Tue, Jan 2, 2001
First, Thomas Friedman Of The New York Times Weighs In On The Peace Talks Between President Clinton And Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat. Also, An Interview With The Palestinian Ambassador To The United Nations, Nasser Al-Kidwa, On The Progress Of The Negotiations. Finally, A Remembrance Of The Actor Jason Robards With The Actress Zoe Caldwell Reading From Eugene O'Neill.
Wed, Jan 3, 2001
First, Conversations With The Governor Of Washington Gary Locke And Scientist James Devine Of The United States Geological Survey On The Impact Of The Earthquake In Seattle. Next, Composer James Horner Discusses Writing The Scores For The Films Titanic And Enemy At The Gates. Also, Author Rebecca Walker Talks About Her Memoir, Black, White, And Jewish.
Thu, Jan 4, 2001
First, A Conversation About The State Of The American Economy With Stephen Roach Of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., Bob Woodward Of The Washington Post, Byron Wien Of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., And Paul Krugman Of The New York Times. Also, The Author Of Book Business And Former Editorial Director At Random House, Jason Epstein, Discusses The Publishing Business.
Mon, Jan 8, 2001
A Discussion About The Documentary Jazz With Filmmaker Ken Burns And Musician Wynton Marsalis, Who Served As A Senior Creative Consultant For The Film. The Film, Divided Into A Series Of 10 Episodes, Tells The Story Of Jazz Music In America Through Individual Musicians Including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, And Thelonious Monk.
Tue, Jan 16, 2001
Senator John Breaux Of Louisiana Talks About The Assembly Of President Bush'S Cabinet And The John Ashcroft Confirmation Hearings For Attorney General. Later, Puerto Rican Actor Benicio Del Toro Discusses His Performance In Steven Soderbergh'S Traffic, Sean Penn'S The Pledge, And Guy Ritchie'S Snatch.
Thu, Jan 18, 2001
A Hour-Long Dialogue With Actor And Filmmaker Sean Penn. Penn Talks About His Third Time Directing A Film, The Pledge, Starring Jack Nicholson As A Retired Detective Who Seeks To Solve A Murder Case. He Also Discusses Some Of His Memorable Acting Roles And Relationship With His Wife, Robin Wright Penn.
Fri, Jan 19, 2001
Samuel Berger, The National Security Adviser To President Clinton, Reflects Back On His Eight Years Of Work With The Clinton Administration And Predicts Which Issues Will Be The Most Pressing For The Bush White House. Also, Actors Julian Schnabel And Javier Bardem Discuss Their Work On The Film Before Night Falls, About The Life Of Cuban Poet Reinaldo Arenas.
Fri, Jan 26, 2001
Matthew Mcconaughey Discusses His Role Opposite Jennifer Lopez In The Movie The Wedding Planner. Next, The Actor Geoffrey Rush Talks About His Portrayal Of The Marquis De Sade In The Film Quills. Also, An Interview With Actor Willem Dafoe On His Career And Critically-Acclaimed Performance In Shadow Of The Vampire.
Thu, Feb 1, 2001
A Dialogue With Actor Gary Oldman On His Performances In Hannibal, In Which He Plays A Millionaire At The Hands Of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, And In The Contender, In Which He Plays A Zealous Republican Congressman. Also, Former Senator George Mcgovern Speaks About Hunger In America And His Book, The Third Freedom.
Fri, Feb 2, 2001
Actor Keanu Reeves Discusses His Performances In The Films Sweet November And The Gift And Reflects On The Huge Success Of His 1999 Movie, The Matrix. Later, Former Secretary Of Labor Robert Reich Talks About His Work In The Clinton Administration'S First Term And Book On The New Economy, The Future Of Success.
Mon, Feb 5, 2001
Thomas Friedman Of The New York Times Looks Ahead To The Israeli Election And Its Potential Implications For The Middle East Process. Also, Jeffrey Goldberg Of The New Yorker Provides Background On The Life Of Ariel Sharon, A Candidate For Israeli Prime Minister. Finally, Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins Discusses His Role In The Film Hannibal, The Sequel To The Silence Of The Lambs.
