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Telluride Film Festival launches awards season
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Episode 18870
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Telluride Film Festival launches awards season

The small festival in the Colorado resort town has a reputation for launching best picture hopefuls and winners; veteran British singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson is back with a new album; in this era of "peak TV," what's it like to watch television the old-fashioned way?

The Colorado town of Telluride usually has a population of about 2,300, but it grows considerably for its annual film festival.
The Colorado town of Telluride usually has a population of about 2,300, but it grows considerably for its annual film festival.
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Here's today's lineup:

Getting Rocky Mountain high on films

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The Telluride Film Festival, which takes place over Labor Day weekend, is known for premiering movies that end up as Academy Award best picture nominees. The Frame's John Horn attends the festival every year and he fills us in on the 2018 lineup, which includes "First Man," directed by Damien Chazelle (best director for "La La Land") and starring Ryan Gosling as Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Richard Thompson still burns it up

(Starts at 7:43)

Acclaimed British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson talks about his latest album, "13 Rivers." The album showcases Thompson’s smoldering guitar work and a batch of songs that range from ballads influenced by Scottish funeral marches to taut up-tempo rockers. Thompson, now 69, reflects on the pain and pleasure of songwriting — and of being a (Sufi) Muslim and an immigrant living in the U.S. in the Trump era. 

Letter from a Soldier on the Low-Tech Battlefront

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In this era of so-called “Peak TV,” the choices for what to watch on television are seemingly endless. So we wondered what it would be like to watch TV the old fashioned way — no cable or satellite, no streaming services. We asked The Frame contributor to take on this assignment,  and it’s clear he has watched too many Ken Burns documentaries.