Today on Midday, it's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films, filmmaking and the movie industry. Tom guests are our movie-maven regulars, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornadayand Maryland Film Festival founder and former director Jed Dietz. 

We'll discuss the question of whether pandemic-weary filmgoers feel it's safe to return to movie theaters. And we get Ann and Jed's takes on some of the current cinema, including the re-release of Sankofa, Ethiopia-American filmmaker Haile Gerima's 1993 masterpiece about slavery, now on Netflix; Nuclear Family, independent director Ry Russo-Young's new autobiographical documentary series on HBO Max about her same-sex parents and the unexpected complications they faced in raising their family; The Eyes of Tammy Faye, director Michael Showalter's dramatic adaptation of the documentary about the disgraced televangelist, played by Jessica Chastain; and The Card Counter, writer-director Paul Schrader's latest portrait of alienation and redemption starring Oscar Isaac, and now showing at the Charles and area theaters.

Ann Hornaday joins us on our digital line; Jed Dietz is on Zoom.

Today on Midday, it's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films, filmmaking and the movie industry. Tom guests are our movie-maven regulars, Washington Post film critic <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/ann-hornaday/">Ann Hornaday</a> and <a href="https://mdfilmfest.com/">Maryland Film Festival </a>founder and former director Jed Dietz. 
We'll discuss the question of whether pandemic-weary filmgoers feel it's safe to return to movie theaters. And we get Ann and Jed's takes on some of the current cinema, including the re-release of <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108041/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Sankofa</a>, Ethiopia-American filmmaker <a href="https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/haile-gerima">Haile Gerima</a>'s 1993 masterpiece about slavery, now on Netflix; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15254840/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Nuclear Family</a>, independent director <a href="https://www.moviemaker.com/hbo-nuclear-family-director-ry-russo-young-landmark-case-childhood/">Ry Russo-Young</a>'s new autobiographical documentary series on HBO Max about her same-sex parents and the unexpected complications they faced in raising their family; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9115530/?ref_=tt_mv_close">The Eyes of Tammy Faye,</a> director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Showalter">Michael Showalter</a>'s dramatic adaptation of the documentary about the disgraced televangelist, played by Jessica Chastain; and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11196036/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">The Card Counter</a>, writer-director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Schrader">Paul Schrader</a>'s latest portrait of alienation and redemption starring Oscar Isaac, and now showing at the Charles and area theaters.
<a href="https://twitter.com/AnnHornaday">Ann Hornaday</a> joins us on our digital line; Jed Dietz is on Zoom.

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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