Legendary directors Alexander Payne, Ernest Dickerson, Josh Fox and Hal Hartley are Tom Needham's special guests on this Thursday's THE BEST OF THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Alexander Payne is one of America's most esteemed writer/directors. He is known for his films 'Citizen Ruth,' 'Election,' 'Sideways,' 'The Descendants,' and 'Nebraska.' He is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director. In 1995, Payne's film 'Sideways' won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture.

Ernest Dickerson is a director, cinematographer, writer, and producer. He first became well-known as Spike Lee's cinematographer on many of Lee's classic films including 'She's Gotta Have It,' 'Do the Right Thing,' and 'Malcolm X.' In 1992, Ernest left Spike to direct his first feature film, 'Juice,' starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. The film tells the story of four Harlem youths who struggle with important life decisions. After 'Juice's success, Ernest Dickerson went on to direct many episodes of HBO's acclaimed series 'The Wire' and 'Treme,' as well as episodes of 'Once Upon a Time,' 'The Walking Dead' and 'Dexter.'

Josh Fox is a film director, playwright and activist who is most well-known for his Emmy-winning documentary GASLAND. He is also recognized for his films GASLAND PART 2, and HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN'T CHANGE. Fox is the founder of the theater and film company International WOW Company. His latest work is THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED, a book, solo theater performance, and a film about misinformation and propaganda.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/Alexander-Payne-Ernest...

Thursday, September 10, 2020
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Next up on Captain Phil's Planet join us as we celebrate the next two ProgStock presents (https://www.progstock.com/2020/) featuring Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius (September 12th http://Stratospheerius.com) Aaron Clift (September 19th www.aaronclift.com) and Rob Shepard of Manticore (September 19th www.ManticoreNY.com)

We'll also hear from our friend Cmdr Roy about Roy's Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner (https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/) upcoming Facebook show celebrating Space: 1999 on September 13th 2020!

Roy's Tie-Dye Sci-Fi on at 3:05pm
Joe Deninzon on at 3:30pm
Aaron Clift on at 4:00pm
Rob Shepard of Manticore on at 4:40pm
Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius
http://Stratospheerius.com

For more information, visit the Captain Phil Planet's Facebook event. https://www.facebook.com/events/2657639911168201

Tom Needham's very special guest on THE SOUNDS OF FILM this week is actor Jason Biggs, star of the new film, THE SUBJECT.

Jason Biggs is well known for his roles in the AMERICAN PIE movies, SAVING SILVERMAN, Woody Allen's SOMETHING ELSE, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and Broadway's THE GRADUATE.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AMERICAN-PIEs-Jason-Biggs-Ta...

Airs Thursday, September 3, 6-8 PM.

John O of the Salvage & Recovery Radio Show welcomes organizer Terrel Tuosto from Long Island Peaceful Protest, student activist Ezekiel from William Floyd Must Fall, Dylan Rice, Democratic candidate for the 8th Assembly district and Daysi Calavia-Robertson of Newsday to discuss the state of the BLM movement on Long Island, where it's going and how it is perceived by the Long Island community.

Airs Monday, August 31, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Listen in at 90.1 fm on Long Island (107.3 in the Stony Brook area) or digitally at:

http://wusb.fm/
http://stream.wusb.stonybrook.edu:8090/listen.pls
http://streema.com/radios/play/30457
https://tunein.com/radio/WUSB-901-s23424/

Tune into the Spin Zone with Jersey Jim on Tuesday morning Sept 1st from 8 to 10 am as he features tracks from the brand new Gathering Time album called Old Friends.

He will also be interviewing band member Stuart Markus as he will also talk about the new release.

Don't miss it! Tuesday, September 1, 8-10 AM.