Arts Feb 27 Acclaimed actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog found dead in New Mexico home, authorities say By Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya Bryan, Brian Melley, Associated Press
Arts Apr 22 Watch 5:13 ‘It was like freedom:’ How a camp for disabled children changed lives Can summer camp change the world? The documentary “Crip Camp” makes the case that one particular camp impacted the lives not only of the young people there but the culture at large, through the fight for disability rights. The film,… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Rebecca Oh
Arts Feb 21 WATCH: Trump disparages Oscar win for ‘Parasite’ “What the hell was that all about?" Trump said. “We've got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give them best movie of the year."… By Associated Press
Arts Aug 20 Watch 9:23 In Common’s new memoir about healing, ‘love can be an action’ Common, the award-winning musician, actor, activist, and now author, says that in a world of division and anxiety, he wanted to offer solution-oriented resources for healing that have helped him overcome trauma and tough times in his life. Common joins…
Mar 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester…
Feb 22 Shields and Brooks on Chinese Hacking, Oscar Picks By Hari Sreenivasan Our review of the sport of politics and the politics of sport is back for another week on the Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. For the serious section we talk… Continue reading
Feb 22 Ingredients for an Oscar Win: Cocktails for Your Viewing Party By Meredith P. Garretson Alcohol has often held a starring role on the silver screen. Academy Award-nominated actress Greta Garbo's opening line in the 1930 film "Anna Christine" (her first part in a "talkie" film) with the immortal words "Gimme a whisky, ginger ale… Continue reading
Feb 22 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 5: ‘5 Broken Cameras’ By Molly Finnegan We're talking to all of the filmmakers nominated this year for an Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary Feature, including David France, director of "How to Survive a Plague," Malik Bendjelloul ("Searching for Sugarman"), Kirby Dick… Continue reading
Feb 21 Test Your 2013 Oscars Knowledge By Tom LeGro Whether thumbs up or thumbs down, fresh tomatoes or rotten tomatoes, film critics will never run out of things to say about the Oscar-nominated movies. We've taken their punchy lines and are challenging you to guess which films they're praising… Continue reading
Feb 20 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 4: ‘The Gatekeepers’ By Tom LeGro "The Gatekeepers" is a film that consists mostly of interviews with six men, but they happen to be six former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency. Jeffrey Brown talks to the director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary. Continue reading