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The Big Screen: Revisiting ‘Medium Cool’


by Stephen Becker 28 Jul 2016 7:00 AM

As this year’s convention wraps up tonight, we talk about how many of the social issues explored in the movie remain relevant today.
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thebigscreenIn Haskell Wexler’s film “Medium Cool,” an ambitious television news cameraman documents the social unrest in Chicago ahead of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. As this year’s convention wraps up tonight, we talk about how many of the social issues explored in the movie remain relevant today:


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About Stephen Becker

Stephen Becker produces the shows Think and Anything You Ever Wanted to Know for KERA. As part of the Art&Seek team, Stephen produces radio and digital stories, along with the podcast "The Big Screen," with Chris Vognar, movie critic of The Dallas Morning News. View more about Stephen Becker.

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