Spielberg Movie ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Hits Theaters

“The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” centers on a couple of Tintin stories and the relationship between the ornery lush captain Haddock and Tintin.

French Filmmaker’s Homage to Spanish Housekeepers

The film pays homage to the Spanish women who emigrated to France in the 1960s to seek jobs as housekeepers in Paris.

Viva Riva!: Democratic Republic of Congo’s First Movie in 25 Years

The film pulses to the musical as well as the visual rhythms of Kinshasa.

“The Social Network” choir Scala

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The World’s April Peavey tells us about the all-female choir Scala. Based in Belgium, they’ve performed throughout Europe. But after one of their songs appeared in a trailer for the movie “The Social Network,” their own social network has grown worldwide. Download MP3

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Lesbians oppose memorial to gay Holocaust victims

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A memorial to honor Germany’s gay Holocaust victims is being opposed by an unlikely group. Daniel Estrin reports that the controversy is that the memorial ignores Lesbians who also suffered under the Nazis. Download MP3

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“Erasing David”

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British filmmaker David Bond spent one month on the lam last year to see how effective video surveillance and private investigators would be at catching up with him. We hear more on today’s show. (Photo: Erasing David film) Download MP3

• Watch the trailer of “Erasing David”
• “Erasing David” Facebook page

“In a Bottle”

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The problem of the one and the many figures in today’s Geo Quiz. The South East Asian country we’d like you to conjure up today is one federation made up of many states and territories, 13 at last count. Download MP3

Avatar in the Amazon

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If there were ever a place that came close to the magical world of Pandora in James Cameron’s new film Avatar, it would probably be the Amazon. There may not be butterflies that look like flying squid, but in the Amazon can you eat giant worms and lemon flavored ants for dinner in a forest that is home to both the jaguar and the pink dolphin. Reporter Melaina Spitzer joined a group of indigenous leaders from the Amazon in Ecuador’s capital Quito, to see Avatar on the big screen in 3D. Download MP3

• Watch a video of the indigenous leaders going to see Avatar
• Official Avatar website

Pandora

Our eyes are on Pandora for today’s Geo Quiz. Pandora is the setting for the science-fiction movie “Avatar.” The film broke through the “one billion dollars in ticket sales” barrier this past weekend. That’s thanks in part to big international audiences. “Avatar” is already the most successful movie EVER in the country we want you to name today.

Searching for big surf

Surf’s up for our Geo Quiz today, as we’re headed to an island in French Polynesia. It’s a island where some world class surfers have come to shoot a a new surfing flick about the world’s wildest, most perfect wave.

Five Minutes of Heaven

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In 1975, Northern Ireland was right in the middle of The Troubles. Protestants and Catholics were fighting each other in the streets. And teenager Alistair Little was caught up in the violence. Marco Werman speaks with director Oliver Hirschbeigel. >>> Watch the trailer