Hear esteemed filmmaker John Singleton discuss the rarely-screened 1970s film "The Landlord" and how it influenced his art. Based on the novel by Kristin Hunter and adapted by Bill Gunn, the film tells the story of Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges), a rich kid who buys a Brooklyn tenement with the intention of evicting all of the residents in order to turn it into his dream bachelor pad.

Hear young Hollywood filmmaker Jason Reitman, director of the hit independent film "Juno," discuss his body of work and the influence of Alexander Payne's hilarious comedy "Election," starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick.

Israel's popular young writer Etgar Keret is at once court jester, literary crown prince, and national conscience. His painfully funny and honest books have earned him international recognition. In a rare West Coast engagement, Keret reads from his collection of short stories The Nimrod Flipout, named one of the top twenty-five works of fiction in 2006 by the Los Angeles Times.

Bestselling author Rabbi Harold S. Kushner shows us how to be our best selves even when things don't turn out as we had hoped. Gleaning principles from the experience of Moses, Kushner provides guidance on how to meet life's disappointments while retaining faith in ourselves and the future.

Hear filmmaker William Friedkin ("The Exorcist," "The French Connection") as he discusses his body of work and the influence of John Huston's film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" on his art.

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