In 'Paddleton,' The Buddy Comedy Gets Serious
In the new Netflix movie, Paddleton, two best friends have to learn to say goodbye. Unlike depictions of male friendship in other buddy films, these men do it with grace and love.
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New Compilation Features Music Inspired By 'Roma'
Tonight at the Oscars, the film Roma is nominated for several awards. Director Alfonso Cuarón asked artists to contribute to a compilation album, Music Inspired by the Film Roma.
Hollywood Culture Post-Weinstein
Just in time for Oscar weekend, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Masters, editor-at-large of The Hollywood Reporter, about the culture in Hollywood post-Harvey Weinstein.
Chloë Grace Moretz Wants To 'Fear The Next Step'
Chloë Grace Moretz has been in the movies since she was a kid — her latest, Greta, is a horror-thriller in which she plays an earnest young woman whose new friendship turns terrifyingly toxic.
How Ludwig Göransson Helped Orchestrate America's Conversation On Race In 2018
The Swedish composer is the link between Childish Gambino's "This is America," Grammys' song and record of the year, and Black Panther, which could help him win an Oscar this weekend.
What Viewers Can Expect From The Oscars This Year
There's no host, they've abandoned plans for a Best Popular Film category, and they're no longer handing out four awards during commercial breaks. Is anything going right at the Oscars this year?
Netflix Buys Rights To Stream Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth'
The film's release has been a major event in China. Will overseas audiences by charmed its big-budget special effects, too?
Your Oscars-Watching Guide For 2019
Sunday is Academy Awards night again. Here's how to find the ceremony, where to find our coverage and how to brush up before your friends start asking who should win.
'You Better Own This': How Rami Malek Came To Embody Freddie Mercury
"No one can sing like Freddie Mercury," Malek told Fresh Air in November 2018. The actor has been nominated for an Academy Award for playing Queen's lead singer in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
She Designed Wakanda — And Might Win An Oscar For It
Hannah Beachler is the first African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for production design. Her work creating the cinematic world of Black Panther earned her the nod.