Jan 30 Watch 8:17 What an indie movie deal means in the age of on-demand By PBS News Hour The Sundance Film Festival is both celebration and marketplace for those who love, create and deal in independent cinema, making it a touchstone for the health of the industry. While technology has made it cheaper and easier to make a… Continue watching
Jan 30 'Isn't that Keanu Reeves?' and other phrases overheard at Sundance By Jeffrey Brown Despite the hoopla and the frenzied celebrity sightings, Sundance is still about the films. But what happens to all these movies after Sundance?… Continue reading
Jan 30 First Latina princess is coming to Disney television By Marina Lopes Princess Elena will be introduced in a special episode of a Disney Junior’s series in 2016. By the end of the year she will have her own animated series. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:15 'American Sniper' provokes debate on Iraq, depictions of war By PBS News Hour "American Sniper" has been nominated for six Academy Awards and is on track to be the biggest box-office war film ever. But the drama based on the life of a late Navy Seal, said to be the most lethal sharpshooter… Continue watching
Jan 29 Deaf since birth, artist Christine Sun Kim explores the social rules of sound By Sarah Corapi Christine Sun Kim is a sound artist. She sends vibrations of her voice along piano wires strung across rooms, and invites people to feel the strings as they carry the sound. She conducts “silent choirs” consisting of facial expressions and… Continue reading
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Jan 28 Happy National Kazoo Day from PBS NewsHour By News Desk The PBS NewsHour celebrates National Kazoo Day the only way we know how. Continue reading
Jan 28 Which actresses made the cut for the all-female 'Ghostbusters'? By Ashira Morris Four women are headlining the third 'Ghostbusters' film with 'Bridesmaids' director Paul Feig at the helm. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 7:02 What does the world lose when a language dies? By PBS News Hour “Language Matters,” a new PBS documentary, explores how linguistic heritage and traditional cultures around the world are at risk of being lost forever. Jeffrey Brown talks to the show’s host, poet Bob Holman, about the fight to revive languages on… Continue watching
Jan 27 Meet Amy Sacka, who took 500 photos of Detroit in 500 days By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Photographer Amy Sacka captures the beauty and stories of Detroit in daily pictures. Continue reading