We are thrilled to have, as our speaker today. Debby applegate she is a graduate of Amherst College and has her ph. D. In american studies from Yale University. She is a historian her previous was the most famous man in america a biography of Henry Ward Beecher and he was a minister sort of a progress administer. But in her acknowledgments she talked about how interesting it was to move from a minister to a madam who is ran a number of houses of prostitution in new york. So her latest book is the biography of polly adler, icon of the jazz age. It won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for biography, and it was one of the new york society of libraries best books about new york and was also a finalist for the us Angeles Times book prize and. The National Book critics circle award and shes been married to bruce torgan. 36 years. So i read the book. Its a fascinating, fascinating book. One of the things i didnt realize is that is as much about the history. New york during the 2030s and forties as it
What you looking at me like that for . What, man . Like you just drove down here . Yeah. Who is you . I try not to run i try to forget all those times. Some point, you have to decide for yourself who you want to be. Cant let nobody make a decision. You want to tell him of the boys take his ass all the time . Whats wrong . Im good. No. I have seen good, you aint it. Remember the last time i saw you . You are my only, my only. No, no, no. Listen. To who, ma . Huh . To you . Who is you, man . I aint seen you in like a decade. Its not what i expected. What did you expect . Charlie joining me now is the writer and director of the film, barry jenkins. And three of its stars trevante rhodes, naomie harris, and andre holland. I am pleased to have each of them here at this table for the first time. Welcome. Thank you for having. Charlie they are raving about you. They are raving about you at other Film Festivals. What is it that you hope to accomplish with this film . You know, people have said
What you looking at me like that for . What, man . Like you just drove down here . Yeah. Who is you . I try not to run i try to forget all those times. Some point, you have to decide for yourself who you want to be. Cant let nobody make a decision. You want to tell him of the boys take his ass all the time . Whats wrong . Im good. No. I have seen good, you aint it. Remember the last time i saw you . You are my only, my only. No, no, no. Listen. To who, ma . Huh . To you . Who is you, man . I aint seen you in like a decade. Its not what i expected. What did you expect . Charlie joining me now is the writer and director of the film, barry jenkins. And three of its stars trevante rhodes, naomie harris, and andre holland. I am pleased to have each of them here at this table for the first time. Welcome. Thank you for having. Charlie they are raving about you. They are raving about you at other Film Festivals. What is it that you hope to accomplish with this film . You know, people have said
Why i wanted to dot play . Because i wanted to say one of the post famous curtain lines of all time. I wanted to say, the sun of a stole pie watch. Thats all. I mean that was it i knew the play was good but i wanted to be the guy who got to sit on a phone like this and say the son of a stole my watch. Blackout. Whats better than that . The best in film and theater when we continue. Funding for charlie rose is provided by the following and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Moon light is the new film from writer director barry jenkin. It is an adaptation of terrell mccraneys plane in moon light black boys look blue. The film focuses on three pivotal time periods in the life of a young man as he comes to terms with his sexuality and struggles to find his identity. It is written the film has the best take on black masculinity ever. Here is a loo
Why i wanted to dot play . Because i wanted to say one of the post famous curtain lines of all time. I wanted to say, the sun of a stole pie watch. Thats all. I mean that was it i knew the play was good but i wanted to be the guy who got to sit on a phone like this and say the son of a stole my watch. Blackout. Whats better than that . The best in film and theater when we continue. Funding for charlie rose is provided by the following and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Moon light is the new film from writer director barry jenkin. It is an adaptation of terrell mccraneys plane in moon light black boys look blue. The film focuses on three pivotal time periods in the life of a young man as he comes to terms with his sexuality and struggles to find his identity. It is written the film has the best take on black masculinity ever. Here is a loo