Movie Review: 'Pain And Glory'
The new movie Pain And Glory, about a film director whose career is in decline, was made by Pedro Almodovar, whose career definitely isn't.
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Natalie Portman Is 'Lucy In The Sky,' With An Existential Crisis
The star of a new movie and director Noah Hawley say that their film — based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak — aims to keep a woman in psychological decline from becoming a punchline.
A Breezy Look At The Making Of A Blaxploitation Classic: 'Dolemite Is My Name'
In this 'buoyant but slight' Netflix film, Eddie Murphy plays comic Rudy Ray Moore, who found blaxploitation stardom in the persona of the swaggering Dolemite.
'Joker' Is Wild ... ly Dull
Todd Phillips' film features a bravura central performance and a style that, while dutifully imitative, engenders a claustrophobic sense of dread. But it's all in service of precisely nothing.
'Joker' Opens To Controversy Over Film's Depiction Of Violence
As Joker rolls into theaters, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson about the film's controversial depiction of violence.
How Spanish Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar Drew From His Own Life For 'Pain And Glory'
Pain and Glory is the latest from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. It tells the story of an aging filmmaker unable to make films — to tell his stories — until the past nudges him forward.
Before He Animated For Disney, He Sketched Cartoons In An Internment Camp
As a child, Willie Ito spent nearly three years in a Japanese American internment camp. At StoryCorps, he tells his son how he went from doodling on Sears catalogs to animating for Walt Disney.
James Franco Sued By Former Students For Alleged Sexual Exploitation And Fraud
A lawsuit has been filed against the actor and others, alleging unsafe and unnecessary sex and nudity at an acting school that he ran. The two plaintiffs spoke with NPR.
Almodóvar Looks Back With Regret, And Conviction, In The Elegiac 'Pain And Glory'
Pedro Almodóvar's wonderful, mature drama sees an aging director (Antonio Banderas) ruminating on his mortality while attempting to rouse himself into making another film.
In Taut Heist Film 'Low Tide,' Teens Find Treasure, Things Go Wrong
In writer-director Kevin McMullin's skillful and efficient debut feature, teen burglars on the Jersey Shore discover a bag of gold coins, inciting a string of twists, turns and betrayals.