence of cult leader Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Anderson's film, which critic Ella Taylor describes as "one of the most twisted father-son tales ever told."

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Originally published on Tue October 9, 2012 9:38 am

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For Paul Thomas Anderson, moviemaking is not just an art; it's also about time management.

"At its best, a film set is when everybody knows what's going on and everybody's working together," he tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "At its worst, [it's] when something's been lost in communication and an actor's not sure how many shots are left or what's going on, and the makeup department's confused."

2:52 pm

Mon October 1, 2012

Out Of Industrial Wasteland, The English Beat Was Born

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The English Beat.

By Ed Ward

Originally published on Mon October 1, 2012 4:40 pm

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In 1978, it seemed that every kid in Britain wanted to be in a punk band. But in Birmingham, that blighted industrial scar in the middle of the island, there wasn't much punk to be seen. The oasis was a club called Barbarella's, and that's where Dave Wakeling and Andy Cox hung out.

1:13 pm

Mon October 1, 2012

In Memoir, Neil Young Wages 'Heavy Peace'

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Neil Young.

With the Stray Gators in the barn at Broken Arrow Ranch, 1971. Left to right: Tim Drummond, Jack Nitzsche, Neil Young, Kenny Buttrey, Ben Keith.

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Neil Young's faithful guitar, Old Black, and his amps in 2012.

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Left to right: Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, David Crosby and Neil Young, with Elliot Roberts in the background, backstage before a CSNY show in Denver, 1974.

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Neil Young's brother, Bob, holding a rifle, and Neil with a bow: Omemee, Ontario, 1955.

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Neil Young videotaping his children, Ben and Amber, on a trip to New Zealand in 1987.

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With Crazy Horse, left to right: Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot, Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, Neil Young. On Malibu Beach, 1975.

Neil Young (right) with book art director and friend Gary Burden, on the beach in Malibu, 1975.

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Originally published on Mon October 1, 2012 3:00 pm

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At age 66, Neil Young has taken the advice of his doctor and stopped smoking marijuana — though he's not "making any promises," he says.

The Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist has a new memoir titled Waging Heavy Peace, in which he talks about his music, family and medical conditions, including polio, epilepsy and a brain aneurysm. In the book, he describes a particularly painful procedure he went through, which has since been banished.

10:29 am

Mon October 1, 2012

Being 'Joseph Anton,' Rediscovering Salman Rushdie

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Salman Rushdie is the author of The Satanic Verses, which inspired a fatwah calling for his death. His novel Midnight's Children has been adapted into a film that opens in the U.S. on Nov. 2.

By John Powers

Originally published on Tue October 9, 2012 9:39 am

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In the fall of 1989, I was walking down a London street when someone handed me a flier that asked, "Should Rushdie Die?" The following afternoon, I headed over to the Royal Albert Hall to hear that question answered by a renowned Islamic scholar.

8:03 am

Sat September 29, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: J.R. Moehringer, Mindy Kaling

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Dr. Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling) must juggle a variety of responsibilities as an obstetrician-gynecologist in the new comedy The Mindy Project.

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Originally published on Sat September 29, 2012 11:38 am

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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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