Fresh Air, Werner Herzog, July 25, 2007

Hear German filmmaker Werner Herzog and critic Milo Miles on this edition of Fresh Air.

Werner Herzog's new film is Rescue Dawn, based on his 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly. It's the true story of Dieter Dengler, the only US pilot to have successfully escaped from a North Vietnamese-controlled prison. Dieter is played by Christian Bale in the new film. Herzog's most recent film is the documentary Grizzly Man. Herzog is associated with the German New Wave film movement. He's produced, written, and directed more than 40 films, including Wings of Hope, Aguirre, Wrath of God, and Fitzcarraldo.

Then, Milo Miles reviews the albums For (on Cuneiform) by The Claudia Quintet and Lonely Heart (Tzadik) by Massacre. [Broadcast Date: July 25, 2007