Norman Corwin (1910–2011)

Murder in Studio One was recorded as a 1940s style radio play, complete with a radio announcer and piano intervals. Good thing, too, because Hoda Kotb, portraying Inspector Cameo Klopf, chewed up any scenery you’d need for a television production.

The late Norman Corwin wrote this murder mystery for CBS Radio in 1941, and it might have been a hit then, but this over-the-top play fails both as a humorous play and as farce for a modern audience. I’m pretty sure that The Today Show staff show more thought this project would be hilarious, but they had a silly script to deal with and the over-acting didn’t help. Don’t waste 37 minutes you’ll never get back. show less

This is a play turned audio book on the Lincoln Douglas Debates, and is excellent! David Strathairn plays a witty Lincoln, and Paul Giamatti a passionate Douglas, with Lily Rabe as the calm and wise Adele Douglas.

The Bible makes no mention of the child Ruth serving in a pagan temple as portrayed in the movie though it is not unthinkable. Otherwise, the movie follows the story fairly well. This film is a good overview of the story of Ruth.

Ruth, a young Moabite woman, marries Mahlon the Judean, who believes in a merciful God. When he dies, she leaves her own culture to be with her mother-in-law, Naomi. They journey to Judea where Ruth faces hostility as a stranger. She wins the hearts of two powerful men, Boaz and Tob, who vie for her affections, but Ruth's first loyalties are to Naomi and her faith. Starring Peggy Wood and Stuart Whitmann. Not Rated. Approx. 135 minutes.