FILMS from AFAR

There's been a lot of nationalistic, if not xenophobic, talk from presidential candidates lately, and it's gotten me thinking (maybe to...

"My belief is that when a human being dances with another human being, something happens," vows the star of the 2013 documentary,...

When news hit in December that the US would normalize relations with Cuba, lots of people started exploring how soon they could visit the...

A reported 36.6 million people watched the Oscars last weekend, less than previous years but still more than the entire population of many countries. Even so, I can count on one hand the number of my students who say they bother to watch the ceremony. Have the Oscars lost their relevance? That seems to be the takeaway of many commentators after last weekend's awards. Even beyond the much-publicized controversy concerning the overwhelming "whiteness" of this year's nominees,

I admit it. I have a crush on Steve Coogan. You might know him as the adorably soft-hearted Roman companion to Owen Wilson’s miniature...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is expected to announce the nine semi-finalists for the foreign language Oscar this week...