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National Society of Film Critics
Film critic for the Christian Science Monitor and president of the National Society of Film Critics; author of Rainer on Film: Thirty Years of Film Writing in a Turbulent and Transformative Era
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Peter Rainer
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Class Warfare Goes to the Movies It's been two years since Occupy Wall Street dramatized the increasing concentration of wealth in America's upper social stratosphere. That's about the time it takes to create and produce a movie and, sure enough, some of the latest Hollywood fare has more than a tinge of class-consciousness.
To the Point
Class Warfare Goes to the Movies It's been two years since Occupy Wall Street dramatized the increasing concentration of wealth in America's upper social stratosphere. That's about the time it takes to create and produce a movie and, sure enough, some of the latest Hollywood fare has more than a tinge of class-consciousness.
To the Point
Academy Pours Oscar Nominations on Lincoln “And the winner is…” or will be… one of nine films nominated today for this year’s Academy Award as best picture. They are: “Lincoln,” “Argo,” “Life of Pi,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Django Unchained,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Amour” “Les Miserable” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” We’ll get an assessment of what the Academy is up to.
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War's Medical Miracles and Who Gets to Use Them Like other wars, the war in Iraq has produced its share of medical miracles that help repay the sacrifices made by wounded veterans. But some involve high technology that is very expensive. On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we hear about some developments, who pays to make it available and how it's decided which veterans qualify. Also, civil rights cases are in the spotlight at the Supreme Court, and a film festival that celebrates military achievements.
To the Point
Hollywood Rolls Out the Red Carpet Again for the Oscars It may be a myth that people flock to the movies during tough economic times, but the film industry does hope that the audience for Sunday's Oscar Awards will be larger than those of recent years.
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Legendary Director Ingmar Bergman Dies The three directors said to have dominated the world of film in the second half of the 20th century are Federico Fellini , Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman .
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Studios Try to Influence Oscar Voters Tomorrow's the last day of voting for this year's Oscars , which will be given out Sunday. In an attempt to curtail campaign spending, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has shortened the season between nominations and Oscar night. Has it worked? What is the role of the Internet? Film critics?
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Left, Right & Center
No end in sight More than 800,000 federal employees continue to go without pay in what could soon be the longest government shutdown yet.
News Special Programming
Best of KCRW Podcasts: Forces of Nature This is a special holiday episode highlighting the best KCRW podcasts of 2018. After a year of fires and mudslides, who doesn’t think about how to reckon with the forces of nature? In a story from the newest podcast in the KCRW fold, Nocturne , we learn how animals deal with the most destructive force of nature: humans. Then, KCRW’s podcast The Organist tries to convince us that plants have secret lives, and to embrace the overlap of science and art.
KCRW Features
What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?
KCRW Features
What are LA parents doing with their kids during the strike? During the teacher strike, a lot of students are not going to class. According to the district’s tally, about 163,000 turned up for school Tuesday, out of a total of about half a million. Some are spending their time on the picket line. Older students might go study at Starbucks or play hooky. But the parents of younger children in L.A.