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DownloadGet it on iTunes {pb_mediael audio_mp3=[http://d343ypnmzkqpnf.cloudfront.net/filmwax/1242-filmwax.mp3] } Filmmaker Onur Tukel returns to Filmwax Radio to discuss the 9/24 BAM screening of his film RICHARD'S WEDDING. End track: Bleu's "I Won't Go Hollywood" off the album Redhead.

DownloadGet it on iTunes {pb_mediael audio_mp3=[http://d343ypnmzkqpnf.cloudfront.net/filmwax/1241-filmwax.mp3] } David France is the filmmaker behind the festival sensation, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE which opens at the IFC Center on September 21st. A former Newsweek senior editor, David France is a contributing editor for New York magazine. His work is published widely, including in GQ, the New York Times Magazine , The New Yorker,Vanity Fair , and Rolling Stone . He has written three books, including "Our Fathers," an acclaimed investigation of the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis, and the New York Timesbestseller "The Confession," with Governor James E. McGreevey. Several films have been inspired by his work, beginning with "Thanks of a Grateful Nation," a controversial Showtime miniseries about the first Gulf War, and the Peabody Award winner "Soldier's Girl," about a private's murder. "Our Fathers," a Showtime adaptation of his book, was nominated for Emmys and a Writers Guild of America award. A graduate of Kalamazoo College, France now lives in New York City and New Kingston, New York. HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE is the story of two coalitions—ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and '90s, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.  End track: in honor of the 1 year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, "A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Any More" by Pete Seeger, Tom Glazer & Hays & Wood.

DownloadGet it on iTunes {pb_mediael audio_mp3=[http://d343ypnmzkqpnf.cloudfront.net/filmwax/1240-filmwax.mp3] } Founder & programmer of the LA DI DA Film Festival, Miriam Bale is joined by filmmakers Dustin Defa and Alex Karpovsky (both returning Filmwax Radio guests). Miriam, Dustin and Alex speak with Filmwax Radio about all things film festival. The festival is about to launch its inaugural season Friday, September 14th - 16th at 92YTribeca. Get tickets here at 92YTribeca.  

The Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Rose Kuo, discusses the 50th Season of the New York Film Festival. The festival runs from September 28th - October 14. Full schedule and details are available at www.filmlinc.com/nyff2012. Trailers: (1) HYDE PARK ON HUNDSON, (2) THE PAPERBOY, (3) FLIGHT. End track: Feist's "Caught a Long Wind" from her album "Metals."

Filmmaker and journalist John Yost drops in to Filmwax Radio. Yost hosts Shooting With John, an outing in upstate New York where various members of the film world skeet shoot together & discuss films. Yost's new film, WHITE CREEK, is currently raising money on Kickstarter. End track: Neil Young's High Flyin' Bird from his new album AMERICANA. WHITE CREEK on Kickstarter.com