Mandalit del Barco

The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek

Mandalit del Barco — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVCCMG-JoQ

Nostalgia For Sale As Captain Kangaroo's Pals Are Auctioned Off

Mandalit del Barco — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:06:00 +0000

The classic children's show Captain Kangaroo aired on TV for nearly 30 years, starting in 1955. After its creator and star, Bob Keeshan, died in 2004, his estate donated a few of his beloved hand puppets to the Smithsonian.

But if you're like me and grew up in the 1960s and '70s, you have hazy memories of Captain Kangaroo telling stories, drawing pictures and palling around with a whole cast of sidekicks, including the bespectacled Mr. Bunny Rabbit, a dancing bear, farmhand Mr.

Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends

Mandalit del Barco — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:03:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHRjWauwpvE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3UVw3a7qIQ

A Tip Of The Mouse Ears To Annette Funicello, 1942-2013

Mandalit del Barco — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:43:00 +0000

Now it's time to say goodbye to former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello.

Will 'Oz The Great And Powerful' Gain Emerald Status?

Mandalit del Barco — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:19:00 +0000

Transcript

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

"The Wizard of Oz" means to a lot of people, a young Judy Garland in sparkly ruby slippers. But in the hundred years since L. Frank Baum wrote the Oz stories, they, or stories featuring Oz characters, have been produced dozens of times. The latest, a prequel that opens in theaters this weekend, called "Oz the Great and Powerful."

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco has more.

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: This newest version begins like the classic 1939 "Wizard of Oz" movie, in Kansas, black and white, a tornado.

'Argo,' 'Life Of Pi' Win Top Oscars

Mandalit del Barco — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:11:00 +0000

The movies Argo and Life of Pi and actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence were among the winners at Sunday's Academy Awards. But no one movie swept the show.

The Story Of 'No' Is The Story Of Modern Chile

Mandalit del Barco — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:31:00 +0000

The film No revisits the moment in Chile's history when 56 percent of the country voted to oust a dictator from power. It's the tale of the ad campaign that helped persuade Chileans to cast their ballots against Gen. Augusto Pinochet in a national referendum.

"This is an epic story, the story of a triumph," says Director Pablo Larrain. "It's how they defeat a dictator — probably one of the biggest bastards that we ever had in humankind."

A CIA-backed coup d'etat got Pinochet into power in 1973.

Famous Behind The Scenes, A Hitmaker Covets The Spotlight

Mandalit del Barco — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:32:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv6dMFF_yts

Why Al Walser Got A Grammy Nomination And Justin Bieber Didn't

Mandalit del Barco — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:29:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k80DSWGcFIg

South L.A. Teens Doubt New Laws Will Change Gun Culture

Mandalit del Barco — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:05:00 +0000

On 53rd Street and Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles, violent members of at least six gangs run the streets. A landmark church is boarded up and tagged. There are liquor stores and abandoned lots. On Tuesday night, there was a drive-by shooting two blocks away, and folks are expecting retaliation. This is an area where murders, robberies and rapes are common — and so are guns.

"There's too many guns out there," says Randolph Wright, 18. "I can tell you right now, every hood has an AK[-47].