The Cider-Sipping, Mitten-Wearing Guide To 2020 Holiday Movies
November 12, 2020
We've got the goods on a large number of movies coming to cable and streaming over the holiday season, complete with notes to help you ...
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A Flat 'Rebecca' Remake For Netflix Is Haunted By The Ghost Of Hitchcock
October 21, 2020
Netflix's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's swooning gothic novel strips it of subtext — and sex — and tacks on a ending that misun...
'Opening Act' Captures The Painful Business Of Making People Laugh
October 19, 2020
The Movie The Opening Act follows the trials and tribulations of a stand-up comedian. It stars Jimmy O. Yang, Cedric the Entertainer, Alex ...
Halloween Movies For Scaredy-Cats
October 18, 2020
In a year already too full of frightening things, we get some suggestions on Halloween movies that are on the softer side of scary. from ...
Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
October 16, 2020
Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film Requiem for a Dream spawned a musical motif that's rippled through media — and jumpstarted a new care...
Miranda July's 'Kajillionaire' Follows A Family Of Schemers
September 26, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer-director Miranda July about her new film, Kajillionaire , which focuses on a family of thieves. ...
New Diversity Standards For Best Picture Oscar Nominees, Starting In 2024
September 08, 2020
The new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requirements are part of a larger effort to promote inclusion in an industry that has f...
New 'Rocky IV' Director's Cut Will Be Missing A Character
September 05, 2020
Sylvester Stallone is revisiting Rocky IV with a director's cut, which will edit out a robot maid. Comedy Central's J. Christopher ...
Michael Mann's 'Heat' At 25: A Newly Relevant Study In Loneliness
September 05, 2020
Like many of us, Marc Rivers has watched a lot of movies during self-isolation. But it was a 25-year old crime drama about emotional isola...
Looking Back On Chadwick Boseman's Culture Significance
August 31, 2020
Actor Chadwick Boseman died after battling colon cancer at the age of 43. Film-goers comment on his pivotal role as a Black actor in films t...
Maite Alberdi On Her 'Spy Thriller' Documentary Set In A Nursing Home
August 30, 2020
Maite Alberdi's new documentary, The Mole Agent, is set in a nursing home. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to the Chilean director about...
'Bill & Ted Face The Music,' And They Make For Good Home Viewing
August 28, 2020
It might not be a great film, but the nostalgic draw of the guileless Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan has never ...
'Class Action Park' Remembers The Perils Of A Really Good Time
August 27, 2020
The documentary Class Action Park tells the story of a New Jersey theme park that was widely beloved, successful and extremely dangerous. ...
Not Heinous At All: Bill And Ted Are Back To 'Face The Music'
August 23, 2020
Thirty years after they befriended Napoleon and beat the Grim Reaper in a game of Battleship, Bill S. Preston (Esq.) and Ted "Theodore...
Armando Iannucci On His New Film Retelling Classic 'David Copperfield' Story
August 22, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Armando Iannucci about his film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, based on the Charles...
U.S. Movie Theaters Say It's Safe To Watch A Film: How About 'Unhinged'?
August 21, 2020
The new Russell Crowe film is out and a theater owners' group launches a public awareness campaign dubbed "CinemaSafe," meant ...
'We'll Find Out If We're Geniuses Or Idiots': 'Unhinged' To Open In Theaters
August 18, 2020
Unhinged, a road rage movie starring Russell Crowe, will be the first new movie to open nationally in theaters since the coronavirus pande...
You Can Rent The Last Blockbuster Store In The U.S. On Airbnb
August 12, 2020
Unlimited candy, a closet full of denim clothing, and all the VHS movies you can watch. You can spend a night in this blast from the past if...
With 'Star Trek: Lower Decks,' A Venerable Franchise Loosens Up
August 06, 2020
The animated series spoofs Trek with in-jokes and easter eggs and even if the gags aren't yet firing on all nacelles, the premise — Sta...
A New Documentary Shines A Spotlight On The Lyricist Behind The Disney Renaissance
August 06, 2020
The Disney+ documentary Howard features the life and work of Howard Ashman, a lyricist known for Little Shop of Horrors and one half of t...
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