Feb 22 Photos: Oscar gets red carpet-ready for the Academy Awards By News Desk The 87th Academy Awards is set to take place Sunday, Feb. 22 presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. In the days and hours leading up to the ceremony, workers meticulously prepare for Hollywood's biggest night of the… Continue reading
Feb 20 8 things you didn't know about this year's Oscar nominees By Ruth Tam Which film featured a fake baby? Who wanted her character to die of in the midst of filming? Find out before Sunday's Oscars. Continue reading
Feb 19 Quiz: Match the critic's snark to the Oscar-nominated film By Joshua Barajas Ahead of the 87th Academy Awards this Sunday, can you guess which Oscar-nominated film these critics' reviews praised or bashed this past year?… Continue reading
Feb 10 How do you spot Alzheimer's? Neuroscientist, author behind 'Still Alice' explains By Ruth Tam Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of "Still Alice," answers questions about recognizing and dealing with Alzheimer's. Continue reading
Feb 02 'Boyhood' director Richard Linklater on growing up in the Super 8 generation By artsdesk Richard Linklater reflects on growing up in front of the camera and how changing technology will effect today's kids who are documented constantly. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:08 How the Oscars' lack of diversity reflects who runs Hollywood By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 POLL: And the Oscar goes to ... (your choice here) By Victoria Fleischer, Laura Santhanam With this morning's announcement of the nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards, we want to hear which films, directors and actors you think should take home a gold statuette. Before the big night, we here at Art Beat will… Continue reading
Jan 15 The 2015 Oscar nominations are in By Joshua Barajas, Victoria Fleischer "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Birdman" led the pack of Oscar nominations, nabbing nine each, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Thursday morning. Check out the full list of nominations. Continue reading
Feb 27 Oscar-nominated 'Dirty Wars' aims to make a covert war more 'real' By Victoria Fleischer "Dirty Wars" director Richard Rowley talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about the dangers of investigating covert American wars in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill are both war reporters who have been… Continue reading
Feb 26 Six 2014 Oscar-nominated films you've never heard of By Victoria Fleischer, Chelsea Coatney Every year when the Academy Awards roll around, most nominated films and performers have already captivated the public's attention. But often there's a handful of films that viewers don't know quite as well. Here are six you might want to… Continue reading