Steven Spielberg

The Kids Stay in the Picture

Arts, Culture & Media

In the 1970s George Lucas and Steven Spielberg invented a modern Hollywood hybrid — the high-end Saturday children’s matinee for grownups. In the decades since, the kids’ movie for adults has transformed entertainment. We asked Curtis Fox to figure out why.

Steven Spielberg

‘Spielberg’ director talks about Spielberg, the director

Arts

Summer run of Hollywood blockbuster bumbles raises questions of movie model

Arts, Culture & Media

Major movies out on Christmas Day 2011

Arts, Culture & Media

Audio Essay: John Hockenberry Crashes Clooney’s Fundraiser

Movie Date: ‘War Horse,’ ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,’ ‘We Bought a Zoo,’ and ‘The Artist’

Stephen Spielberg’s adaptation of the Michael Morpurgo novel  “War Horse,” the adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” and Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo” are slated to be this week’s newly-released, big box office winners. “The Artist,” which topped many years’ best lists and has only been in a handful of  theaters, […]

The World

Is ‘Super 8’ Super Great?

Arts, Culture & Media

For months, JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg have been keeping audiences guessing about their new film, “Super 8.” Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer tell us what they can without giving anything away.

L.A. Wetlands

Host Steve Curwood talks with Living On Earth’s political observer Mark Hertsgaard about some head-to-head disputes between Hollywood and the environment, including the recent decision by DreamWorks SKG to cancel its plans to build a studio on the last, major open space in Los Angeles.

The World

Hollywood Bulldozes Wetlands

The last significant stretch of open space in the Los Angles basin is about to go under the spade. Steven Spielberg wants to build a new studio on the Ballona Wetlands, and developers have planned a new city with 13,000 condos. Community activists are deeply divided about the best way to protect the wetlands: some […]

The World

Ciaran Hinds

Arts, Culture & Media

Actor Ciaran Hinds talks to Faith about his role in the new movie “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.”