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Thursday, February 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Oscar shows us his shorts

From a zany octopus chase to a surveillance-cam love story and a wistful Parisian take on "Crash," this year's Academy-nominated short films hit theaters and iTunes.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009 01:27 PM

Perfect for Short Attention Span

I will be really curious to see whether they do better in theaters or on itunes. It seems like everything is moving onto the Web. Short films for short attention spans!

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