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Remembering filmmaker Roger Corman, king of B-movies
Corman, who died May 9, made hundreds of films, including the cult classics House of Usher and A Bucket of Blood. We listen back to a 1990 interview, plus critic John Powers offers an appreciation.
John Mulaney is a strange, brilliantly funny host on 'Everybody's in L.A.'
by David Bianculli
Each episode of Mulaney's six-part Netflix special is structured loosely around a specific L.A. topic — earthquakes, palm trees, coyotes — and features a mix of real-life experts and stand-up comics.
Gaza will be 'one big displacement camp' for the foreseeable future, journalist says
by Terry Gross
The Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom explains why some Arab leaders hate Hamas, fear Iran and have some sympathy for Israel — although not for how Israel is waging the war.
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses 'The Sympathizer' and his escape from Vietnam
by Terry Gross
Nguyen and his family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975. Now his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has been adapted into a series on HBO and MAX. Originally broadcast in 2016.
Peter Jackson's restored 'Let it Be' is a TV treat for Beatles fans
by David Bianculli
Jackson uses his post-production tricks to polish up the 1970 documentary, bringing a new perspective on events in the film and allowing us to focus on the band's creativity instead of their acrimony.
Silence and secrets permeate an immigrant enclave in Colm Tóibín's 'Long Island'
by Maureen Corrigan
Tóibín's latest, a sequel to his 2009 novel, Brooklyn, is a devastating portrait of an Irish immigrant whose Italian American husband is expecting a baby with another woman.
Remembering minimalist painter and sculptor Frank Stella
by Terry Gross
Stella, who died May 4, became famous in the 1950s for his "black paintings" — which were a stark contrast to the abstract expressionism of the time. Originally broadcast in 1985 and 2000.