Which is getting the best possible education for your kids. But we will see. People disagree. We have time for one more question. That was good a good one to end on. Thanks. [applause] she will stay for a few more minutes if anyone wants to ask a question personally. Thank you so much for coming today. You are watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on cspan2s booktv. Television for serious readers. This land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york eye lens from the redwood forests, to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you in the a note of welcome to tulsa, oklahoma on booktv. Locator on the arkansas there its the second largest city in the state with a population of almost 400,000 in the early 20th century it thrived as old town oil town. With help of our documentation cable partner we learn about its history and literary scene from local authors. We begin our special feature on tulsa with oil magnate Frank Phillips and the founding of
Find a way to talk about something that might seem dry otherwise, which is that i think we are thinking better when we are reading than at any other time in our lives that we are more intelligent while we are in the act of reading, we are triggered. We are made better by the act of reading. It kicks us out of the torpor of a nonreading existence and we make associations. We trot imagery in our minds in a way that we dont when we are not reading. We are roused as we read and of course that is a step from arousal, simply recognizing that kind of a process to some and i think weve kind of forgotten. You hear a lot of people joke about it occasionally, but i wanted to take the metaphor as far as it could be taken and i do in the book and i would tell you more about that but literature is the place where you talk about the things you cannot or will not taken any other precinct of human discourse including light ratings on television. Live readings on television. Yes, sir. So because you hav
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Steven soderbergh is one of our great directors. Movies like sex, lies, and have earned him a reputation for balancing mainstream appeal with creative ambition. He worked together with the screenwriter script scott burns. Nhey bring their collaboratio to the theater. Called the library written by scott burns and directed by steven soderbergh. Lets begin at the beginning. How this began. There was an effort in hollywood to make a movie out of columbine. Read a book and the know that stephen was reading it at the same time. Even though nobody was interested to make it as a film, it was one part of the story i had not been aware of until i read thes book read daves book. I thought it could make a great play. You suggested that to steven soderbergh. I started writing it. Deter we finished sixe effects, i asked if he had an interest in a play. You directed a couple before. This is the third thing i have done. I wanted to do this one b
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Steven soderbergh is one of our great directors. Movies like sex, lies, and videotape have earned him a reputation for balancing mainstream appeal with creative ambition. He worked together with the screenwriter scott burns. They bring their collaboration to the theater. The play is called the library written by scott burns and directed by steven soderbergh. Lets begin at the beginning. How this began. There was an effort in hollywood to make a movie out of columbine. I read a book and i know that stephen was reading it at the same time. Even though nobody was interested to make it as a film, it was one part of the story i had not been aware of until i read daves book. I thought it could make a great play. You suggested that to steven soderbergh. I started writing it. After we finished side effects, i asked if he had an interest in a play. You directed a couple before. This is the third thing i have done. I wanted to do this one
Or transcend or whatever. Charlie we continue this evening with Tilda Swinton, her new film is called only lovers left alive. I was very grateful to have known the wonderful Michael Powell at the end of his life, and i once had a very meaningful moment with him when i had flown over from home to new york and i met him in the evening and he said, what was on the plane . Was there a good film on the plane . And i said, no. He said, what was it . And i said, batman, i think it was one of the first. He said, youre wrong, that is a good film because i hav it makes own world. Any film that makes its own world is a good film. And i swallowed that an and digested that ever since and absolutely believe hes right. Charlie we conclude with an appreciation for Peter Mattheissen a good friend of this program who died saturday april 5. Theres a deeper truth in fiction. You see, you can get at a deeper truth. When youre stuck with the facts, there is only so far you can go and youre stretching, reall