Spooky Sounds To Leave Your Ears Trembling
With Halloween around the corner, we asked Peter Brown, sound editor behind the movie Paranormal Activity to share his secret behind scary sound effects.
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Director Werner Herzog: 'You Can Throw Anything At Me'
Filmmaker Werner Herzog says the biggest career break he can think of is that his drive to make movies has never been broken, despite many difficulties over the course of his career.
Professional Halloween 'Haunters' Channel Method Acting To Deliver Real Scares
Method acting isn't just for Hollywood. Employees at Halloween theme parks are also tapping emotional truths to deliver epic scares.
Action Film Director Park Chan-Wook Transports Erotic 'Handmaiden' To 1930s Korea
The new lesbian romance thriller is a big change from the novel it's based on — 2002's "Fingersmith" set in Victorian England. It's also a change of pace for the acclaimed South Korean director.
Marvel Recognizes Young Black Women As 'Ironheart' Prepares To Don Tony Stark's Suit
Rachel Martin speaks with Ariell Johnson, a black women to own a comic book store, about landing a Marvel cover alongside Ironheart — the newest Iron Man suit occupant, 15-year-old Riri Williams.
Film Critic Delves Into 60-Year 'Biography' Of Television
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with David Thomson, author of "Television: A Biography" about TV's vast landscape and key moments in the medium's history.
In 'Thanks For The Money,' Comedian Joel McHale Lampoons Celebrity Memoirs
McHale says the problem with the genre is a lot of celebrities don't have enough of a story to fill an entire book. ("My life certainly didn't.") So in Thanks for the Money, he makes stuff up.
The Best And Worst Halloween Candy, Ranked
What's the best and worst candy on Halloween? Caroline Framke co-wrote an article for Vox detailing her picks.
A Harrowing Tale Of Cold War Escape And Suppression In 'The Tunnels'
A new book explores a time in the early 1960s when two groups of diggers built tunnels under the Berlin Wall that were filmed and financed by U.S. television networks.
In 'Table Manners,' A Rather Mannered Plea For Etiquette
Renowned chef Jeremiah Tower focuses on the consumption rather than the preparation of food in Table Manners. The book leans fussy and prim, turning a blind eye to hosts and hostesses short on cash.