Jan 08 Quiz: What are critics saying about the Golden Globes nominees? By Yena Oh Get ready for a celebration of the some of the best voices in TV and film: the Golden Globes, airing this Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 04 Syrian filmmakers tell the stories you aren't hearing about the Syrian war By Corinne Segal A group of Syrian documentary filmmakers is working to put a human face to a conflict defined by numbers. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 10:27 Critics share films you shouldn't miss from 2015 By PBS News Hour What was the best movie of the year? The best performance of the year? The most under appreciated film of the year? Jeffrey Brown talks to Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post and Mike Sargent of Pacifica Radio. Continue watching
Dec 31 What films were under-appreciated in 2015? By artsdesk Ann Hornaday and Mike Sargent join Jeffrey Brown to discuss which performances and films stood out this year. Continue reading
Dec 20 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' breaks record for biggest opening weekend By Andrew Mach Continuing to shatter almost every box office record, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" now holds the record for a film's biggest domestic opening weekend ever. Continue reading
Dec 19 New 'Star Wars' storms box office By Stephen Fee “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” -- the seventh installment in the wildly popular film and merchandise phenomenon -- topped box office records Friday night. Continue reading
Dec 18 Photos: Meet a real-life Star Wars Snowtrooper By Larisa Epatko Lori Frye, a member of the 501st Legion, talks about what it takes to be a “Star Wars” costumer and the role of women in science fiction. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 7:12 How a galaxy far, far away became an obsession on planet Earth By PBS News Hour "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" isn't just a movie. It's part of a universe, both imaginary and real, that has obsessed fans since the 1970s. Jeffrey Brown explores what’s made the enduring franchise a storytelling and moneymaking powerhouse. Continue watching
Dec 16 'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank Redemption' selected for National Film Registry By Corinne Segal Films qualify for selection if they are at least 10 years old and “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 7:18 Film students in Congo seek a cinema to bring their stories to life By PBS News Hour Filmmaker Petna Ndaliko still remembers sneaking into the movie theater as a boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But in the wake of turbulence and civil war, the cinema in the city of Goma has long been closed. Now,… Continue watching