Movies

A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Food In Pop Culture And Going Back To College

2:30pm April 24, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we talk about competitive cooking shows, delicious food in the movies, and all the things we've learned about pop culture representations of college.

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Arts

Deception And Suspense By The Sea In The Iranian Mystery 'About Elly'

1:58pm April 24, 2015

by David Edelstein

Recently released in the U.S., Asghar Farhadi's 2009 film follows a teacher invited on a beach trip by the mother of one of her students. David Edelstein calls the film "Hitchockian" in its suspense.

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Zabou Breitman plays Ruth Halimi in 24 Days.

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'24 Days' Retells A Brutal Crime With Little Explanation

12:58pm April 24, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

The docudrama 24 Days doesn't try to explain the thinking of those who abducted and killed a Jewish Parisian. Instead, it considers what can be known about the motives of others.

Blackbird is about a gay interracial romance set in the deep South.

A Look At 'Blackbird,' The First Film On The New 'Black Netflix'

12:27pm April 24, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

The Urban Movie Channel, created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson, is being touted as the black Netflix. Its first original movie, Blackbird, is about a gay interracial romance in the Deep South.

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National

Native American Actors Walk Off The Set Of Adam Sandler Comedy

12:11pm April 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The movie is the The Ridiculous Six, an apparent spoof of the classic Western The Magnificent Seven. The Native American actors say the movie's script insults native women, elders and Apaches.

Michiel Huisman and Blake Lively in The Age of Adaline.

Arts

Life Goes On (And On) In 'The Age Of Adaline'

5:24pm April 23, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

The conceptually intriguing story of a woman who doesn't age is let down by the (ironically?) lifeless way it presents the many, many years she has to work with.

Arts

Remembering Pat Dowell, Longtime Film Reporter For NPR

9:33am April 23, 2015

by Tom Cole

Dowell filed as a freelancer for the network for close to 30 years. She was interested in serious films — films that told stories worth hearing — and she was dedicated to telling them.

A man and his beard: Will Forte plays a man seeking companionship in a world wasted by disease in The Last Man on Earth.

Arts

'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice

9:25am April 23, 2015

Forte tells Fresh Air about landing a job on Saturday Night Live and learning on the set of Nebraska that acting is "all about commitment."

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The Nearly Lost Story Of Cambodian Rock 'N' Roll

9:25pm April 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

Before the Khmer Rouge regime, a thriving pop and rock scene adapted Western music heard on U.S. military radio stations. The documentary Don't Think I've Forgotten took 10 years to make.

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George Lucas and Stephen Colbert talked on Friday at an event at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Arts

George Lucas Sneezes, And Other Moments From His Talk With Colbert

1:37pm April 22, 2015

by Linda Holmes

George Lucas doesn't have a lot left to say about Star Wars, but Stephen Colbert does, and so does a guy in the crowd who just wants to help George Lucas out.