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Conan O'Brien proves a worthy recipient of Mark Twain award in a new Netflix special
by David Bianculli
Back in March, a group of comic luminaries — from John Mulaney to Nikki Glaser — gathered at the Kennedy Center to celebrate O'Brien for receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Rob Reiner celebrates his friend Albert Brooks in a delightful documentary
by David Bianculli
Reiner and Brooks have been friends since high school — and their intimacy shows in Albert Brooks: Defending My Life. The only flaw of this terrific documentary is that it's not twice as long.
Remembering power pop singer/songwriter Dwight Twilley
by Ken Tucker
Over the course of a career that began in the 1970s, the Oklahoma native, who died Oct. 18, specialized in rock 'n' roll sincerity, and dramatizing the pain of love rejected.
Intimate and piercingly sad, 'Priscilla' is Sofia Coppola's strongest movie in years
by Justin Chang
Adapted from Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir, the film shows us the cracks in Elvis' Prince Charming veneer — the way he lavishes Priscilla with attention and then suddenly withholds it.
'Fresh Air' remembers 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
by Terry Gross
Perry, who died in Oct. 28, played the sarcastic but lovable Chandler Bing on Friends. He spoke to Terry Gross in 2007. Plus, we listen back to our 2003 interview with Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe.
'Everybody got it wrong': How did Israel fail to detect Hamas' planned invasion?
by Terry Gross
New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti says prior to Oct. 7, Israel's leadership was focused on an attack by Iran and its proxies --not Hamas. "They were ... myopic about what the true threat was."