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Beetlejuice is back, in a supernatural screwball sequel
Director Tim Burton seems more interested in updating than duplicating his 1988 hit. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice demonstrates affection for the characters and genuine curiosity in how they’re doing now.
Filmmaker Taika Waititi On Satirizing Nazis In 'Jojo Rabbit'
by Terry Gross
Jojo Rabbit centers on a 10-year-old boy who joins the Hitler Youth. Writer and director Waititi, who is from New Zealand, is half-Jewish and half-Maori. He plays the boy's imaginary friend, Hitler.
In 'Heaven, My Home' Attica Locke Shows A Part Of Texas We Don't Usually See
by Sam Briger
Locke says her new novel "was about place before it was about a character." The story follows a black ranger who patrols East Texas searching for the missing son of an Aryan Brotherhood leader.
Documentary Reveals The Depth And Complexity Of Opera Star Maria Callas
by Lloyd Schwartz
Maria by Callas weaves together performance clips, home movies, interviews and poignant diary excepts to present an intimate portrait of the singer in her own words.
Aaron Paul Didn't Think His 'Breaking Bad' Character Would Live This Long
by Terry Gross
The Emmy Award-winning actor returns as drug dealer Jesse Pinkman in El Camino, a movie sequel to Breaking Bad. In 2011, Paul said his character was supposed to die in the TV show's first season.
'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan Reflects On Meth And Morals
by Terry Gross
Gilligan's AMC show centered on a chemistry teacher who created a meth empire. In 2011, Gilligan told Fresh Air that he pitched the series by saying, "You take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface."
6 Years Later, 'El Camino' Proves Just As Exciting And Original As 'Breaking Bad'
by David Bianculli
The Netflix film picks up right where Breaking Bad left off, with Jesse (Aaron Paul) speeding off after escaping from his captors. From there, El Camino is a wild and spellbinding ride.
Taylor Ho Bynum's 'Ambiguity Manifesto' Is A Playground For Jazz Improvisers
by Kevin Whitehead
Bynum's album features nine musicians, including guitarist Mary Halvorson, a newly minted MacArthur fellow. Each improviser sings the tune — or sings around it — in their own way, in their own time.