Movies

The Wicker Man, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy.

Arts

'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

4:59pm December 06, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.

Lina Lyte Plioplyte is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker.

'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax

3:57pm December 06, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a "beautiful cycle" that happens to half of the world's population — one that "we're not supposed to talk about it." Her new film aims to break the stigma.

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The SAG-AFTRA strike went on for nearly four months.

Arts

Hollywood performers ratify new contract with studios

11:17pm December 05, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

SAG-AFTRA's actors, dancers, stunt performers and voice-over actors went on strike for nearly four months before the deal was finally made.

A review of 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' from NPR's 'It's Been a Minute'

5:07pm December 05, 2023

NPR's It's Been a Minute reviews megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.

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The Kennedy Center Honorees, pictured L-R top row: Queen Latifah and Barry Gibb. L-R bottom row: Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick. The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air Dec. 27 on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+.

Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and others celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors

11:09am December 04, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.

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Theater owners love Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's movies as much as fans do

5:04am December 04, 2023

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé topped the box office over the weekend but took in far less than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour did in its opening weekend. Doesn't matter — theater owners still win.

Music & Culture

Napoleon's piano adds authenticity to the music of Ridley Scott's movie

5:04am December 04, 2023

by Olivia Hampton

British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon for part of the score of Ridley Scott's biopic of the one-time emperor.

The twelve days of Christmas come to life in new movie from director Reginald Hudlin

5:07pm December 01, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Reginald Hudlin, director of the movie Candy Cane Lane, in which a house decoration contest leads leads to Eddie Murphy battling the 12 days of Christmas come to life.

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Twelve-year-old Mahito journeys into an otherworldly realm in The Boy and the Heron.

Arts

In 'The Boy and the Heron,' Miyazaki asks: How do we go on in the midst of grief?

1:37pm December 01, 2023

by Justin Chang

Hayao Miyazaki's beguiling new fantasy combines the excitement of a boy's grand adventure and the weight of an older man's reflection. The hypnotic story is a partial self-portrait by an anime master.

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Jonathan Majors' career hangs in limbo as assault trial begins

5:12pm November 30, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Before his arrest, Jonathan Majors' star was on the rise. His film Magazine Dreams has been pulled from the release calendar, and Marvel has paused upcoming projects pending the outcome of this trial.

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