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21:59

Drawing and Animating the "Beast."

The head animator for the character of the Beast in the new Disney film "Beauty and the Beast," Glen Keane. Keane stated at Disney Studios in 1974. He's worked on "The Fox and the Hound" and "The Little Mermaid." (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

Interview
22:24

German Film Director Volker Schlondorff Discusses his Work and Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

German Film Director Volker Schlondorff. His films include "The Tin Drum," and as "The Handmaid's Tale." He's also directed for television: "Death of a Salesman," starring Dustin Hoffman and "A Gathering of Old Men." His new film is "Voyager," starring Sam Shepard. He talks with Terry about the new film as well as how life has changed for he and his friends since the reunification of Germany.

23:00

Director Garry Marshall.

Filmmaker Garry Marshall. Marshall produced and directed the new movie "Frankie & Johnny." He also directed last year's hit movie "Pretty Woman," and he has a long distinguished career in TV, with shows like "Happy Days," "Laverne & Shirley," "Mork and Mindy," and "The Odd Couple" to his credit.

Interview
16:15

Novelist and Screenwriter Michael Tolkin.

Novelist and screenwriter Michael Tolkin. He's just directed his first film, "The Rapture," based on his own screenplay about a woman's search for faith. Tolkin's novel, "The Player" will soon come out as a movie, directed by Robert Altman.

Interview
16:19

Pauline Kael Retires.

Film critic Pauline Kael talk to us from her house in Massachusetts. Kael spent years reviewing movies for The New Yorker. Her final collection of New Yorker reviews has just been published. It's called "Movie Love: Complete Reviews 1988-1991. (It's published by William Abrahams).

Interview
16:09

Novelist, Screenwriter, and Director Clive Barker.

British writer Clive Barker. Some call him the "King of Horror," but he likes to think of himself as a writer who "delivers his readers into a new realm and states of reality." His novels include, "Cabal," and "The Great and Secret Show." He's also a filmmaker; his films include, "Hellraiser," and "Nightbreed." His new book is "Imajica," (published by HarperCollins.) (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

Interview
22:11

Kenneth Branagh Discusses "Dead Again."

Actor and director Kenneth Branagh (rhymes with "Savannah"). His new movie, "Dead Again," is a psychological thriller starring Branagh and his real-life wife, Emma Thompson. In 1989, Branagh made a film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry the Fifth," with himself in the title role. That movie was nominated for an Oscar as best film. Branagh studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as acting, managing, and directing other groups and working on several BBC productions.

Interview
11:51

Bad Films with Wisecracks.

From the Comedy Central cable channel's "Mystery Science Theater 3000," creator and host Joel Hodgson, and head writer Mike Nelson. Their show spoofs badly made science-fiction movies by talking back to the them, much like you'd talk back to your TV.

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