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 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
Jan 22 Watch 7:05 Oscar winner and nominee Barry Jenkins on adapting the work of James Baldwin to the screen By Jeffrey Brown The film “If Beale Street Could Talk” is nominated for three Academy Awards, including best supporting actress and best adapted screenplay. Director Barry Jenkins previously drew critical acclaim for his work on the 2017 best picture, “Moonlight.” He sits down… Continue watching
Jan 22 Oscar nominations led by ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ with 10 nods By Jake Coyle, Associated Press With "Roma," Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 8:40 Reflecting on 2018’s best films As 2018 comes to a close, we reflect on its best art -- starting with film. The year included some major blockbusters, but it was also notable for a number of movies containing a socially relevant message. Jeffrey Brown speaks… Continue watching
Dec 18 Director and actress Penny Marshall dies at 75 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Marshall starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, with hits like "Big" and "A League of Their Own."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:15 In ‘Green Book,’ a black pianist and his white driver forge a bond amidst Jim Crow By Jeffrey Brown "Green Book," a new film based on the true story of black concert pianist Don Shirley, explores what happens when he hires a white bouncer to drive him through the dangerous Deep South in the Jim Crow era. Director Peter… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 5:40 New film ‘Boy Erased’ explores the ‘self-hatred’ dealt by gay conversion programs By Jeffrey Brown “Boy Erased,” a new film based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, tells the story of a young man who is forced by his parents to attend a gay conversion therapy program. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Conley about how his… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 6:17 ‘Beautiful Boy’ resonates for a country gripped by addiction By Jeffrey Brown A harrowing, timely film that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall opens around the country today. "Beautiful Boy" chronicles meth addiction and recovery through the eyes of a father and his afflicted son. Jeffrey Brown speaks… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 6:27 ‘The Hate U Give’ tackles race, policing and a teen girl’s two worlds In “The Hate U Give,” Amandla Stenberg plays teen Starr Carter who witnesses a white officer kill her best friend. Carter struggles to grieve and find her voice while navigating her poor, mostly black neighborhood and her mostly white prep… Continue watching