Jun 10 Watch 6:38 'In the Heights' uplifts a Latino community and helps reframe Hollywood roles By Jeffrey Brown, Jason Kane, Joshua Barajas Blockbuster films delayed by the pandemic are now hitting the big screen. Among the first of the summer season is “In the Heights,” which opened Thursday in theaters and streams on HBO Max. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the modern-day musical… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 5:19 How the 2008 economic crisis created a 'new wandering tribe' of seasonal workers By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal The latest selection for our “Now Read This” book club, Jessica Bruder’s “Nomadland,” documents a growing phenomenon in the country — a "wandering tribe" of seasonal workers. It has inspired a new movie of the same name. The film was… Continue watching
Mar 22 WATCH: Director Lee Isaac Chung on how faith grounds 'Minari' By Tommy Walters For “Minari,” writer and director Lee Isaac Chung drew on his memories of religion growing up in the south. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 7:00 Rarely portrayed in popular culture, 'Minari' follows story of a Korean American family By Jeffrey Brown, Diane Lincoln Estes A new film called “Minari” is an immigrant tale rarely portrayed. It features a Korean family in rural Arkansas, and it's already received major recognition, including a Golden Globe Award. Jeffrey Brown has the story of our arts and culture… Continue watching
Mar 12 WATCH: How Yuh-Jung Youn's memories of her own great-grandmother inspired her 'Minari' role By Joshua Barajas Youn said she drew from her own experiences as a grandmother for the film, but also built the character of Soonja in "Minari" by relying on memories of her own great-grandmother, who was alive until Youn was 10 years old. Continue reading
Feb 05 Oscar winner, 'Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died. He was 91. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:00 Regina King's first film captures a historical moment behind closed doors By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown In her directorial debut, renowned actor Regina King's new film explores a 1960s gathering of four famous friends -- Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke, who debated their work and responsibilities as Black men. Jeffrey Brown takes… Continue watching
Dec 31 2020 was a year like no other at the box office By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press “People have a desire to go outside the home and be entertained. That desire hasn’t changed but the ability to do that was profoundly limited.”… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 6:52 Two critics on the shows and movies that got us through 2020 By Jeffrey Brown Even though most theaters remain closed, a regular lockdown conversation starter begins with “so what have you been watching?” Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times and Ann Hornaday from the Washington Post help Jeffrey Brown sort out the year’s… Continue watching
Dec 16 In a new Billie Holiday documentary, friends fill in the missing notes By Joshua Barajas “Billie,” wants to go beyond the black-and-white — and incomplete — narrative of self-destructive jazz artists. Continue reading