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Sterling K. Brown: Black Actors Have Waited 'A Long Time To Be Fully Recognized'

10:35am August 25, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Brown has made Emmy history this year — nominated as best lead actor in a drama series for This Is Us and best supporting actor in a comedy series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

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First Season Of HBO's 'I May Destroy You' Comes To A Close

5:26am August 24, 2020

The season finale for the HBO series, I May Destroy You, is Monday night. Episodes of the British comedy-drama began airing in June.

Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson star in the new series "Love in the Time of Corona," created and directed by Joanna Johnson.

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'Love In The Time Of Corona' Stars On The Truth And Light Of Making Art Amid Pandemic

8:21pm August 22, 2020

The new mini-series was filmed during the pandemic and stars the real life couple Nicolette Robinson and Leslie Odom Jr., who shot their parts in quarantine from their home.

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'It Really Just Felt Relatable': The Cultural Impact Of Hasan Minhaj's 'Patriot Act'

4:04pm August 19, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with pop culture writer Sowmya Krishnamurthy about the legacy of the Netflix series Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.

Actors Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in a scene from Marriage Story. The award-winning 2019 film can be watched with audio description that conveys scenes to viewers who are visually impaired. But Parasite, another popular award-winner, has not inclu

There's A Better Way To 'Dub' Movie Audio For Visually Impaired Fans

8:57am August 19, 2020

by Jason Strother

Most non-English films made outside the U.S. are inaccessible to many of the 26.9 million visually impaired Americans. "Dubbing just tells us the dialogue," one disability rights activist explains.

Late-Night Infomercial Meets Telethon: What 1st DNC Night Was Like For Viewers

5:11pm August 18, 2020

Political conventions are made for TV. But this year's Democratic National Convention was virtual only. NPR discusses how the first night played out for viewers.

Ellen DeGeneres at the 2016 White House ceremony at which President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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3 'Ellen DeGeneres' Producers Out After Misconduct Accusations

9:47pm August 17, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Three of the daytime talk show's top producers have "parted ways" with The Ellen DeGeneres Show after they were accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by dozens of former staffers.

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'Immigration Nation' Filmmakers: 'The System Chews Up People'

9:16pm August 17, 2020

by Dave Davies

Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau paint a nuanced portrait of the U.S. immigration system — including ICE agents, immigrants, activists and smugglers — in their 6-part Netflix documentary series.

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Why We Can't Stop Bingeing Old Shows During The Pandemic

7:59am August 16, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to media psychologist Pamela Rutledge about how our brains are responding to the pandemic and driving our TV viewing choices. Hint: We're craving predicability.

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Halt! Cthulhu goes there? (L to R):Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance), Atticus (Jonathan Majors) and Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) in HBO's Lovecraft Country.

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'Lovecraft Country': Facing Monsters —And A Monstrous History

7:00am August 16, 2020

by Glen Weldon

HBO's new dark fantasy series serves up satisfyingly pulpy thrills even as it examines the enduring legacy of slavery through a prism of science-fiction and horror.