Other segments from the episode on December 29, 1988
A Review of Three New Soundtrack Albums
Rock critic Ken Tucker says that sales of movie soundtracks have become inextricably tied to the films they come from. He takes a look at three recent CDs featuring songs from Twins, Beaches, and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.
Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead
Terry Gross interviews Fresh Air jazz critic Kevin Whitehead. He's worked as a rock and restaurant critic. He believes he distinguishes himself by actively featuring artists outside the insular New York jazz scene. Whitehead is also a former seminarian, and a bassist who plays free improvised music.
A Business Movie Flips the Gender Script
Film critic Stephen Schiff says that movies about the corporate world all seem to follow the same formula: an executive's failure coincides with a subordinate's rise. He says Working Girl, starring Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver, is no different.
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