Apr 21 Conversation: Tribeca Film Festival Opens Amid Changing Industry By Tom LeGro Wednesday marks the premiere of the ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival. Over the next 12 days, the festival will screen 496 films, out of the 5,050 features and shorts that were submitted, from 38 different countries -- the most submissions… Continue reading
Mar 23 Coming Soon to Hollywood: Movie Derivatives Moviegoers will soon be able to decide which films to see based not on stars or tomatoes, but on how well they're being traded by investors. Two investment firms are working to develop a futures market for movie derivatives that… Continue reading
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