Topic: Academy Awards

Culture Cafe The Swell Season at Silverdocs: Q&A

The documentary directed by newcomers Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis, follows the eponymous band as they travel around the U.S. on a concert tour.
06/24/2011 05:06 pm

Culture Cafe Tom Hooper's 'Les Misérables' may star Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany

Hugh Jackman and Paul Bettany could both star in the musical adaptation of ‘Les Miserables’ from director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech). But will ‘The Wolverine’ affect Hugh Jackman’s schedule?
06/16/2011 03:39 pm

Culture Cafe Bobby Fischer Against the World: movie review

Director Liz Garbus’s achievement is in making Bobby Fischer's story palpable to an audience that may have been too young to witness Fischer capture American pop culture like some Michael Jackson with an endgame, or to those who’ve forgotten how his skills took hold of the nation’s thinking, even bumping Watergate updates from the evening news.
06/14/2011 12:32 pm

Taking on the Tonys: Is 'War Horse' the best play or 'a puppet show'?

'War Horse,' which involves complex puppetry, won best play at the Tonys. 'The Book of Mormon,' written by the creators of 'South Park,' won best musical. Is this a step forward or backward?
06/13/2011 05:23 pm

Bollywood's global push

India is home to the world's most prolific film industry, one that is quickly making inroads into more established Western markets.
06/13/2011 10:43 am

Culture Cafe 'The Fighter' star Mark Wahlberg confirms 'The Fighter 2' is in the works

Mark Wahlberg made a very public official announcement at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards: he is indeed moving ahead with ‘The Fighter 2.' Will the cast and director David O. Russell also return for 'The Fighter 2?'
06/09/2011 04:04 pm

7 reasons we still give a damn about "Gone With the Wind"

Seventy-five years ago this month, a novel by an unknown young journalist from Atlanta was published. Originally submitted as a manuscript stuffed into dozens of manila folders, the book was a love story set against the backdrop of the US Civil War. Today, Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind” remains one of the bestselling books of all time. It has been translated into 35 languages, sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, won a Pulitzer Prize, and earned eight Academy Awards as a Hollywood motion picture. Here are some of the many reasons we still love "GWTW."
06/07/2011 01:10 pm

Morgan Freeman explores far-out science in 'Wormhole'

Morgan Freeman will host 'Through The Wormhole', starting Wednesday, where he will explore life after death, aliens, immortality, and other big questions about life and our universe.
06/07/2011 12:50 am

Top Picks: Randy Newman, President Nixon opera, Queen at 40, and more

Composer Randy Newman releases his second compilation album, 'Nixon in China' opera airs on PBS, the late Freddy Mercury's legacy, Queen, turns 40, and more recommendations.
06/03/2011 04:53 pm

Culture Cafe Director Julie Taymor speaks at 360/365 Film Festival

In a discussion held at Rochester’s annual 360/365 Film Festival moderated by local film critic Jack Garner, director Julie Taymor spoke about her films and caeer. 
06/02/2011 11:47 am

Economist Mom Even Paul Ryan wants to broaden the tax base

Ryan has a two-pronged proposal for tax reform. The first part would reduce the deficit, but the second part isn't so helpful.
05/31/2011 11:02 am

Horizons Mark Zuckerberg: Kids under 13 should be welcome on Facebook, too

Mark Zuckerberg says the under-13 set should be able to sign on to Facebook, despite a US law saying otherwise. Could a fight from Mark Zuckerberg change the law?
05/25/2011 02:34 pm

Top Picks: a musical tribute to Bob Dylan, 'Too Big To Fail,' Azam Ali's latest album, and more

Recordings of famous musicians performing Bob Dylan classics, an HBO movie about the 2008 economic crisis, a collection of lullabies sung by music superstar Azam Ali, and more recommendations.
05/20/2011 03:56 pm

Pirates and 26 other sequels this year: Are Hollywood execs ruining movies?

By one count, Americans will be served a record 27 movie sequels this year: Pirates of the Caribbean, Spy Kids, Cars 2, The Hangover Part II, Happy Feet 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, etc., etc. Have Hollywood moguls gone overboard on sequels?
05/18/2011 06:45 pm

Opinion Will Putin trump Medvedev and return Russia – and US ties – to Soviet era?

The ideological divide in Russia between Soviet-tending Putin and pro-Western Medvedev makes it tough for the US to set policies with Moscow. But a more difficult scenario is likely to come: anti-Western Putin in power in 2012. Obama must send a strong message to Moscow now, not later.
05/12/2011 10:41 am

'Thor' comes to the big screen: What's a Norse god doing in a Marvel comic?

The summer's first blockbuster, 'Thor,' takes a character from the Norse pantheon to the big screen – by way of the Marvel stable of superheroes.
05/06/2011 07:04 pm

As William and Kate await honeymoon, Britain's monarchy enjoys its own

The newly anointed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have yet to leave on their official honeymoon – leading to much speculation about its destination – but the royal family is having their own moment in the sun.
05/06/2011 12:42 pm

Why Americans can't stop obsessing over the royal wedding

For a nation without a king, America can't seem to get enough of the British royalty. Is it admiration of an elegant culture or just drooling over their jewels – or both?
04/27/2011 04:06 pm

Incendies: movie review

In 'Incendies,' two children discover their deceased mother’s harrowing past in a war-torn Middle East.
04/22/2011 07:44 pm

In Pictures The Donald who would be king

Why Obama agreed to unleash Predator drones on Qaddafi forces

President Obama has approved the use of Predator drones in Libya. The drones represent a 'unique' capability that NATO needed in an increasingly urban war, Pentagon officials say.
04/21/2011 08:15 pm

In Pictures War photographers killed in Libya

Backchannels Hetherington, Hondros, and the risks journalists take

The two photojournalists Hetherington and Hondros, both men at the top of their craft, were among 10 people killed in the western Libyan city of Misurata yesterday.
04/21/2011 09:41 am

'Restrepo' filmmaker Tim Hetherington killed photographing war in Libya

Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist and codirector of 'Restrepo,' the documentary film about war in Afghanistan, was killed in Libya Wednesday. Three other journalists were wounded.
04/20/2011 06:37 pm

Winklevoss twins fraud case: Is 'Social Network' saga finally over?

Winklevoss twins lawyers argued that the twins' settlement with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – chronicled in 'The Social Network' – was fraudulent. An appeals court disagreed, but the Winklevoss twins vow to fight on.
04/11/2011 08:59 pm