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Take Five
2:28 pm
Sun June 9, 2013

Take Five: Hollywood South Makes Room For French Film

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A scene from 'Les Diaboliques', Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1955 Mystery/Thriller screening at the Healing Center on June 24
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By Brian Freidman

It’s summertime, the kids are out of school, and Hollywood is, once again, following the money.

“Right now you can literally go see Fast and Furious 6 at practically any theater in the city, said John Desplas, artistic director for the New Orleans Film Society, “and it’s starting in 20 minutes on one of the 20 screens.”

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Community Impact Series
8:26 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Local Nonprofit Helps Cultivate Film Community

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As film production work pours into Louisiana, a nonprofit media arts group is helping locals access jobs and cultivating a more robust local film community. 


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WRKF
4:35 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

Interviews: Filmmakers Cleve Bailey and Phillip Smith, Former State Lawmaker Raymond Jetson

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Originally published on Mon April 8, 2013 10:40 am

Jim talks with filmmakers Cleve Bailey and Phillip Smith about their new film "Inclusion Illusion: One Baton Rouge"

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WRKF
12:35 pm
Wed March 20, 2013

Interviews: Insurance Expert Robert Zirkelbach, Screenwriters Ton Anton & Sandi Russell

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Originally published on Thu March 21, 2013 10:17 am

Jim talks with Robert Zirkelbach, VP of America's Health Insurance Plans, about budget challenges facing Medicare.

Filmmakers Tom Anton and  Sandi Russell, discuss their new film "The Pardon",  the true story of the last woman to be executed in Louisiana, back  in the 1942.

LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope, who's at odds with the LSU  Board of Supervisors over the secrecy in choosing a new university president.

Also, LSU horticulturist Carl Motsenbocker talks with Jim about the 3rd Annual Dinner In The Field & Farm Tour, and the virtues of eating "slow foods".


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