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Capturing the Friedmans
Best Documentary
When Al Jarecki, sold his MovieFone, business to AOL, he had the time and money to embark on his dream career as a documentary filmmaker. Little did he know that his feature on party clowns in NYC would end up being a true story of child molestation and the havoc wreaked on one apparently "normal" family. What makes "Capturing the Friedmans" particularly moving is the use of home videos to examine the disintegration of a family. Originally aired on Talk of the City June 3, 2003.
Whale Rider
Best Actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes
The film Whale Rider is the story of a young girl who dares to challenge the ancient traditions of her people despite opposition from her grandfather, the chief of their village. Her people are the Maori, New Zealand's indigenous people. The film is a re-interpretation of a 1000-year-old legend belonging to the Maori, in which their ancestral leader, Paikea, arrives on their coastal land on the back of a whale. The film chronicles the plight of a young girl to be the next leader of her people and to take on the name of Paikea, an honor traditionally bestowed on the eldest son. Kitty talks to the three main actors in the film, the young girl, Keisha Castle-Hughes, her grandfather, Rawiri Paratene and her father, Cliff Curtis. Originally aired on Talk of the City June 5, 2003.
Cold Mountain
Six nominations: Film Editing, Cinematography, Music-song, Music-score, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor
Kitty sits down with acclaimed director Anthony Minghella who directed "Truly, Madly, Deeply" and "The English Patient". His latest project is the adaptation and direction of Charles Frasier's Cold Mountain. Originally aired on Talk of the City December 22, 2003.
Gollum Speaks
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - 11 nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design, Directing, Best Picture, Sound mixing, Film editing, Makeup, Music-score, Music-song, Visual Effects
Kitty is joined by Andy Serkis, the voice and model behind the computer generated character Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Originally aired on Talk of the City January 16, 2004.
My Architect
Best Documentary
Although considered one of the most important architects of the last century, Louis Kahn died bankrupt and alone in New York City's Pennsylvania Station. His son Nathaniel Kahn has written and directed a documentary about his father, a man he barely knew, to come to terms with the shocking facts he learned after his fathers death about the two other families he had kept secret. Nathaniel interviewed the other great architects of the 20th century, I.M Pei, Philip Johnson and Frank Geary to reconcile his father's secret life and the legacy his work represents. Originally aired on Talk of the City January 20, 2004.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design
Nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film "Girl with a Pearl Earring", Eduardo Serra, the Director of Photography, discusses his use of different film stocks to re-create the golden age of 17th century Holland and the world of artist Jahannes Vermeer. Originally aired on Talk of the City February 13, 2004
Fog of War
Documentary Feature
Through his academy award nominated documentary, "The Fog of War", Errol Morris seeks to paint a new portrait of Robert S. McNamara. Often perceived as "computer-like" and arrogant, Morris instead shows a McNamara who questioned his moral authority in World War II, influenced for the better the tone of the Cuban missile crisis, and a man who strove to adjust to the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson during the tumultuous Vietnam War. Errol Morris joins Kitty to discuss his film. Originally aired on Talk of the City February 23, 2004.
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