1:00 PM: Thursdays
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Susan Oxtoby, curator of a retrospective of filmmaker Agnes Varda (1928-2019) at BAMPFA through May 5th, discusses the career of the great Belgian-French director, focusing in on her most important films as well as a new documentary about Varda. Also: Unaired excerpts from a 1992 interview with Broadway composer Burton Lane (!912-1997(, and a review of “The 39 Steps” at San Francisco Playhouse through April 20, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Photo from “Cleo from 5 to 7″courtesy BAMPFA.
Burton Lane, Broadway and Hollywood composer and sometime lyricist, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, August 17, 1992 in New York. Burton Lane wrote the music for the hit Broadway shows Finian’s Rainbow and On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, as well as songs for several films in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, including Royal Wedding. Also: Review of “The Far Country” at Berkeley Rep through April 14, 2024.
David Thomson, film critic and historian, discusses his latest book, “The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film” with host Richard Wolinsky. Author of over forty books, most of which deal with film and film history, David Thomson here discusses how movies have influenced how our society sees and understands war. He is hosting war films at Pacific Film Archive March 20 (They Shall Not Grow Old) and March 27 (1917). Photo from”1917″ courtesy Pacific Film Archive. Also: Review of “Queen” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming.
Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA programming marking the last day of Black History month.
Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming.
Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins mysteries along with other novels, screenplays, graphic novels and non-fiction works, in an interview recorded in 1992 near the start of his career, with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Theatre director Jack O’Brien, author of “Jack in the Box, or How to Goddam Direct,” discusses his career with Richard Wolinsky. Also: Review of “My Home on the Moon” at San Francisco Playhouse through Feb. 25, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) , award winning science fiction and detective novelist, in conversation with Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios, August 5, 1996. while on tour for her novel, “Malice Prepense,” (later renamed “For The Defense”). While a noted science fiction fantasy author in her early career, she later switched to the mystery and courtroom field with her Barbara Holloway series. Also: An excerpt of an interview with New York Times theatre critic Jesse Green, and reviews of “Cult of Love” at Berkeley Rep and “MJ The Musical” at the Orpheum in San Francisco. hosted by Richard Wolinsky
A look at the creation of the restored film “Bushman,” directed by the late David Schickele, at Pacific Film Archive, with ilm director Rob Nillson, activist and eEnvironmentalist Gail Schickele, and film archivist Jon Shibata. “Bushman” is an extraordinary film about a Nigerian educator coming to San Francisco in 1968 and what he experiences. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Also: Reviews of “How I Learned What I Learned” at TheatreWorks and “Babes In Ho-lland at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage.
Jane Smiley discusses her most recent novel, “A Dangerous Business,” now out in trade paperback. And in an interview from 2016, Harlan Coben talks about his writing career and his then most recent book, “Fool Me Once,” now a Netflix miniseries. Also: Review of “The Wiz” at the Golden Gate Theatre through February 11, 2024. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
