Eric Althoff

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ wins Oscar for best production design

"Mad Max: Fury Road" won the Oscar for best production design.

February 28, 2016

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ wins Oscar for best costume design

"Mad Max: Fury Road" won the Oscar for best costume design.

February 28, 2016

Mark Rylance wins Oscar for best supporting actor

Mark Rylance won the Oscar for best supporting actor Sunday night for his role in "Bridge of Spies."

February 28, 2016

‘The Big Short’ wins Oscar for best adaptation screenplay

Adam McKay and Charles Randolph won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for the Wall Street semi-farce "The Big Short."

February 28, 2016

‘Spotlight’ wins Oscar for best original script

Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer's "Spotlight," a procedural on the Boston Globe's investigation of charges of sex abuse by Catholic priests, won the first major award at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, taking best original script.

February 28, 2016

‘Spotlight’ wins for best original screenplay Oscar

Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt presented the award for best original screenplay to "Spotlight," written by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, a procedural on the Boston Globe's investigation of charges of sex abuse by Catholic priests.

February 28, 2016

Michael Strahan corners Tina Fey for Oscars red carpet selfie

"Live with Kelly and Michael" star Michael Strahan cornered comedienne and writer Tina Fey on the Oscars red carpet, entreating the "Mean Girls" writer for a selfie.

February 28, 2016

Kerry Washington joined Academy to solve diversity problem ‘from the inside’

Actress Kerry Washington, who will presenting one of the best picture nominees Sunday evening, said that the only way to change the Academy's lack of diversity is to "do so from the inside."

February 28, 2016

Cheryl Boone Isaacs says #OscarsSoWhite has Academy focused on ‘more inclusion’

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, told ABC reporter Robin Roberts that the Academy has been focused on "more inclusion" in the wake of the controversy over the lack of minority Oscar acting nominees for the second year running.

February 28, 2016

Brie Larson says ‘Room’ gave her greater appreciation of single mothers

Best actress nominee Brie Larson, star of "Room," said that making the film, about a woman and her child held captive, gave her a better understanding and appreciation of single mothers, including her own mother.

February 28, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio says ‘The Revenant’ was the ‘most difficult’ film he’s made

"The Revenant" star Leonardo DiCaprio said on ABC's pre-Oscars show that making the frontier revenge drama was "truly one of the most difficult films I've done in my entire life."

February 28, 2016

Oscar picks show ‘The Revenant’ likely the big winner

With less than three days to go before Oscar Sunday, the controversies and second-guessing continue as to who will win, who should win and who was left out in the cold. While "The Revenant" will likely take home the gold, "Spotlight" is more deserving. Here are our picks.

February 26, 2016

‘Last Man on the Moon’ astronaut Gene Cernan profiled in new documentary

Most know the name Neil Armstrong, but few recollect Gene Cernan. Now 82 years old, Mr. Cernan was the last of the Apollo astronauts -- and the final human -- to have walked the surface of the earth's satellite in 1972. Over four decades later, Mr. Cernan opens up about his life, his career and the deeply competitive NASA environment of the 1960s in "The Last Man on the Moon," opening Friday at the District's Angelika Pop Up at Union Market.

February 25, 2016

Donald Trump could be most Oscar-worthy president

Much like electing a president, selecting the best of what filmmakers offered in 2015 requires that individual voices necessarily fall silent in favor of the majority.

February 23, 2016

R5 bassist Riker Lynch says fans should expect the unexpected

When music is a family affair, it's crucial that the individuals stick together as a collective. R5, comprising the Lynch siblings and family friend Ellington Ratliff, have continued to do that. R5 returns to the District Tuesday, bringing their token rock/pop sound to the Lincoln Theatre. Ryland and Parade of Lights will open for the band.

February 22, 2016

‘The Club’ from Chilean director Pablo Larrain puts disgraced priests in mystery story

"The Club," from Chilean director Pablo Larrain, opening at the District's Landmark E Street Theatre Friday, brings with it the pain, the angst of excommunication, humiliation and institutionalized silence.

February 19, 2016

Paul Reiser, ‘Mad About You’ actor, returns to stand-up comedy

Returning to the microphone after so many years is like riding a bike -- or so comedian and actor Paul Reiser believes. After decades away from stand-up, the New York native known for the '90s sitcom "Mad About You" is picking up the mic again, including a stop at the District's Howard Theatre Sunday evening.

February 19, 2016

Quarter+Glory cocktail bar newest addition to D.C. nightlife

Northwest's newest cocktail bar has arrived in the form of Quarter+Glory, an expansive new joint that caters to discerning imbibers who like their after-work drinks with a lot of pizzazz and even more of a kick. And under the able eye of General Manager Robert Yealu, politicos and journalists, professionals and hipsters are all making their way to this new do-drop-in.

February 17, 2016

‘Many Beautiful Things’ director Laura Waters Hinson brings unknown artist Lilias Trotter into light

Lilias Trotter isn't as well known as Mary Cassat or Frida Kahlo, which filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson aims to change with her new film, "Many Beautiful Things: The Life and Vision of Lilias Trotter," a dramatization screening this month around the country before becoming available on demand on International Women's Day, March 8.

February 15, 2016

Francis Gary Powers’ son looks to set record straight on pilot father by helping on film

Tysons Corner resident Francis Gary Powers Jr. has built his own bridge of spies, having gathered intel from CIA officials, FBI agents and KGB operatives to piece together the facts behind his late father's mission, capture and release from the Soviet Union.

February 15, 2016