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New episodes every two weeks! Hosted by our Programming and Digital Media Coordinator, Nick Alderink.
This Weekend: Celebrate Independence Day with John Lewis
“We’ve come so far and we’ve made so much progress, but as a nation and a people, we are not quite there yet. We have miles to go.” Words spoken by Rep. John Lewis of Georgia in the sober opening of Dawn Porter’s JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE from CNN Films and Magnolia...
Cinema Chat: ‘John Lewis,’ ‘Denise Ho,’ ‘Mr. Topaze,’ And More
Listen to Cinema Chat from WEMU, 89.1 with David Fair and Russ Collins at https://www.wemu.org/programs/cinema-chat Celebrate America's birthday with a good flick! In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's Mat Hopson and Michigan and State Theater executive director Russ...
This Week: Get Lost in the Melodies of Ella Fitzgerald
She was the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, or simply Lady Ella, and she had one of the most extraordinary voices in all of music history. Now, in a feature documentary from Director Leslie Woodhead, Ella Fitzgerald’s story is finally told. The film explores the...
Cinema Chat: ‘Ella Fitzgerald,’ ‘Kinshasa Makambo,’ ‘The Last Tree,’ And More
Listen to this week's Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair at https://www.wemu.org/programs/cinema-chat The movie world is still at your fingertips, so what's to come this week? In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair gets connected with Michigan and...
Behind the Marquee Bonus: Motions of Stillness with Jared Van Eck
Nick is joined by Jared Van Eck, Technical Director of the Michigan Theater to discuss his film The Motions of Stillness, how it was conceived, his inspiration, his process of writing the score, and more!
