Jan 08 'Wicked' tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed By Jake Coyle, Associated Press “Wicked” topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations… Continue reading
Dec 28 Olivia Hussey, who starred in the 1968 film 'Romeo and Juliet,' dies at 73 By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the William Shakespeare tragedy after spotting her onstage in the play “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," which also starred Vanessa Redgrave. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 7:27 'The Fire Inside' chronicles boxer Claressa Shields' journey to Olympic gold and beyond By Lena I. Jackson, Jeffrey Brown One of the biggest names in women’s boxing, Claressa Shields, is getting the Hollywood treatment in a new biopic. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown discussed "The Fire Inside" with Shields, director Rachel Morrison and actress Ryan Destiny for our arts… Continue watching
Dec 25 The best movies of 2024, according to these critics By Jeffrey Brown A list of some of the year's biggest and best films, plus a few hidden gems you might have missed… Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 9:09 Must-see Hollywood hits in 2024 and a few lesser-known gems By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant The holidays are a great time to catch up on the year’s best films, whether streaming at home or heading to the theater. To highlight some of the best movies of the year, Jeffrey Brown sat down with two film… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 4:25 The cultural significance of the movies just added to the National Film Registry By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein The Library of Congress announced the 25 films that made it into this year's National Film Registry. The registry, started in 1989, now includes some 900 movies, chosen for their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to preserving the nation’s film… Continue watching
Dec 08 Stolen and recovered ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' fetch $28 million at auction By Steve Karnowski, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts, while the 19 recipients of National Humanities Medals included playwright-screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and historian Jon Meacham. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 7:02 Pharrell Williams' musical evolution is reconstructed with Legos in 'Piece By Piece' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Pharrell Williams is a hitmaker for himself and a string of other stars. Now his story is being told on film with Lego bricks. It’s certainly not your usual approach to documentary filmmaking, but it’s the latest from one of… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:16 'Going Varsity in Mariachi' documentary spotlights competitive high school competitions By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas A new Netflix documentary shares a slice of southern Texas life as a high school mariachi band makes its way to the state championship. “Going Varsity in Mariachi” shows the journey of musicians from the Rio Grande Valley as they… Continue watching