On this Movie Almanac, we go back a hundred years when the American public met The Sheik. The film became a smash hit at the box office. But whether audiences would receive it the same way today is another question. Alican Pamir tells why.

#TheSheik #Cinema #RudolphValentino

Banksy's art has appeared on buildings, parks, and even a subway car. Now a traveling exhibition has come to Barcelona's Espacio Trafalgar. Although Banksy is probably not happy about it. Salome van Zyl went there and checked it out.

#Banksy #Exhibition #Artwork

On this episode of Showcase;

Parthenon Marbles 00:02

David Rudenstine, Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School 02:28

Winsor McCay's Little Nemo 08:26

Digital Twins 11:29

Shortcuts 13:32

In Conversation with Hindi Zahra 15:13

#ParthenonMarbles #LittleNemo #HindiZahra

Hindi Zahra is famous for blending jazz and ethnic music and interpreting them for a grand stage appearance. One of those concerts took place in Istanbul where she performed at the International Folk Music Festival. Elif Bereketli caught up with her in the lobby of the Germir Palas. She told us why in this stage of her career, she is in a happy place.

#HindiZahra #Artist #Music

For more than a century, parts of the Parthenon Marbles have been at the centre of a dispute between Greece and the UK. And while Athens says the Brits have no claim to it, Boris Johnson and the British Museum think otherwise. And they have dragged the Ottoman Empire into it.

David Rudenstine, Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School 02:07

#ParthenonMarbles #Artwork #Art

Little Nemo is having an anniversary, along with an upcoming film and video game. Here is our movie almanac about the groundbreaking one in 1911. Alican Pamir has more.

#LittleNemo #WinsorMcCay #VintageComicBooks

On this episode of Showcase;

Remembering Etel Adnan 00:02

Serhan Ada, Associate Professor of Arts and Cultural Management 00:38

When Images Speak: Highlights from the Dubai Collection 08:45

Lebanon's Musical Struggle 11:21

The French Dispatch 14:16

Shortcuts 19:47

Les Siecles's Historic Instruments 20:57

'Hogarth and Europe' Exhibition 23:47

#EtelAdnan #TheFrenchDispatch #TheLesSiecles

Famed artist Etel Adnan was born in Beirut, studied and taught in the United States, and lived and died in France at the age of 96. But she wrote that she and her family mostly saw themselves as Ottomans.

Serhan Ada, Associate Professor of Arts and Cultural Management 00:39

#EtelAdnan #Artist #Painter

The French Dispatch draws inspiration from various film styles and filmmakers. The cast and crew of the movie refer to it as a love letter to cinema. And Alican Pamir explains how the diverse influences shaped Wes Anderson's latest offering.

#TheFrenchDispatch #Cinema #WesAnderson

On this episode of Showcase;

Dostoevsky's Literary Journey 00:02

Carol Apollonio, President of the International Dostoevsky Society 02:38

Dostoevsky Adaptations 10:31

Frederick White, Professor of Russian and Integrated Studies 14:16

Shortcuts 21:15

Alparslan: the Great Seljuks 22:47

#Dostoevsky #Alparslan #Adaptation