Mar 8th, 2010 · The Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker has won best picture and five other prizes at this year's Academy Awards. The Top acting prizes went to Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart and Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side. Christoph Waltz won supporting actor for Inglourious Basterds and Mo'Nique for Precious.
Mar 8th, 2010 · MONKEY SEE: The Hurt Locker had a big night, and its director, Kathryn Bigelow, became the first woman to win an Oscar, while Avatar found itself limited to being loved for its looks.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Rumors abound this week that the Obama administration will move the trials of alleged 9/11 conspirators. Protests by college students erupted around the country, and the upcoming elections in Iraq have the U.S. wondering just what's next. Host Scott Simon reviews the major stories in the news this week with David Gergen, director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Rumors abound this week that the Obama administration will move the trials of alleged 9/11 conspirators. Protests by college students erupted around the country, and the upcoming elections in Iraq have the U.S. wondering just what's next. Host Scott Simon reviews the major stories in the news this week with David Gergen, director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Mar 5th, 2010 · Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been traveling the country — and the globe — and gathering new acquisitions for the museum, which is slated to open in Washington, DC in 2015. New pieces include Michael Jackson's fedora and a pair of middle passage shackles.
Mar 5th, 2010 · All five of the directors nominated for an Academy Award appeared on Fresh Air to discuss their latest films. Before the Oscars on Sunday, listen to James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman discuss what it takes to create an Academy Award nominated film.
Mar 4th, 2010 · Stolen is a small-time mystery-thriller about two men who struggle to find out the truth about their kidnapped sons. First-time director Anders Anderson tells a heartfelt tale, but critic Mark Jenkins says it feels inauthentic.
Mar 4th, 2010 · The Smithsonian Institution announced this week it won't accept a donation of the suit worn by O.J. Simpson on the day of his murder acquittal. Lonnie G. Bunch, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, discusses how proposed donated objects are sorted though for acceptance and rejection at the institution.