February 11th, 2009 • INTERVIEW:

From The Show: American Routes Goes to the Movies

Writer and director John Sayles is known for his depictions of everyday life in America, through films like Matewan, Passion Fish and Lonestar. Sayles joins us in our New Orleans studio to talk about how music in his films is as much of a character as the lead actors.

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March 3rd, 2010 • SEGMENT

From The Show: American Routes Goes to the Movies

From the show "American Routes Goes to the Movies" originally aired on March 3rd, 2010

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American Routes Goes to the Movies

Think all the glamour is in Hollywood? This week on American Routes we're going to the movies. John Sayles, writer-director of such classic films as "Lonestar" and "Matewan," talks about how he uses music to evoke emotion. French Canadian director Andre Gladu shares his documentary vision and stories of following music along the Mississippi and French Louisiana. Plus composer Thomas Newman takes us behind the scenes of Altman's "The Player," Disney's "Wall-E" and more.

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February 11th, 2009 • FULL SHOW • read more

American Routes Goes to the Movies

Think all the glamour is in Hollywood? This week on American Routes we're going to the movies. John Sayles, writer-director of such classic films as "Lonestar" and "Matewan" talks about how he uses music to evoke emotion. Quebequois director Andre Gladu shares his documentary vision and stories of following music along the Mississippi and French Louisiana. Plus composer Thomas Newman takes us behind the scenes of Altman's "The Player," Disney's "Wall-E" and more.

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