Apr 29 Watch 3:08 Remembering Oscar-nominated director John Singleton Oscar-nominated film director John Singleton died Monday at age 51. He was taken off life support after suffering a stroke earlier in the month. Singleton's remarkable career launched with the critically acclaimed 1991 film “Boyz N the Hood,” about three… Continue watching
Apr 06 Paul Rudd and the science behind youthful skin By Nsikan Akpan Why isn't Paul Rudd aging? For his 50th birthday, PBS NewsHour asked three dermatologists for tips on recreating the Paul Rudd effect. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 2:57 The blacklist that rising screenwriters want to be on By Steve Goldbloom Franklin Leonard is the founder of The Black List, a website that aims to connect potential screenwriters with filmmakers. The site allows users to upload their screenplays and earn ratings from the site’s community, with the possibility of seeing their… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 3:42 On Oscar day, science meets climate change at the movies Disaster movies don’t often get Oscar nods, but they are getting attention from climate change scientists. Kate Marvel, an associate research scientist at Columbia University co-hosts a new podcast called ‘Anthropocinema’ where science meets movies. Marvel joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Feb 22 At the end of a bumpy year, 2019 Oscars may reward a Hollywood disrupter By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The best picture race to Sunday's 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" as the film most likely to triumph at the end of the night. Continue reading
Feb 05 Red carpet nixed after Liam Neeson tells newspaper he once wanted to kill a black person By Associated Press Organizers said they were cancelling interviews and photo opportunities for "Cold Pursuit" hours after Neeson appeared on "Good Morning America" to explain his past racist thoughts. Continue reading
Dec 06 Dick Cheney biopic ‘Vice’ tops list of Golden Globe nominees By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The Dick Cheney biopic "Vice" led the pack with six nominations, followed by "A Star Is Born," "Green Book" and "The Favourite."… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 6:11 It’s a Hollywood set, it’s just taped in Hungary By Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli The Martian, A Good Day to Die Hard, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Terminator 6 all have one unusual thing in common -- they were all filmed in Hungary. The Central European country has emerged as a top staging destination… Continue watching
Nov 16 William Goldman, screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy,’ dies at age 87 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Goldman won Academy Awards for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men."… Continue reading
Oct 06 Charges rare for Hollywood figures in year since Weinstein By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The #MeToo movement has sent dozens of once-powerful Hollywood players into exile, but few of them have been placed in handcuffs or jail cells. Continue reading