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The Restoration Will Be Televisednew

It's a gearhead's dream job. Sexy muscle cars are as integral to the American soul as cheeseburgers and Mickey Mouse.The dramatic process of rebuilding muscle cars is the basis of Graveyard Carz, a new reality show.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
03-23-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Activists or Terrorists?new

The Oscar-nominated documentary film If A Tree Falls traces the transformation of one otherwise ordinary young man into an activist and then into what the courts have deemed a "terrorist" and the way those actions affected the environment, his family and the community.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
02-24-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Q&A: John Olivernew

The comedian talks stand-up, politics, and our inevitable Chinese overlords.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew R. Tonry |
09-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Oliver, The Daily Show
Bill Maher is Bummednew

The comedian and Real Time With Bill Maher host on debt ceilings, Super Congresses, Obama, Rick Perry and more.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
08-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Big Uneasy Blows Whistle on Corps of Engineersnew

Harry Shearer's powerful documentary uncovers the strategic errors that rendered New Orleans uniquely vulnerable to flooding during big hurricanes.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Charles Donelan |
06-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hero Worship: Interview With Comic Book Idol Stan Leenew

The characters Stan Lee created—from Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four to The Avengers—have been pop cultural icons for more than 40 marvelous years. The Alibi got a chance to speak with Lee about the summer of superheroes in film.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
05-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
David Lynch: The L.A. Weekly Interviewnew

"I'm not a musician, but I play music."
L.A. Weekly |
Gustavo Turner |
01-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Lynch
Sofia Coppola's Journey To "Somewhere"new

With her long caramel hair and red pout, waify body in hip-hugger skirts and kitschy baby-tees, Sofia Coppola was a poster girl for '90s cool.
SF Weekly |
Karina Longworth |
01-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sofia Coppola, Somewhere
Trading Baltimore for Atlantic Citynew

An interview with Michael K. Willaims of Boardwalk Empire.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
09-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spike Lee: The Gambit Interviewnew

Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee was in New Orleans for the premiere of his new documentary, If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise. Gambit caught up with Lee before the screening.
Gambit |
Matt Davis |
08-24-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
From Iraq to Iowanew

With a little help from Kartemquin Films, Usama Alshaibi documents the Arab-American experience.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
08-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Usama Alshaibi, Kartemquin Films
Ticked Off About 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives'new

Transgender activists took to the streets to oppose a Texas-made movie -- and made it more successful than ever.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Far Left and Liking Itnew

Oliver Stone Goes South of the Border for Hugo Chavez.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
07-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Oliver Stone, South of the Border
Dennis Hopper: Remembering an American dreamernew

Hopper's brief friendship with James Dean, his co-star and mentor on the sets of Rebel Without a Cause and Giant marked him for life; they shared a passion, which Dean was the first person in Hopper's world to fully articulate.
L.A. Weekly |
F.x. Feeney |
06-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dennis Hopper
Family Ties Trump Tough Times for Barry Corbin, a Vagabond at Restnew

Actor Barry Corbin spent years in New York and Los Angeles during his well-traveled life. In 1990, however, he got a call that brought him to North Texas, where he’s put down some of the deepest roots he’s ever planted.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
03-19-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Barry Corbin