Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Tag Archives: Filmmakers
:
PODCASTS | Filmmaking, pupulism, the attack on public education, and Texas politics on Rag Radio
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Al Reinert with singer Sima Cunningham; pundit Jim Hightower; education activists Julian Vasquez Heilig and Mike Klonsky; and politics with Glenn Smith and Jeff Crosby. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2014 Listen … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Al Reinert, Educational Reform, Filmmakers, Glenn W. Smith, Interviews, Jeff Crosby, Jim Hightower, Julian Vasquez Heilig, Mike Klonsky, Podcast, Populism, Progressive Politics, Public Education, Rag Radio, Screenwriters, Sima Cunningham, Singer-Songwriters, Texas Politics, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
Leave a comment
Alice Embree : Anne Lewis’ New Website Brings Austin Movement History to Life
Filmmaker Anne Lewis’ new website is called Austin Beloved Community. ‘Austin Beloved Community’: Anne Lewis’ new website brings movement history to life ‘This was designed as cooperative and experimental. It’s really a community organizing art project.’ By Alice Embree | … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Alice Embree, Anne Lewis, Austin Beloved Community, Austin History, Filmmakers, Interview, Movement History, Rag Bloggers, Websites
4 Comments
Anne Lewis : Corporate Crime Scene in West, Texas
Putting on the makeup. Television reporter on the scene at the fertilizer plant explosion in West Texas, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Photo by Patrick Bresnan / The Rag Blog. Getting the picture: Corporate crime scene in West, Texas How do … Continue reading
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Documentary Filmmakers Doug Hecker and Christopher Oscar Dish on ‘Junk Food News’
Documentary filmmakers Christopher Oscar, left, and Doug Hecker. Doug Hecker and Christopher Oscar:Documentary filmmakers on media,civil liberties, and ‘Project Censored‘ “The corporate rules are simple: tell the news the way you’re told to tell the news or ratings will decline … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Legendary Music Producer Chris Strachwitz and Filmmakers Maureen Gosling & Chris Simon
From left: Chris Simon, Chris Strachwitz, and Maureen Gosling at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 15, 2013. Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz,filmmakers Maureen Gosling & Chris … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : A Conversation With Austin Chronicle Editor and SXSW Co-Founder Louis Black
Austin Chronicle editor and South by Southwest co-founder Louis Black in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 1, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black,co-founder of South by … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin Chronicle, Austin Music, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Interview, Louis Black, Podcast, Rag Radio, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
Leave a comment
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Anne Lewis’ Documentary About Anne Braden Is ‘Gem of a Film’
Filmmaker Anne Lewis on Rag Radio in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, February 22, 2012. Photo by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Documentary filmmaker Anne Lewis,co-director of Anne Braden: Southern Patriot By Rag … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Anne Braden, Anne Lewis, Civil Rights Movement, Documentary Film, Filmmakers, Interview, Podcast, Privatization, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
Leave a comment
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Superstar Cinematographer Tom Hurwitz
Cinematographer Tom Hurwitz embedded with troops in Afghanistan during filming for the movie Kansas to Kandahar. Photo courtesy Tom Hurwitz.An interview with Tom Hurwitz:Superstar of contemporary American cinematography By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | January 23, 2013 “I love … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Activists, Cinematographers, Columbia, Filmmakers, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Sixties, Tom Hurwitz
1 Comment
Rag Radio : Greenlandic Inuit Explorer/Actor Ole Jørgen Hammeken and Filmmaker Marc Buriot
Ole Jørgen Hammeken (above) at an Oct. 27, 2011, taping of Rag Radio at the KOOP studios in Austin. (The show was aired Nov. 4, 2011.) Inset below is filmmaker Marc Buriot. Photos by Michelle Manteris / The Rag Blog.Inuit … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Explorers, Filmmakers, Greenland, Indigenous People, Interview, Inuit, Inuk, Marc Buriot, Ole Jørgen Hammeken, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
Leave a comment
Turk Pipkin : A Simple Truth… or Two
Turk Pipkin with students at Mahiga Primary School in Kenya.One Peace at a Time:A simple truth… or two By Turk Pipkin / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2009 With the problems of the world appearing more challenging with each … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Austin, Charity, Climate Change, Developing World, Environment, Film, Filmmakers, Nobel Prize, Nonprofits, Sustainability, The World, Third World, Turk Pipkin, Willie Nelson, Youth
1 Comment
Lily Keber : Putting Families in Jail in America
Putting children in jail:T. Don Hutto and family detention in America As hope for change in Obama immigration policy dwindles, activists speculate on the fate of family detention. By Lily Keber / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 See … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged ACLU, Criminal Justice Reform, Documentary, Family Detention, Filmmakers, Hutto Prison, Immigrant Detention, Immigration, Private Prisons, Texas, UT-Austin, Video
4 Comments
