It seems like Superbowl season is barely over, the NASCAR season just began with the Daytona 500, and of course the Winter Olympics are in full swing. For those people who don't actually like sports, but are forced to live in a world where everyone else seems to... Chris Ryan [RollingStone.com, Spin] and producer Kristen Meinzer pulled together a list of their Top Ten Sports Movies for People Who Hate Sports. Take a look at their list and vote in the survey below:

The Sundance Film Festival kicked off in Park City, Utah, last night. We talk this morning with two directors whose films are featured this year about their big break and about crossing over (both literally and figuratively). 

Last night, the TV stars and movie stars mingled and alcohol flowed freely as the Golden Globe Awards were handed out. Our movie contributor Rafer Guzman was watching. What did he think of the big night?

Well, my best prediction for the Golden Globes - that I would mostly guess wrong - has come true. Do I get any points for correctly predicting "The White Ribbon" as best foreign language film? I didn't think so.

The good news is that Sunday night's Globes make the Oscars seem a little more up in the air, so to speak, which is always exciting. Here are some thoughts on how the race is shaping up now.

Terry Gilliam is the acclaimed director of "Brazil," "The Fisher King," and "Twelve Monkeys," among many others. With his most recent release, "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus," he faced a challenge that many might find insurmountable: the loss of his lead actor. Star Heath Ledger died mid-filming, and Gilliam had to find a way to continue the movie-making process. Gilliam talks to The Takeaway about his filmmaking process; he says it's frequently about finding ways to see the world through outsiders' eyes.

[Trailer for 'The Greening of Southie']

This morning we take a look at one way to reduce our impact on the environment ... green building. Commercial buildings use 36 percent of our electricity and produce 25 percent of our green house gases; residential buildings contribute a large share, too. So architecture is an area with a lot of potential for environmental improvement.

We talk with Curt Ellis, one of the filmmakers behind "The Greening of Southie," who spent nearly a year documenting the construction of Boston’s first L.E.E.D.–certified residential building, the Macallen Building. We're also joined by Yvan LaCroix, construction foreman on the Macallen Building.

It's Friday, which is when we review the biggest movies coming out over the weekend. We speak to Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday about two highly anticipated films: Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock", about a man who inadvertently sets off events that lead to the fabled music event; and a documentary by R.J. Cutler called "The September Issue," about Vogue Magazine and its notorious editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

Watch Anna Wintour's much talked-about appearance on David Letterman from earlier this week:

This past weekend, just-released "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" took in about $30 million more than just-released "Julie and Julia." We discuss the public hunger to see "Joe,"despite the damning reviews, with a moviegoer who really cares: 10-year-old Detroit resident Grant Headlee. We also get the critics' take from Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times staff reporter.

Watch the G.I. Joe trailer to get a glimpse for yourself.

Name one film that involves someone with Asperger's syndrome. And it can't be Rain Man. Cat got your tongue? Well, after this summer season, the task might get a little easier: from animation (Mary and Max) to a rom-com (Adam), movies — and even some novels — are giving men with Asperger's the leading role. With the new interest in this autism spectrum disorder, The Takeaway is left wondering: how do such films affect the community they portray? We've asked David Corcoran and David Edelstein to help us start this conversation. Corcoran is health editor at The New York Times, where he worked on the piece about Asperger's in today's Science Times, Asperger's Syndrome, On Screen and in Life. Edelstein is chief film critic for New York Magazine.

Here's the trailer for "Max and Mary":

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" premiered last Wednesday. By Sunday, the film had raked in approximately $160 million—$20 million more than the previous Potter film. To deconstruct the Harry Potter juggernaut, The Takeaway talks to Susan Gunelius, president and CEO of KeySplash Creative, a marketing agency, and author of the book Harry Potter: The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon. We're also joined by Ben Maynard, a 17-year-old die-hard Harry Potter fan.

The latest summer blockbuster, which opens today, features a train in a starring role. It’s a remake of the 1974 film "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three," which starred Walter Matthau and the New York City subway. The New York Times film critic A.O. Scott offers his takeaway on the 2009 remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3." (This one stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta.)

