Fresh Air
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Fresh Air Weekend: Jesse Eisenberg; Pamela Anderson
Eisenberg's film A Real Pain follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland. Anderson's role on Baywatch made her a global sex symbol in the '90s. Now she's starring in The Last Showgirl.
'My Cousin Rachel' Spins A 19th-Century Melodrama About A Mysterious Young Widow
by David Edelstein
Rachel Weisz plays a widow who might have designs on her cousin's fortune in a new adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's 1951 novel. Critic David Edelstein says the film will keep viewers in suspense.
'Beatriz At Dinner' Serves Up A Barbed Satire About Race, Class And Culture
by Justin Chang
Salma Hayek plays a Mexican-American massage therapist who attends the dinner party of a wealthy client in Beatriz At Dinner. Reviewer Justin Chang calls the film an "elegantly acerbic new comedy."
50 Years Later, 'Loving' Revisits The Landmark Supreme Court Ruling
Author Sheryll Cashin's talks about the Loving v. Virginia ruling, which overturned state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Cashin grew up the child of civil rights activists in Huntsville, Ala.
Gal Gadot Shines As 'Wonder Woman,' Despite The Film's By-The-Numbers Plot
by David Edelstein
DC Comics' new Wonder Woman adaptation centers on a trained warrior who hates war. Critic David Edelstein says the heroine is the best part of the film's "tacky superhero universe."
'Fresh Air' Interviews With Beatles Ringo Starr And Paul McCartney
To mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of Sgt Pepper, we listen back to Terry Gross' 1995 interview with Ringo Starr, as well as her 2001 and 2012 interviews with Paul McCartney.
50 Years Later, Producer Remixes 'Sgt. Pepper' To 'Bring It Into The Modern World'
Giles Martin says he included outtakes and raw performances in the new box set to show "how human the making of Sgt. Pepper was." The original album was produced by Martin's father, George.