December 20, 1996

French Actress Catherine Deneuve

Deneuve talks about her movie "Les Voleures" (Thieves). The film opens on Christmas Day in New York and Los Angeles and will hit selected theaters around the nation early next year. Some of her best known films include: "Belle De Jour," "Repulsion," "Indochine," and "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 20, 1996: Interview with Catherine Deneuve; Review of the film "Shine"; Interview with John Lithgow; Obituary for Carl Sagan.

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December 20, 1996

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A New Oscar-Contender Is a "Corny, Old-Fashioned Crowd Pleaser"

Film critic John Powers review the new Australian film "Shine." The story was inspired by the troubled life of classical pianist David Helfgott.

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December 20, 1996

14:18

Actor John Lithgow on His Success in Film

Lithgow's known for his role as Dick Solomon on NBC's comedy series show, "Third Rock From the Sun." He's a two-time former Oscar nominee and has recently earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the show. Lithgow has appeared in a number of movies, including, "The World According to Garp," "Terms of Endearment," Memphis Belle," and "Footloose." Lithgow graduated from Harvard and won a Fulbright Scholarship which he used to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

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John Lithgow

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December 20, 1996

08:18

Remembering Scientist Carl Sagan

Astronomer and Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan died today at the age of 62. A spokesman for the Cancer Research Center says Sagan died from pneumonia after suffering from bone marrow disease for two years.

Obituary

Carl Sagan

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He's currently co-starring in the A&E series 100 Centre St.. Arkin plays Judge Joe Rifking. Arkin began his career with Chicago's Second City improv group. He went on to win a Tony on Broadway, in Carl Reiner's play Enter Laughing, and to star in movies such as The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Wait Until Dark, Catch-22, and The In-Laws. Arkin's directing credits include The Sunshine Boys and Little Murders on Broadway, and several movies and TV shows, including an episode of the PBS comedy series, Trying Times.

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