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Filmmaker Documents Battle To Retake Mosul With Those Fighting It

4:15pm December 28, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

As Iraqi army and Kurdish forces battle to take the city of Mosul away from ISIS forces, a Kurdish filmmaker is shooting a real-time war drama about some of those giving their lives in the struggle.

In Paterson, Adam Driver's character does the same thing every day. "Routine is very liberating and nurturing for him," says director Jim Jarmusch.

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'Paterson': A Love Poem To Poetry, From Director Jim Jarmusch

4:10pm December 27, 2016

by Joel Rose

Paterson's main character is a bus driver who writes poetry on his lunch breaks. It was inspired, in part, by an epic William Carlos Williams poem.

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Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia Of Star Wars Fame, Dies At 60

4:10pm December 27, 2016

by Andrew Limbong

Fisher suffered a massive heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles last week. A spokeswoman for Fisher's daughter said the actress died Tuesday morning.

Gary the dog and Carrie Fisher attend Tribeca Tune In: Catastrophe at SVA Theatre 2 in April in New York City.

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LISTEN: Carrie Fisher, Terry Gross — And Gary The Dog

4:01pm December 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In an interview with Fisher last month, the Fresh Air host couldn't believe the turn it took when she asked about Fisher's beloved French bulldog. Turns out Gary was right there in the studio.

Adam Driver and Golshifteh Farahani in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson.

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A Sweet, Sleepy Fable Full Of Poetry And Zen: Jarmusch's 'Paterson'

2:00pm December 27, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Adam Driver is a bus driver named Paterson in Paterson, a film set in Paterson, New Jersey, in which William Carlos Williams' epic poem "Paterson" figures largely. Keep up.

The Controversy Over The Iconic 'Star Wars' Opening Title Crawl

7:30am December 27, 2016

The captivating design has reappeared in each installment, until the release of: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The man who designed that original title sequence thinks the filmmakers made a mistake.

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'Fences' And 'Hidden Figures' Explore Race, And More, In Midcentury America

4:25pm December 26, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Hidden Figures is a true story about the African-American women of America's space program, and Fences is based on a play by August Wilson.

Denzel Washington says his character, Troy, "thinks he can control death and the devil, and he finds out in the worst way that he can't." Washington stars alongside Viola Davis in Fences.

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Denzel Washington And Viola Davis On Adapting 'Fences' And Honoring August Wilson

5:00pm December 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

The actors star in a new film adaptation of Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Davis says it's "about a flawed man ... who doesn't understand the extent to which he is destroying [his family]."

Actors Take On Expanded Vocal Duties In Movie 'Sing'

5:00pm December 25, 2016

The new animated movie Sing features animals competing in a music competition like American Idol. Executive Music Producer Harvey Mason Jr. and actress Jennifer Hudson discuss the making of the movie.

After Sexual Assault Allegations, Race Colors Stars' Reputations Differently

8:56am December 25, 2016

NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with BuzzFeed's Anne Helen Petersen about actors Nate Parker and Casey Affleck. Both are the subject of allegations of sexual assault, but their reputations have fared differently.