Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'director'

Plugging Afghanistan's Brain Drain

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:36:00 EST

Ahmad, director of field operations for a telecom company, returned to the region because he "owed it" to his home country. He's hoping a return of professionals like him can improve the country's diminished infrastructure.

How To Get A Ticket To The Inauguration

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST

Congressional offices have waiting lists for tickets thousands of names long. The inaugural ceremonies communications director offers tips on how to get a ticket without being scammed ... or losing friends. Lately, ex-boyfriends she hasn't heard from in years are suddenly contacting her on facebook.

CIA Director: Al-Qaida Remains No. 1 Threat To U.S.

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:54:00 EST

Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA has updated its official assessment of the al-Qaida terrorist network. Agency director Michael Hayden says al-Qaida remains the most present danger to the U.S. Hayden spoke Thursday in the midst of the presidential transition, the first during wartime in 40 years.

Danny Boyle's Mumbai: 'A City In Fast-Forward'

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:19:00 EST

The director of the wildly acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire says the Mumbai he discovered during his movie shoot is a city on the move. And in India, he found, life is a study in contradiction and connection.

When Women Fight On The Front Lines

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST

Though women in the military are supposed to work in support positions, some of them are actually fighting in combat. The PBS documentary Lioness, airing Thursday, explores the lives of women on the front lines. Co-director Meg McLagan and Army Sgt. Ranie Ruthig discuss the film.

Danny Boyle, From 'Trainspotting' to 'Slumdog'

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:26:00 EST

British director Danny Boyle's newest film, Slumdog Millionaire, tells the story of an orphan boy who wins the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Boyle's previous credits include Trainspotting and 28 Days Later.

Voter Turnout In Election Is Not Record

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:33:00 EST

There were not many more voters casting ballots in the 2008 presidential election than during the last presidential election in 2004. Curtis Gans, director of American University's Center for the Study of the American Electorate, sorts through the numbers.

What Happens To White Supremacist Groups Now...

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST

For many Americans the election of Barack Obama stands as a sign of progress. Inversely, for some white supremacists, having an African American president is deeply troubling. The Director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSU San Bernardino discusses the reorganization of white identity groups after Sen. Obama's win.

DHS Works On Transition

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:35:00 EST

The Department of Homeland Security has been working on its transition plans for more than a year. They include putting a career employee in the second or third position in every division so there's someone who can take over as acting director until the new appointee is in place.

A Kurosawa Celebration, From Many Angles

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:18:00 EST

A restored Rashomon and rarely seen sketches in the director's own hand anchor a three-month tribute to the man who brought Japanese cinema to the world.

Obama's Win A Milestone

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST

Barack Obama has become the nation's first African-American president-elect. Bryan Monroe, editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines and Mary Frances Berry, a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Civil Rights Commission, talks about the significance of his victory.

Political Junkie: Obama's Victory, Challenges Ahead

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:37:00 EST

NPR political editor Ken Rudin and Andrew Kohut, the director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, discuss president elect Barack Obama's historic victory — and the challenges ahead for him and the country.

Mark Sawyer On Implications Of Obama's Election

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:27:00 EST

Political scientist is an Associate Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at UCLA and the Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Politics.

Music School Students Get In Tune With Industry

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:06:00 EDT

Students at the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at New York University are learning technological and entrepreneurial skills so they can compete in a changing marketplace. The students all have different ambitions, but their artistic director says what they really need is passion.

Schticky Stuff: 'Zack And Miri' And A Fluid Or Two

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:01:00 EDT

Lively, naughty and crude, it's exactly the film you'd expect from Kevin Smith. Maybe too much so: The director's sentimental passions (and his frat-boy urges) have congealed into schtick.

Big Easy Art Event Aims to Heal City

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:44:00 EDT

The Prospect 1 New Orleans project is slated to open in November. Dan Cameron, the director of the Contemporary Arts Center, aims to create a citywide, international art event akin to the Venice Bienanle. He sees it as a promotional and healing tool for the city.

Results Of Mock Election Court Case

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:20:00 EDT

Election Law experts last week worked on a mock Supreme Court case involving a contested presidential election: McCain versus Obama. The scenario: There's a severe Election Day snowstorm in Denver. The Democratic election director extends voting an extra two hours. The Republican secretary of state says that violates state law. The outcome of the presidential race rests on whether votes cast during the extended hours are counted. Tuesday, the bipartisan panel in the moot court case ruled unanimously for Obama.

Director Returns For 'High School Musical's' Third Act

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:29:00 EDT

Director Kenny Ortega returns for the third installment in the High School Musical series, High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Ortega says he shared many of the same experiences as the characters in the hit Disney series.

Obama Redraws Map Of Religious Voters

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:06:00 EDT

Democrats traditionally have not been seen as the party of the faithful, but Obama has tried to change this by speaking openly about his faith. He has also hired outreach directors to specifically woo Protestants, evangelicals and Catholics.

A Priceless Send-Off For The Met's Director

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:33:00 EDT

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art bids farewell today to its longtime director, Philippe de Montebello, by opening an exhibition of carefully culled objects acquired during his 31-year tenure.

'Let the Right One In': Lyrical, If Well-Chewed

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

In his Swedish vampire fable, director Tomas Alfredson constructs a biting narrative without going overboard on the blood. For all its finesse, though, the movie's still essentially a genre exercise.

'Changeling' Another Step In Eastwood's Evolution

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Like Million Dollar Baby and his World War II films, the director's new true-crime drama centers on a driven protagonist facing the rigid ideology of a major institution — this time, the LAPD.

The Stage Is A World In 'Synecdoche, New York'

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as a troubled theater director who decides his next production will be a recreation of his own life. Hoffman talks with Melissa Block about how an actor must become an "advocate" for the imperfect characters he plays.

Stone Moves On To Bush After JFK, Nixon

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT

President Bush is the subject of a new movie by director Oliver Stone. "W," stars Josh Brolin as George W. Bush. The movie is Stone's version of how President Bush came to power, and went to war. Stone talks with Renee Montagne about "W."

Oliver Stone's 'W.': Taking Aim At A Lame Duck

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:01:00 EDT

With elections just days away, the director of Nixon and JFK returns with a fantasia on the life of George W. Bush. As the first-ever film about a sitting president, it's certainly a curiosity; but is it much more?