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Selena Gomez says 'Emilia Pérez' won't be her last Spanish language project
Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but eventually lost her fluency. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss. Originally broadcast Nov. 19, 2024.
How a quest for greater profits upended the global supply chain during the pandemic
by Dave Davies
Everything from disinfectant wipes to computer chips were in short supply during the pandemic. New York Times journalist Peter Goodman explains the disruptions in How the World Ran Out of Everything.
'Slave Play' playwright Jeremy O. Harris is on a mission to diversify theater
by Tonya Mosley
The award-winning playwright talks about his provocative Slave Play, which earned 12 Tony nominations. A new HBO documentary chronicles the making of the production. Originally broadcast June 2023.
'Kafka' congers a thoughtful -- and occasionally bizarre -- portrait of an iconic artist
by David Bianculli
Netflix's miniseries about Franz Kafka is loose enough to have characters break the fourth wall, and bold enough to slip from scenes of the Czech writer's life to imagined scenes from his stories.
Documentary unspools the story behind Diane von Furstenberg's iconic wrap dress
by Tonya Mosley
Von Furstenberg and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy teamed up to produce Woman in Charge, a Hulu documentary about the fashion designer's meteoric rise in the '70s.
'Green Border' is the strongest movie this critic has seen all year
by John Powers
Agnieszka Holland's film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, centers on a refugee family trying to escape to Western Europe and the people who try to help and stop them.
David Oyelowo on playing justice seekers, peacekeepers and men on a mission
by Tonya Mosley
Oyelowo plays a formerly enslaved man who went on to become one of the nation's first Black Deputy U.S. Marshals in the Paramount+ series Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Oyelowo also produced the series.
'Satchel' recalls the iconic pitcher who helped integrate Major League Baseball
by Dave Davies
Hall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story in Satchel. Originally broadcast in 2010.