In The News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

Posted on April 9, 2010

[Werner Herzog] the last of the great auteur directors voices the role of a plastic grocery bag in [Plastic Bag], a philosophical short film by much-tipped director Ramin Bahrani. Read now >>

 

Old men with energy, high spirits and full capacities are inherently charming, and Pei, who has charmed his way across the planet and left a huge imprint on it, charms yet again [in I.M. Pei: Building China Modern]. Read now >>

 

Host Michel Martin speaks with Edward Tom, principal of the Bronx Center for Science & Mathematics, and filmmaker Christopher Wong [of Whatever It Takes]. Listen now >>


Whatever It Takes is strongest when it makes precisely this point: that however much we embrace the "tough love" idea, it is by definition a small-scale effort. Read now >>


Lost Souls is the sort of documentary that approaches reality television terrain. Yet it seriously presents themes of personal responsibility and redemption. Read now >>

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