With the silent film The Artist in competition for this year’s Best Picture Oscar, Bob Mondello has been thinking about the pre-talkie era. As it happens, the last silent film to win for Best Picture has just been released on Blu-ray: the 1927 flying-ace epic Wings.
Bob Mondello recommends a charming home video pick you almost certainly missed — and one that might make you think twice about sitting on Santa’s lap.
Box-set fan Glenn McDonald explains how DVD sets can be the perfect gift for so many different people on your list that you might knock it all out during your next shopping trip — virtual or actual.
The holiday movie season offers a short break from the assault of summer blockbusters, and it’s the last chance for movie studios to push some of their award season contenders. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Washington Post movie critic Ann Hornaday about the films of this holiday season.
Film critic Bob Mondello recommends the 50th anniversary Blu-ray release of West Side Story .
American film critic Pauline Kael was a brash, exuberant female writer at a time when most of her colleagues were buttoned up — and male.
In an effort to reclaim a movie market that’s been dominated by the likes of Netflix, Amazon and iTunes, Hollywood has come out with UltraViolet, a service that allows users to buy and store movies digitally. But the system has its problems.
NPR’s Bob Mondello reviews the DVD release of five Hitchcock classics that’ll scare the yell out of you for Halloween.