Watch the trailer for the 2009 take on "Pelham" below.

"Sugar" is the second feature film from husband and wife team Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. (Their first was 2006's acclaimed Half Nelson, with Ryan Gosling.) It's the story of Miguel "Sugar" Santos, a promising young pitcher from the Dominican Republic who makes it from a training camp there to the minor leagues in the U.S. The film is simultaneously a baseball movie and a look at how extreme inequality affects the life of one young man. Fleck and Boden join The Takeaway to talk about their critically-acclaimed film.

Watch the trailer for "Sugar" below.

In big cities, surveillance cameras are everywhere. But Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence is taking the all-seeing eye concept to a new level, combining reality TV, public journalism and documentary filmmaking. If he can raise the money, he'll install an always-on wireless video camera into his own prosthetic eye. Listen to Rob explain why.

And you can read more about Rob Spence on his EyeBorg Project blog at eyeborgblog.com.

Slumdog Millionaire took home the Oscar for Best Picture, but not everybody in India is celebrating. There's a mixture of pride and resentment over this movie— a film made by a Westerner that tells the story of a so-called slumdog from Mumbai. For an on-the-ground report we turn to Linda Blake, a freelance reporter in Delhi, India.

For more, here's a report on the cast and crew at the Mumbai premiere of the film:

This week, New York City hosts the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, a showcase for best of the best of each breed of dog. But how breeders create those perfect dogs is the subject of much debate and a new documentary by our partners at the BBC is adding flames to the fire. In fact, their research was so provocative that it prompted big changes at the British Kennel Club. Producer Jemima Harrison joins us to explain why what makes for best in show could be the worst for dogs.

For more, turn to the BBC's report documenting how the methods used to produce breeds like the King Charles spaniel, boxers and pugs could cause debilitating inherited genetic problems for the dogs. Watch here.

Then to cheer yourself up a bit, watch this:

Not long ago, the biggest entertainment on Oscar night was watching big budget studio movies duke it out for awards with indie underdogs. But this year’s Oscar nominations suggest that dynamic may be changing. We’re joined by David Carr, The Carpetbagger blogger for the New York Times for his take on the Oscar nominees.

We've compiled the trailers for all the Best Picture nominees. Click away!
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Milk
• The Reader
• Frost/Nixon
• Slumdog Millionaire

The film Slumdog Millionaire, which has just been nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Film and Best Director, opens today in cinemas across India. Set in the city of Mumbai, it follows the fortunes of a young man from the slums who has a chance to hit the jackpot on the Indian version of the television quiz show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire. So how will the film fare compared to the mega-Bollywood hits that have come out of the same city? We're joined now by Malini Agarwal a presenter for Radio 1 who is in Mumbai right now.


Recently we spoke to Vikas Swarup, the author of the book on which the film is based.

Don't forget to buy the incredible soundtrack to the film. Watch and listen below.

Last night you may have watched the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The big winner of the night was the unlikely blockbuster film, "Slumdog Millionaire", which won Best Director and Best Motion Picture (Drama), not to mention Best Score and Best Screenplay. And we have to remind you that we totally called it! Joining us now to discuss the accolades is Vikas Swarup. While his day job is pretty impressive as India's Deputy High Commissioner to South Africa, his current claim to fame is writing the novel Q & A, which is the basis for the film.

A spoiler-free clip from the film.

Will independent film studios breathe their final breath, only to be saved by culture vultures downloading lesser known films online? Will this be the year SAG members strike, only to watch their prime time acting roles make way for less scripted television programming? It's a pivotal year in the world of Hollywood and Sharon Waxman joins John and Adaora to discuss the future of "the business".

It's what women of the world have always suspected and what men of the world have always known. Watching romantic comedies may lead to unrealistic expectations in relationships. Now, psychologist Bjarne Holmes joins us in a discussion about the media, archetypes, and if soul-mates really do exist.