Mar 05 Oscars Conversation With David Thomson By Tom LeGro The 82nd Academy Awards takes place this Sunday, and in an effort to lift sagging ratings and reach a wider audience, there are 10 movies nominated for best picture. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch With 'Avatar' in Oscar Contention, What's the Future for 3-D Films? Movies like this year's 3-D blockbuster "Avatar" feature high-tech effects. Are these new techniques the next phase in film production or just gimmicks? Jeffrey Brown reports on the future of film. Continue watching
Dec 18 Conversation: On 'Avatar' and 'The Futurist' By Tom LeGro To learn more about James Cameron's new film and the director himself, Jeffrey Brown speaks to Rebecca Keegan, who spent time on the set of "Avatar" and wrote the new biography, "The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron."… Continue reading
Oct 16 In Theaters Is 'Where The Wild Things Are' By Arts Desk Opening in theaters nationwide today is the film adaptation of Maurice Sendaks' beloved children's book, "Where The Wild Things Are." Directed by Spike Jonze, the film has been years in the making and the reviews have been generally positive. Continue reading
Aug 07 Conversation: Alex Prud'homme, Co-Author of Julia Child's 'My Life in France' By Arts Desk For decades on PBS, Julia Child brought her infectious enthusiasm for French cooking into the kitchens of her rapt viewers, passing on the culinary lessons she had learned during the years she lived in France. Continue reading
Aug 06 Writer-Director John Hughes Dies at 59 By Arts Desk American film director and writer John Hughes died Thursday of heart attack, his spokeswoman said. He was 59. According to a statement from his spokeswoman, Hughes died suddenly while taking a morning walk in New York City. Continue reading