Feb 26 At the Oscars, wins for ‘Moonlight’ and calls for art without borders By Corinne Segal “Moonlight” won Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards in a ceremony in which presenters and award recipients pointed to the strength of diversity in the film industry. Continue reading
Feb 25 Film producers, designer on the importance of diversity behind the camera By Kamala Kelkar Wynn Thomas, Lisa Cortes and Sam Pollard discuss the role of African Americans in the film industry, two years of #OscarsSoWhite and how to improve representation. Continue reading
Feb 25 Syrian who worked on nominated film can’t attend Oscars By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities are barring entry to a 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer who worked on a harrowing film about his nation's civil war, "The White Helmets," that has been nominated for an Academy Award. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:37 Out of Syria’s devastation, ‘The White Helmets’ offer moments of hope By PBS News Hour The daily destruction of Syria's civil war is at once shocking and now strangely familiar. The Oscar-nominated documentary short “The White Helmets” aims to get beyond the numbness of the conflict by showing real first responders working to rescue victims… Continue watching
Mar 15 Oscars were ‘tone-deaf’ on Asians, Academy members say By Corinne Segal The Oscars drew on Asian stereotypes in a "tone-deaf" approach to the community this year, 25 members of the Academy who are of Asian descent said in a letter. Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch 9:33 Film about investigative journalism nabs top Oscar By PBS News Hour On Sunday, the film “Spotlight” pulled off a surprise Best Picture win at the Oscars. An inside look at the uncovering of widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, “Spotlight” celebrates investigative journalism. Jeffrey Brown talks to Margaret Sullivan of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Oscars 2016: What to expect from the year’s biggest night in film By Elif Koc From #OscarsSoWhite to Leonardo DiCaprio munching raw liver on screen, here's your cheat sheet to the year's biggest night in film. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 10:43 Racial scrutiny remains ahead of all-white Oscar ceremony By PBS News Hour For the second straight year, no actors or actresses of color have been nominated for an Academy Award, leading to heavy criticism and calls to boycott the ceremony. The Academy of Motion Pictures, which oversees the awards, aims to double… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 7:16 How composer Carter Burwell helped craft the love story of ‘Carol’ By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson A movie score usually goes unnoticed, unless it’s very bad -- or very good. Composer Carter Burwell has written music for more than 80 films over a 30-year career, but his soundtrack for “Carol” is his first to be nominated… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 6:56 This year’s Oscars list short on diversity again By PBS News Hour This year’s Academy Award nominations have been announced and “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” are among the most honored films. But the lack of diversity among the contenders is raising eyebrows. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the… Continue watching