Tag: movies
"Sugar" a different kind of baseball story
Feature film "Sugar" traces the path of Dominican baseball players -- like Sammy Sosa -- from South America to the Major Leagues in the US....
Japanese film reflects economic crisis
The film "Tokyo Sonata" centers on a middle-class Japanese man who gets laid off from his job, then tries to hide it from his family....
"Watchmen:" too late as a film?
The graphic novel "Watchmen" wowed a generation of readers in 1986; twenty-three years later, it's making its big-screen debut -- but is it too late to save itself?...
French film "The Class" up for Oscar
Nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language category, "The Class" looks so real, some might think it's a documentary....
Cambodian film up for Oscar
The documentary "The Conscience of Nhem En" is up for an Oscar this year; it is about a young soldier during the Khmer Rouge who took photos of thousands of people before they were tortured and killed....
A film of intelligent design & evolution
Olson explains why his film "Flock of Dodos" ridicules the arrogance of scientists and the many contradictions of the intelligent design movement....
Benicio del Toro on his new film, "Che"
The two-part film follows the rise and fall of the Cuban revolutionist who became the cult of Che....
Oscar Nominees announced
The 81st Academy Awards nominations were announced -- it looks like a year for big-budget epics and big stars....
"Notorious," the Biggie Smalls biopic
"Notorious," the Biggie Smalls biopic opens this weekend, and Voletta Wallace, Biggie's mother, explains how this film fits into his life....
The story of "Slumdog Millionaire"
Vikas Swarup, the author of the book that inspired film, talks about the story behind "Slumdog Millionaire," which was a big winner at the Golden Globes....
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