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The national touring production of To Kill a Mockingbird is at Walton Arts Center this week. The Tony-winner features an adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-prize-winning novel by Aaron Sorkin. Included in the cast is Mary Badham, the actor who, at 10 years old, received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Scout. For this production, she is an entirely different kind of character, the aging, bitter racist Mrs. Dubois. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the role.
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Fort Smith Symphony director and composer John Jeter visits the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the 100th season and its season finale, which will feature a live screening of the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness" and live music performed by the symphony.
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Jillian Speece and Nathaniel Paul Hoff are wife-and-husband, filmmakers, and the musical duo The Bergamot. They’re the protagonists and subjects of the documentary “State of the Unity,” which will screen at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on April 11. The movie follows Nathaniel and Jillian as they drive across the county, searching for unity through music and art. Last week, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with the artists about the film and what they learned during its creation.
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In this excerpt of "I am Northwest Arkansas," host Randy Wilburn speaks with Daniel Mitchell and Trent Sugg, co-founders of outdoor video production company BLK ELK Media, about their video documentary work, which is growing worldwide.
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Early last year, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with Alexander Jeffery, who directed "You Have No Idea." The movie, about a family's journey with autism in a small Arkansas town, is gaining a national release on April 2 in celebration of World Autism Day. Jeffery joined Kellams via Zoom to talk about the upcoming widespread release.
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On today's show, a letter sent to leadership at the University of Arkansas says they have failed to defend their faculty. Also, an Arkansas-based film about autism receives a national release. Plus, UAMS is hosting a free hands-on summer camp.
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Film critic Courtney Lanning discusses "Dune: Part Two" with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. Bottom line, If you loved the first movie, you'll love this one.
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On today's show, "Cambodian Rock Band" presents a story of music, trauma, comedy and family, with the Khmer Rouge as a backdrop. Also, decades of academic scholarships for Latino students in Arkansas. Plus, talking business and politics with Michael Tilley, looking forward to the weekend with Becca Martin Brown, and discussing "Dune: Part Two" with Courtney Lanning.
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The Coen brothers are a recognizable brand in Hollywood. They’re the directors behind cult classics like "Fargo", "The Big Lebowski," and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" In the last few years, the brothers have taken on solo projects, and now Ethan Coen has a new movie out called "Drive-Away Dolls." The film is a trippy time capsule of screwball comedy mixed with queer love and quirky characters, with the latter being something Coen fans look for in all their movies.
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On today's show, George Anthony Morton will discuss art as healing twice this weekend at St. Paul’s in Fayetteville. Plus, The Prom comes to the University of Arkansas stage. Also, what happens in the kitchen for a special restaurant week?