Oct 04 Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies at 84 By Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press During her long career, Carroll earned a Tony Award for the musical "No Strings" and an Academy Award nomination for best actress for "Claudine."… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 7:15 Actor and director Ron Howard on the joy of being a storyteller By Jeffrey Brown Ron Howard has cultivated a long, storied career in show business, beginning with “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s and continuing to his present success as a director. His latest work is a documentary about opera legend Luciano Pavarotti. Continue watching
Mar 04 Steven Spielberg's push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press When Steven Spielberg speaks about the business of Hollywood, everyone generally listens and few dissent. But reports that he intends to support rule changes that could block Netflix from Oscars-eligibility have provoked a heated, and unwieldy, debate online this weekend. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 9:32 Why these 2 film critics think 'Green Book' complaints are 'overloaded' The 91st Academy Awards represented an opportunity to celebrate cinematic triumphs and the racial and ethnic diversity of winners, but they weren't without controversy. Amna Nawaz talks to Mike Sargent, chief film critic of WBAI Radio, and Ann Hornaday, chief… Continue watching
Feb 25 Nielsen: 29.6 million viewers for Oscars, up from 2018 By David Bauder, Associated Press The Nielsen company says ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards reached 29.6 million viewers, a 12 percent bump from last year's record low ratings. Continue reading
Feb 25 'Green Book' producers thrilled by best picture win, downplay controversy By Mike Cidoni Lennox, Associated Press While hailed as a tribute to racial tolerance by its makers and stars, "Green Book" was also widely criticized as an outdated, sentimentalized movie full of racial stereotypes. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 25:00 February 24, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 24, a standoff on Venezuela’s border blocks humanitarian aid, scientists rate Hollywood’s portrayal of climate change on Oscar day, and newly-digitized materials from Louis Armstrong's archives are helping to carry his legacy to new… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 3:42 On Oscar day, science meets climate change at the movies Disaster movies don’t often get Oscar nods, but they are getting attention from climate change scientists. Kate Marvel, an associate research scientist at Columbia University co-hosts a new podcast called ‘Anthropocinema’ where science meets movies. Marvel joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Feb 24 Glenn Close, Barry Jenkins, Bing Liu reflect on Hollywood ahead of Oscars By Mike Cidoni Lennox, Associated Press Glenn Close says she’s still a bit surprised the motion picture academy gave a nod to her performance in “The Wife.” Actor Richard E. Grant says he’s certain he’s going to lose and will never get this close to Oscar… Continue reading
Feb 23 Stanley Donen, director of 'Singin' in the Rain,′ dies at 94 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Filmmaker Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Funny Face” helped give us some of the most joyous sounds and images in movie history, has died. He was 94. Continue reading