Christmas has always been the season that brings out the best version of our family. With four kids spanning every major age range, including a toddler, an early-elementary kid, a tween, and a full ...

If you want to ace your Oscar pool, you musn’t ignore the three short film categories — animation, live-action and documentary. But what cinephile would, anyway? The 15 nominees here have already won ...

From a swoony French short about kids grossed out by kissing to an ultra-dark look behind the scenes of a canceled children's TV show, this year's noms run the gamut of styles and ideas. Next up, ...

Little films are a very big deal at this year’s Academy Awards. Topics as heavy as PTSD, ethnic cleansing and the immigration system, and as light as music, kissing and children with a passion to ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

The themes run from sweet to harrowing in this year’s selections. By Jeannette CatsoulisBeatrice Loayza and Ben Kenigsberg Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through ...

In what’s become an awards-season tradition, the compilations of Oscar-nominated short films in live-action, animation and documentary categories are back in theaters ahead of the big night March 2, ...