Thu, Feb 8, 2001
First, Actor Ed Harris Talks About His New Film Based On The Life Of Artist Jackson Pollock, Pollock, Which Has Taken Him Almost Ten Years To Produce. Later, A Conversation About The World War Ii Mini-Series Haven, The Story Of 1,000 German Refugees Taken In By The U.S. Government, With Actress Natasha Richardson And The Woman She Portrays, Ruth Gruber.
Tue, Feb 13, 2001
Film Critics Richard Corliss Of Time, Owen Gleiberman Of Entertainment Weekly, Janet Maslin Of The New York Times, And David Denby Of The New Yorker All Share Their Opinions Of The Recently-Announced Oscar Nominations. Also, An Interview With The Commissioner Of The Nba, David Stern, About The Future Of Basketball.
Thu, Feb 22, 2001
Journalists Michael Isikoff Of Newsweek, James Carney Of Time, And Adam Nagourney Of The New York Times Look Into The Expanding Investigation Into Former President Clinton'S Pardons. Also, An Interview With The Actress And Director Liv Ullman On Her Relationship With Ingmar Bergman And New Film, Faithless.
Fri, Mar 2, 2001
A Look At The Heavily-Publicized Trial Of Sean "Puffy" Combs With John Miller Of Abc And Adam Gopnik Of The New Yorker. Then, A Conversation About Investment Strategies With The Retiring Chairman Of The Securities And Exchange Commission, Arthur Levitt. Finally, An Interview With Brad Grey, The Ceo Of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, On Producing The Television Series The Sopranos.
Mon, Mar 5, 2001
A Dialogue With The Comedian Dick Cavett. Cavett Looks Back At His 1970S Talk Show, The Dick Cavett Show, With A Series Of Interview Clips With Guests Including Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, And Katharine Hepburn, And Talks About His New Role As The Narrator In The Broadway Production Of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Wed, Mar 7, 2001
The President And Ceo Of Ebay, Meg Whitman, Tells The Story Of Her Company And Plans For Future Growth. Also, The Creator Of The Television Show The Sopranos, David Chase, Shares His Theories Behind Show'S Extraordinary Popularity And Hints At Some Of The Developments To Occur In The Third Season.
Tue, Mar 27, 2001
The Tony Award-Winning Playwright Tom Stoppard Speaks About The Broadway Debut Of His Play About The Poet And Latin Scholar A.E. Housman, The Invention Of Love. Also, Actor Gary Sinise Talks About His Performance In The Broadway Production Of Ken Kesey'S One Flew Over The Cuckoo'S Nest.
Mon, Apr 16, 2001
Ken Auletta Of The New Yorker Magazine Talks About His Article, Called The Lost Tycoon, About Media Mogul Ted Turner, Which Suggests That In Light Of Recent Merger Of Time Warner And Aol, His Reign Might Be Over. Later, Actress Renee Zellweger On Her Past Films And Her Latest, In Which She Stars In Title Role: Bridget Jones'S Diary.
Mon, May 7, 2001
Author Dominick Dunne Speaks About His New Book Justice: Crime, Trials And Punishments, A Compilation Of His Work In The Courtroom, And His Career Chronicling Several High-Profile Celebrity Trials. Then, Author, Andrew Solomon Speaks Candidly About His Struggle With Depression And His Latest Work, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression.
Tue, Jun 5, 2001
Dan Rather Has Been The Host And Managing Editor Of The Cbs Evening News And The Face Of The Network For The Last 20 Years. He Is Also Currently The Anchor For 48 Hours And A Contributor To 60 Minutes Ii. Most Recently, He Is The Author Of The Book, The American Dream: Stories From The Heart Of Our Nation. He Talks With Charlie About The Book, His Career And A Life In News.
Mon, Jun 18, 2001
A panel discussion with Drew Nieporent, president of Myriad Restaurant Group, Eric Ripert, executive chef and partner at Le Bernardin, Ariane Daguin, of D'Artagnan and Daniel Boulud, Chef-Owner of the restaurant Daniel. They discuss the inner workings of the restaurant business, the growing demand for haute cuisine and the foodie industry.