Recent stories & commentary

A messy, yet 'Beautiful' year

Look who's up for an Oscar!

Movie musicals are back, but think MTV

'Reel politics' permeate runup to Oscars

African-American actors catch Oscar's eye

TV awash in Oscar-mania

Family films win at box office in 2001

Movies, movies, movies ... and Oscar (good websites to visit)

The appeal of innocence

Good flicks missing at the multiplex

A perilous cruise through the heart of 2001 (These 13 films did deliver, though.)

High hopes for a flock of holiday flicks

'In the Bedroom' star hears Oscar buzz

Awards hint at Oscar nods

This fall, wizards and hobbits rule the silver screen

Now booking: trips to Middle Earth

Visit the birthplace of 'The Lord of the Rings'

2001 Reviews:

A Beautiful Mind

Roundup: In the Bedroom, Monster's Ball, Gosford Park

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Black Hawk Down

Amélie

Interviews:

Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge"

Peter Jackson, director "The Lord of the Rings"

Ridley Scott, director "Black Hawk Down"

Tom Wilkinson, "In the Bedroom"

Helen Mirren, "Gosford Park"

Cate Blanchett "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"

A Look Back:

Monitor Oscar poll results (2000 movies)

Monitor Oscar poll results (1999 movies)

1998 Oscar contenders