Feb 20 Jeffrey Brown Previews the Academy Awards With the AFI's Todd Hitchcock By Arts Desk Jeffrey Brown previews the Academy Awards with the AFI's Todd Hitchcock. Continue reading
Feb 20 For Documentary Filmmakers, Prestige of Oscars Helps Put Spotlight on Issues By Meaghan Wilson For documentary filmmakers, the reward of an Oscar nomination is twofold: It raises awareness around the film's subjects or issues and generates interest in a genre that ticket buyers don't generally flock to. Continue reading
Feb 03 'Slumdog' Attracts Controversy, Awards By Arts Desk It's been a week of mixed blessings for the makers of "Slumdog Millionaire," a rags-to-riches love story set in Mumbai, India. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 'Juno' Raises Questions About Teen Pregnancy "Juno" -- a popular film about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and gives her baby away -- won the 2008 Oscar for best original screenplay. Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on how teen pregnancy is portrayed in popular media. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Director Clint Eastwood Keeps Taking Risks, Says Essayist Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on Clint Eastwood's filmmaking in the wake of an Oscar nomination for the actor and director's latest film, "Letters from Iwo Jima."… Continue watching