Mar 09 'A Wrinkle in Time' director Ava DuVernay picks 3 must-see movies by black directors By Alison Thoet “A Wrinkle In Time,” the highly anticipated film adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved novel, opens today under Ava DuVernay’s stewardship. We asked the director for her recommendations on must-see films by black filmmakers. Continue reading
Mar 02 Get ready for the Oscars by revisiting these past best picture winners By Ilayda Kocak These five Best Picture winners may not get all the love they deserve, compared to other go-to greats. Continue reading
Jan 26 'Grease' is 40 this year. Here are 6 more pop musicals to watch By Alison Thoet It’s been 40 years since Sandy told Danny that he “better shape up” in the 1978 movie “Grease,” based on the Tony award-winning Broadway show. Theater critic Ben Brantley recommends six musicals that followed in its wake. Continue reading
Jan 19 '2001: A Space Odyssey' has been inspiring other movies for 50 years. Here are 6 to watch By Alison Thoet Director Stanley Kubrick’s landmark space saga, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” turns 50 this year, remaining remarkably relevant and influential even 17 years after surpassing its titular year. Here are six movies Kubrick helped influence. Continue reading
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