‘Slumdog Millionaire’: From Fantasy to Reality ‘Slumdog Millionaire’: From Fantasy to Reality
Slumdog Millionaire may provide romantic escapism for some, but for me it stirs up very real memories from my childhood in India.
Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nur Laiq
Can We Take The Media Seriously? Can We Take The Media Seriously?
Is the media out of touch? We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly--and The Nation's Leslie Savan on the Oscars.
Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv
The Battle Over Birth of a Nation The Battle Over Birth of a Nation
The pro-Ku Klux Klan message of Birth of a Nation inspired thousands of Americans to join the hate group and helped get government censors work.
Feb 17, 2009 / The Editors
D.W. Griffith, Remembered D.W. Griffith, Remembered
The death of pioneer filmmaker D.W. Griffith in 1948 prompted this appreciation from The Nation's film critic James Agee.
Feb 17, 2009 / James Agee
Slide Show: The Nation’s Oscars Slide Show: The Nation’s Oscars
Images from the Oscar-winners of the past and reviews from Nation critics who loved/hated them.
Feb 17, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Nation Critic’s Picks: Gommorah and The Class The Nation Critic’s Picks: Gommorah and The Class
The Nation's film critic Stuart Klawans weighs in on two of the most acclaimed foreign films of 2008.
Feb 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Brett Story
Waste Management Waste Management
Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah, plus The Class and Coraline.
Feb 4, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Slide Show: Waltz With Bashir Slide Show: Waltz With Bashir
Images from the graphic novel about the 1982 Lebanon War.
Feb 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Jazz Singer The Jazz Singer
Hollywood's first talking film marked the beginning of the end for some of cinema's biggest stars, but it did preserve the talent of Al Jolson on celluloid.
Feb 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Bakshy
Star Wars Star Wars
The only film ever made that could be said to have cost the United States government billions--in a missile defense system that only Hollywood could make work.
Jan 25, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch