Fishko Files

This Monday, the Guggenheim Museum celebrates 60 years since the opening of its arresting Frank Lloyd Wright building on Fifth Avenue. As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, the building and New York had much to offer each other. On October 21 and throughout the rest of the month, the Guggenheim features to commemorate the anniversary. Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Bill Moss Editor: Karen Frillmann

For decades, Dodsworth has been one of William Wyler's underappreciated films, despite Walter Huston's Oscar-winning performance and the familiarity of the material; it began as a Sinclair Lewis novel and had a life as a Broadway play as well. However - underappreciated no longer! Dodsworth will be shown at the tonight, Thursday, October 10, in a "gorgeous" (NYFF's word) restoration screening. Sara Fishko extols the film's many virtues in this  Fishko Files . (Originally produced in 2002, revised in 2017). Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Bill Moss Editor: Sean Bowditch

Filmmaker Shirley Clarke was born October 2, 1919. Her groundbreaking, atmospheric films - "Portrait of Jason," "The Cool World," and "The Connection," among others from the 1950s and '60s - are being shown digitally on the all this month. (Produced in 2013) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Editor: Karen Frillmann

The legendary jazz musician Chet Baker , born in 1929, has long been a subject of fascination for filmmakers, biographers, and musicians. In this archival  Fishko Files , WNYC's Sara Fishko considers the mystique around horn players - and Baker in particular. Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister Editor: Karen Frillmann

We're coming up on the birth anniversary of the brilliant Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (1932-1982). It was Gould's strikingly original take on the music of Bach that brought him great acclaim. In this archival piece made for Studio 360, Sara Fishko asked then-current Bach pianists about Gould's influence. (Produced in 2002) Fishko Files  with Sara Fishko Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley Mix Engineer: Paul Schneider Editor: Karen Frillmann