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They had three chances to get it right. On the last night, Sebastian Schipper’s actors shined in what would be "Victoria," a thriller that was shot in one take. "I mean, honestly, I was crying," Schipper says. "I was overwhelmed." Critics agree.
The X-Files is coming back to TV for a limited run next January — and the Internet couldn’t be more excited. Every casting update, every teaser launches a hundred blog posts. Is this just a case of pop culture nostalgia? Or is something more sinister afoot?
Denis Villeneuve’s movie, 'Sicario,' gets much right about the borderlands, but crosses the line into exaggeration. A veteran border correspondent compares the film’s underworld to the one he knows.
In 'Rock the Kasbah,' Bill Murray stars as Richie Lanz — a washed-up rock band manager who finds himself without a band in Kabul, Afghanistan, and takes it as an opportunity to connect with an Afghan singer and turn her into a star. And that part of the movie is real.
Can something as simple as watching movies — and empathizing with fictional characters — help generate more compassion and understanding in the real world? Roger Ebert thought so, and science agrees.
In “The Martian,” Matt Damon plays an astronaut stranded, Robinson Crusoe-style, on the surface of Mars. Here’s what some real NASA engineers said when they saw the film.
What will a mother do for her child? The Pakistani film "Dukhtar" explores the lengths that one mother goes for her daughter. The two flee to prevent the daughter's child marriage to a war lord.
"Occupied" is a new 10-episode drama airing on Norwegian TV this fall and it's caused quite a diplomatic stir. The show depicts a Russian invasion of Norway and they've taken over the Nordic country's oil supply. The Russian Embassy in Oslo has criticized the show for its Cold War scare tactics.
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.
The film "Obama Anak Menteng," or "Obama the Menteng Kid," is giving Indonesian audiences a fictionalized window in to the President's formative years.
Ben Hong taught Jamie Foxx how to play for the new film "The Soloist," and describes the challenges of teaching a movie star how to fake it as a cellist.
Pakistani films used to provide an escape of sorts for those trying to forget about the troubles of the day, but now Pakistan's home grown cinema is struggling to survive.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Monty Python ban ends
The World
July 01, 2009
The Scottish city of Glasgow will finally be able to see Monty Python's "Life of Brian" on the screen now that a 30-year ban has been lifted.
Arts, Culture & Media
Japanese film reflects economic crisis
The World
March 17, 2009
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.
Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodian film up for Oscar
The World
February 19, 2009
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.
Arts, Culture & Media
French film "The Class" up for Oscar
Studio 360
February 21, 2009
Nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language category, "The Class" looks so real, some might think it's a documentary.
Arts, Culture & Media
Young Obama, the movie, premiers in Jakarta
The World
July 01, 2010
The film "Obama Anak Menteng," or "Obama the Menteng Kid," is giving Indonesian audiences a fictionalized window in to the President's formative years.
Arts, Culture & Media
"Sugar" a different kind of baseball story
The Takeaway
April 18, 2009
Feature film "Sugar" traces the path of Dominican baseball players -- like Sammy Sosa -- from South America to the Major Leagues in the US.
Arts, Culture & Media
How to fake it as a cellist
Studio 360
April 19, 2009
Ben Hong taught Jamie Foxx how to play for the new film "The Soloist," and describes the challenges of teaching a movie star how to fake it as a cellist.
Arts, Culture & Media
Pakistan's faltering film industry
The World
May 20, 2009
Pakistani films used to provide an escape of sorts for those trying to forget about the troubles of the day, but now Pakistan's home grown cinema is struggling to survive.
Arts, Culture & Media
Duncan Jones and his film "Moon"
Studio 360
June 20, 2009
The premise of the new movie "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell, involves mining the moon as the solution to our energy problems.
Arts, Culture & Media
Director Seth Gordon on 'Horrible Bosses'
Here and Now
July 08, 2011
The director talks about how his new film, "Horrible Bosses" was inspired by real-life bosses.