Dec 22 Is ‘Die Hard’ a Christmas movie? 5 great (but debatable) holiday films By Alison Thoet What makes a holiday movie? We asked a pop-culture blogger for non-traditional holiday recommendations. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 10:18 The unforgettable films of 2017 By PBS News Hour A Winston Churchill biopic, a horror film about American society and racism, a mother-daughter coming of age story. Mike Sargent of WBAI and Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post share some of their favorite movies of the year with Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Ai Weiwei captures the global refugee crisis in ‘Human Flow’ By PBS News Hour International artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has long mixed art and protest, gravity and playfulness. Now he's turned his creative powers to the global refugee crisis with a new documentary called "Human Flow," which opens nationwide on Friday. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 12 Why the director of ‘Tangerine’ is trading iPhone filmmaking for 35mm By Frank Carlson For Baker’s new follow-up, “The Florida Project,” a summer adventure about a mother and daughter living in the shadows of Disney World, the filmmaker traded his iPhone rig for 35mm film. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 8:14 Movies are more than screen deep. Here’s how to watch like a critic By PBS News Hour A movie teaches us how to watch it in the first few minutes, says Ann Hornaday, film critic for The Washington Post. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Hornaday, author of “Talking Pictures,” to discuss how she hears what movies and… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:20 Remembering George Romero, 77, filmmaker who brought the undead to life By PBS News Hour Filmmaker George Romero has died at the age of 77. His cult classic "Night of the Living Dead," made for $100,000 in 1968, launched the modern zombie industry and countless imitators. But Romero's zombie flicks also offered him a platform… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Why summer is the season of movie sequels, reboots and spin-offs By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Is ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ the latest victim of online ‘vote brigading’? By Elizabeth Flock The Oscar-nominated ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ has gotten glowing reviews from critics. But online, the reviews for the film look very different. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch ‘La La Land’ gets nostalgic for classic Hollywood musicals By PBS News Hour Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a jazz musician, begin a love affair, but the stresses of the spotlight take a toll on their relationship. That’s the story “La La Land,” a modern movie musical about beating the odds that… Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: La La Land sweeps as Oscar picks are announced By Elizabeth Flock Favorites for nominations this year include the breakout musical, "La La Land," the affecting drama, "Manchester by the Sea," and the coming-of-age film, "Moonlight," all three of which performed well in the Golden Globes. "Moonlight," which follows a boy as… Continue reading