Film Club of the Air: Oscars Recap, Che, The Class, The Secrets, and DVD Picks

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Published February 25, 2009 at 10:21 AM PST

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We'll recap the Academy Awards ceremony and talk about Steven Soderbergh's 2-part film Che, the French film The Class, and an independent drama from Israel called The Secrets. We'll also have a coupl

Maureen Cavanaugh: Hollywood has just celebrated its yearly Oscar extravaganza and not to be outdone the KPBS Film Club of the Air returns with cheaper wardrobes but just as much love for movies beating in our cinematic hearts.

This month we'll talk about Steven Soderbergh's marathon bio-pic called Che , also the winner of last year's Palme d'Or at Cannes called The Class and an Israeli coming-of-age film called The Secrets about the unusual education of a Jewish Orthodox woman.

We'll also chat about DVD picks and share a few observations about this years Oscars.

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Guests:

Beth Accomando is the KPBS film critic. She writes the film blog Cinema Junkie.

Scott Marks is the author of the film blog emulsioncompulsion.com