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Oscar Wrap with Thelma Adams

Joe Donahue — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Nobody knows movies like Thelma Adams. So, we wanted to talk with her about last night Academy Awards and find out her thoughts on the winners and losers from film’s biggest night.

She is currently a Yahoo! Contributing Editor and her column “Thelma Adams on Reel Women” runs on AMC Filmcritic.com. She was the film critic at Us Weekly for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, following six years at the New York Post. She has twice chaired the New York Film Critics Circle.

She is also author of the terrific novel, Playdate, now out in paperback.

Troy is My Hometown: The Life and Times of Maureen Stapleton

Joe Donahue — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Maureen Stapleton, the famous actress was one of only a handful of people to win the Triple Crown of Acting — two Tony Awards for theater, an Oscar for film acting and an Emmy for her television performances.

Ty Burr on The Oscars

Joe Donahue — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:35:00 +0000

The Oscars are on Sunday and there is a lot to talk about regarding the nine films nominated for best picture as well as the nods for acting and technical achievement.

Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr will joins us for a preview of the Academy Awards.

Vox Pop : The 85th Academy Awards : 2/21/13

Patrick Donges — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Its Oscar time and this year’s hopefuls include the youngest and oldest ever nominated for acting awards and four period pieces that could not be more different in the running for best picture.

The Oscars will be awarded this Sunday, and today we have film professors Rob Edelman and Audrey Kupferberg in studio to share their picks and address your questions and comments on the nominees, nominees you think may have been overlooked, or even prospects for next year’s awards season.

The Making of "The Life of Pi"

Joe Donahue — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000

The Woodstock Film Festival presents Jean Castelli, longtime associate of director Ang Lee and author of The Making of Life of Pi. Castelli will be on hand for a talk and book-signing event hosted by Pondicherry of Woodstock and in collaboration with The Golden Notebook to benefit The Woodstock Film Festival.

"The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War" by Fred Kaplan

Joe Donahue — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Fred Kaplan is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author of The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War.

Fred Kaplan broke the news of Paula Broadwell’s involvement in Petraeus’ resignation from the CIA in his “War Stories” column in Slate. Now, he draws on secret documents, private emails, and extensive interviews with more than one hundred key players, including Petraeus, to deliver many news-making revelations.

FilmColumbia Festival - Melissa Leo

Joe Donahue — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:35:00 +0000

The 13^th Annual FilmColumbia Festival kicks off tonight and over the next few days they will show highly anticipated films like Cloud Atlas; David O.