** "We are directly affected of course here in Germany.- I can go in my car, and in eight hours I'm in the war..."
Uwe Boll Talks First Shift, Assault On Wall Street, Endless Wars. The controversial German director noted for political thrillers focused on late stage capitalism and government corruption and chaos, delves into revenge thrillers as a dish best served Boll. While grappling with issues around the rise of the right across the western world, and his approach to filming the human condition on the planet.
** "If Garland Nixon, if whoever is saying something and the government doesn't like it, doggone, that stinking first amendment gets in the way - we can't just shut him up!"
Free speech, hurricanes, communism, democracy, disinformation and stuff. Pacifica Host Garland Nixon dives in...
** "I just needed to do something different - I was hit with a lot of racism and I decided to go into nature..."
The Backyard Bird Chronicles: The Joy Luck Club author Any Tan on her different journey writing and illustrating her unique personal creative encounter where - 'they're going to see a lot of very funny cartoons, balloon captions of birds talking about what they're thinking, and portraits of birds that looked at me...'
** "A fundamental question, is Spielberg still relevant - I think he may be wrestling with this..."
UK Desk: Spielberg - The Iconic Filmmaker And His Work. A conversation with cinema historian and critic Ian Nathan 'unpacking the triumphs, the collaborations, the truths and the artistic genius that has shaped not only Spielberg's career, but the entire landscape of modern cinema.' And where 'the most important film is always the next one...'