Back Talk: Karen Cooper Back Talk: Karen Cooper
The director of Film Forum reflects on forty years of programming new releases, The Solitude of Prime Numbers and the rewards of being an autodidact.
Jul 14, 2010 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Susan Bernofsky Back Talk: Susan Bernofsky
A conversation with the translator of Robert Walser's Microscripts about Walser's writing rituals, his Chinese box sentences and the beauty of Zusammenhaengen.
May 20, 2010 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Talking With Tony Judt Talking With Tony Judt
A discussion with the author of Ill Fares the Land about social democracy, trains and our desiccated ethical vocabulary.
Apr 29, 2010 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Alice Echols Back Talk: Alice Echols
A conversation with the author of Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture about the birth of disco and its transformation of gay life.
Apr 16, 2010 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Martha C. Nussbaum Back Talk: Martha C. Nussbaum
A conversation with the author of From Disgust to Humanity about various forms of opposition to gay equality.
Feb 25, 2010 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Terry Castle Back Talk: Terry Castle
A conversation with the author of The Professor about her affair with an older woman and the journals of Susan Sontag.
Jan 28, 2010 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Frederick Wiseman Back Talk: Frederick Wiseman
A conversation with the director of La Danse about the discipline of ballet--and documentary filmmaking.
Dec 23, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Amy Bach Back Talk: Amy Bach
A conversation with the author of Ordinary Injustice about why the right to trial is no protection against a shoddy legal system.
Nov 11, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: E.L. Doctorow Back Talk: E.L. Doctorow
A conversation with the author of Homer and Langley about opting out.
Sep 23, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
Back Talk: Jarvis Cocker Back Talk: Jarvis Cocker
A conversation with the former frontman of Pulp about the sound of music in the digital era.
Aug 26, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood