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Actor Dean Jones, seen here in 1966, died Tuesday at age 84. Jones starred in 10 Disney films, including That Darn Cat!

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Dean Jones, Herbie's Driver In Disney Movies, Dies At Age 84

7:10pm September 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Actor Dean Jones, who starred in The Love Bug, That Darn Cat! and other classic Walt Disney movies, also played the role of Bobby in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company.

German director Wim Wenders poses with his Honorary Golden Bear Award for lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

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German Filmmaker Wim Wenders Sums Up His Work In One Word

2:03pm August 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

That word is "searchers." Wenders says, "If you look at the history of filmmaking, most great filmmakers actually were working on one story for all their lives."

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Neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks speaks at Columbia University in June 2009 in New York City. Sacks, a prolific author and commentator, has died at age 82.

Oliver Sacks, Renowned Neurologist And Author, Dies At 82

3:51pm August 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

His book Awakenings, about reviving patients from a catatonic state, was turned into a 1990 film. He also wrote more than a dozen other books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

From 'Batman' To 'Birdman,' Michael Keaton Knows Suits And Superheroes

1:35pm August 28, 2015

Keaton says his 1989 bat suit was claustrophobic, but he somehow made it work. In Birdman, Keaton plays a washed-up, insecure actor looking for a second shot at fame. Originally broadcast Feb 9, 2015.

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Oscar Isaac and Carla Quevedo star in the HBO miniseries Show Me A Hero.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Show Me A Hero' And A Summer Update

10:41am August 28, 2015

by Linda Holmes

This week's show has HBO, summer box office, pop songs and summer songs, television we forgot to tell you about, and a lot more. It's just packed — just like summer.

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Elisabeth Moss as Catherine in Alex Ross Perry's Queen of the Earth.

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From One Low Moment, 'Queen Of Earth' Follows A Swirl Of Pain

8:41am August 28, 2015

by Scott Tobias

The latest from director Alex Ross Perry stars Elisabeth Moss in the story of a woman who spends a very hard week in a very isolated place.

Regina Casé as Val in The Second Mother.

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A 'Second Mother,' Trapped In Service

7:30pm August 27, 2015

by Ella Taylor

Brazilian filmmaker Anna Muylaert's comedy suggests that to look at a society's political health, you look at the way the help is treated — like the housekeeper at the story's center.

Zac Efron as Cole in We Are Your Friends.

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'We Are Your Friends' Gets A Blissful Beat, Sometimes

6:46pm August 27, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Zac Efron is little more than a good-looking void in this story of dance music in the San Fernando Valley, but the film is intermittently engaging as a medley of themes and genres.

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Former Marine Adam Driver On What Acting And The Military Have In Common

1:33pm August 26, 2015

"You have a group of people trying to accomplish a mission that's greater than themselves," the actor says. Driver stars in the film comedy While We're Young. Originally broadcast April 9, 2015.

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MC Ren (Aldis Hodge), DJ Yella (Neil Brown, Jr.), Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell), Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) and Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins) form the NWA hip hop group in Straight Outta Compton.

In 'Straight Outta Compton,' Hip-Hop Legends Get The Biopic Treatment

8:39am August 25, 2015

by Scott Tobias

N.W.A's hard-won battle for mainstream success is illustrated in a film produced by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube.