film writer and director
Writer and director of the film The Artist
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Michel Hazanavicius
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FROM Michel Hazanavicius
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Inside the film 'Godard Mon Amour' In 1967, the French film director Jean-Luc Godard married young actress Anne Wiazemsky, but their relationship didn’t last long. In 1968, Godard supported violent student protests in Paris that called for a Marxist revolution, and started making Marxist movies. Wiazemsky wrote two books about their relationship, and one became the basis a new movie. A scene from "Godard Mon Amour." Director Michel Hazanavicius. Photos courtesy of Cohen Media Group.
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Design and Architecture
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Good Food
Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day' Peggy Lowe explains why Trump’s pick for USDA Secretary is rattling rural America. Dario Cecchini talks future plans for Chianti ramen, and Richard Turner shares cuts from “PRIME: The Beef Cookbook.” Writer Matthew Sedacca looks at the controversy behind liquid smoke. Jonathan Gold tries Chengdu-style dishes, and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine fills us in on the latest. Plus, chef Michael Beckman shares a recipe for cactus confit.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.