Episode #1201
Matt Damon & Sofia Coppola
Friday, January 07, 2011
Matt Damon in "True Grit"
(Credit: Wilson Webb, care of Paramount Pictures)
Kurt finds out about a new edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that gets rid of the "n-word" once and for all. The actor Matt Damon and the director Sofia Coppola share their takes on Hollywood stardom. And Detroit's decaying buildings have turned it into the capital of a new photographic genre called "ruin porn."
Matt Damon
In the Coen Brothers’ film "True Grit," Matt Damon plays a Texas Ranger on the hunt for a killer. But the swagger stops there. "He's a total windbag," Damon admits about the character.
Ruin Porn
Today Detroit may be more famous for its blight than its automotive ingenuity. Visiting artists have grown enchanted with the crumbling architecture and ghost-city streets, creating work known as “ruin porn.” But how do Detroit’s own local artists feel about ruin porn and what it says about the city?
Green Assassin
"Green" is still the buzzword for new industry in America, and Studio 360's Scott Blaszak wants in. He’s a green entrepreneur in an unusual field — contract killing.
Sofia Coppola
In Sofia Coppola's new movie "Somewhere," a movie star finds solace in a hotel. Set in Hollywood's Chateau Marmont, it's full of quiet moments where almost nothing is said. Coppola explains to Kurt why she believes silence can be more powerful than dialogue.
Huck Finn, Hold the ‘N’
A new edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn replaces the novel's 219 instances of the word "nigger" with the word "slave." Kurt asks the editor, Alan Gribben, about the consequences of creating a sanitized version of Twain's original.





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