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The Big Screen: Reviewing an Important Doc, Assessing the Oscars

by Stephen Becker 1 Mar 2013 4:00 AM

This week, we look at the disheartening facts behind the effective hunger doc A Place at the Table. And on a lighter note, we size up Seth MacFarlane.

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This week, Art&Seek’s Stephen Becker and Dallas Morning News movie critic Chris Vognar break down A Place at the Table, an effective new documentary that asks why 50 million Americans are hungry. And we discuss what worked and what didn’t during Sunday’s Academy Awards. Be sure to subscribe to The Big Screen podcast on iTunes. Stream this week’s podcast below or download it.

For a shortened version of our A Place at the Table review:

About Stephen Becker

Stephen Becker produces the shows Think and Anything You Ever Wanted to Know for KERA. As part of the Art&Seek team, Stephen produces radio and digital stories, along with the podcast "The Big Screen," with Chris Vognar, movie critic of The Dallas Morning News. View more about Stephen Becker.