Talking About Movies

  1. David Duke and 'Birth of a Nation'

    How did D.W. Griffith’s film become a recruiting tool for the Ku Klux Klan?

  2. Celebrity Autobiographies

    Most movie star autobiographies are exercises in vanity, but one recent example is wonderful.

  3. Children vs. the world

    “Slumdog Millionaire” is one of many great movies that pit children against a vicious world.

  4. '60s activism

    Our movie guy’s favorite films about protesters’ triumphs and regrets.

  5. Year-end highlights

    A great season for film saw outstanding acting and one incredible piece of directing.