Cinema Chat
WEMU Host David Fair sits down every Thursday with Michigan Theater Foundation Executive Director Russ Collins for a most entertaining conversation on movies, culture and live events to be experienced in and around Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Michigan.
Listen below or tune into WEMU 89.1 FM every Thursday during Morning Edition 7:50 AM or 9:50 AM or during All Things Considered at 5:45 PM.
Cinema Chat: Virtual Movie Trivia, ‘The Fight,’ ‘CREEM,’ And More
Listen to this week's Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair from 89.1 WEMU at https://www.wemu.org/post/cinema-chat-virtual-movie-trivia-fight-creem-and-more After a few weeks off, the...
Cinema Chat: Remembering John Lewis, ‘2040,’ ‘Suzi Q,’ And More
Listen to the audio from this week's Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair at https://www.wemu.org/post/cinema-chat-remembering-john-lewis-2040-suzi-q-and-more There's still no telling when...
Cinema Chat: ‘A Towering Task,’ ‘Shooting Life,’ ‘Transkids,’ And More
Listen to Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair Thursday mornings on 89.1 WEMU or visit https://www.wemu.org/programs/cinema-chat Summer rolls on, and a lot of great movies are coming along...
Cinema Chat: Nevertheless Film Festival, ‘Waiting For The Barbarians,’ ‘The Tobacconist,’ And More
Listen to Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair Thursday mornings on 89.1 WEMU or visit...
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,"...
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...
Cinema Chat: 58th Ann Arbor Film Fest Preview, ‘Wendy,’ ‘The Times Of Bill Cunningham,’ And More
Listen to this week's Cinema Chat with Russ Collins and David Fair on 89.1 WEMU In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair sits down with Michigan and State Theater executive director to...
Cinema Chat: ‘Emma.,’ ‘The Traitor,’ ‘Onward,’ And More
Listen to this week's Cinema Chat at https://www.wemu.org/post/cinema-chat-emma-traitor-onward-and-more MOVIES 101 IS BACK IN SESSION Motion pictures have their own special language that enables...
Cinema Chat: Direct From Sundance Recap, ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire,’ ‘The Invisible Man,’ And More
Listen to this week's Cinema Chat from 89.7 WEMU at https://www.wemu.org/post/cinema-chat-direct-sundance-recap-portrait-lady-fire-invisible-man-and-more DIRECT FROM SUNDANCE THE LAST SHIFT...
Cinema Chat: Direct From Sundance, Movies 101, ‘Call of the Wild’ and more!
MOVIES 101 IS BACK IN SESSION Motion pictures have their own special language that enables them to communicate action, ideas, and emotions. During four, three-hour sessions, we will look closely at...
Cinema Chat: 2020 Oscars Recap, ‘Downhill,’ ‘Sonic The Hedgehog,’ And More
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony is now in the books! In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's Michael Jewett and Michigan and State Theater executive director Russ Collins discuss this year's winners...
Cinema Chat: Final Oscar Predictions, ‘Three Christs,’ ‘Birds Of Prey,’ And More
There's only a few days left until this year's Oscars are handed out, so now's a good time to catch up on your film viewing. In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair talks to Michigan and...
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