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Roger Ebert and Willem Dafoe in Conversation.

Roger Ebert interviews Willem Dafoe. This is a special broadcast of a live event that took place at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Ebert explores Dafoe’s 17-year career of more than 40 films, including his upcoming film, “Shadow of the Vampire.” Dafoe’s films include “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “Affliction,” “The English Patient,” and “Platoon.”

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 9, 2000: Interview with Dan Miller; Interview with Willem Dafoe; Review of Travelers' Tales' album "Malinke."
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Volcanologist Dan Miller.

Volcanologist and resident geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey Dan Miller. He also heads the Survey’s Volcano Disaster Assistance program which helps developing countries in the event of volcanic eruption. Miller was part of the team of geologists who studied Mt. St. Helens and predicted a blast before the turn of this last century. Mt. St. Helens blew May 18th, 1980. His team studied the frequency and past characteristics of eruption in Mt. St. Helens and put together hazard assessments for local officials.

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Ebert & Coppola, Live from Cannes

An interview with film director Francis Ford Coppola, recorded at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Film critic Roger Ebert talks with Coppola about the re-edited version of his 1979 epic Apocalypse Now. The new cut includes an additional 49 minutes of material. It is currently showing in New York and L.A., and opens in other cities over the next couple of weeks.

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A Conversation with Siskel and Ebert.

Film Critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert join Terry Gross on stage in Chicago for a "live" audience version of Fresh Air. This was recorded in February 1996. The duo began their TV collaboration in 1975 on Chicago Public Television station WTTW. After two successful season, the program became a national PBS show. In 1981 it moved to commercial television.Their show is now known as "Siskel and Ebert" and is heard in 180 markets. Gene Siskel is film columnist for the Chicago Tribune, and Roger Ebert is critic for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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