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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 Andrea Arnold On 'American Honey' And Preserving Mystery In Film
Arnold's latest film, which won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a group of abandoned teenagers who travel together selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door.
Journalist Says Trump Foundation May Have Engaged In 'Self-Dealing'
Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold says the Trump Foundation doesn't operate like a typical charity: "[Trump] doesn't seem to have understood that a charity isn't set up to benefit you."
'Kingdom' Examines Afghanistan Through The Prism Of The Karzai Family
Journalist Joshua Partlow was in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012, a time of corruption, government dysfunction and civilian hostility to U.S. military operations. His new book is A Kingdom of Their Own.
The 1961 Fishing Trip That Launched The Beach Boys
by Ed Ward
Rock historian Ed Ward takes us back to California's Redondo Pier, where Dennis Wilson and his cousin Mike Love first decided to write a song about surfing. The Beach Boys were formed soon afterwards.
'Deepwater Horizon' Director On The BP Oil Spill And The 'Addictive Dance' For Fuel
Peter Berg discusses his new film, which recreates the final hours of the oil rig that exploded and sank, causing the BP oil spill. Eleven rig workers died trying to prevent the disaster.
Angel Olsen Sings With Fierceness And Fatalism On 'My Woman'
by Ken Tucker
Though Olsen sets pain and frustration to music in her latest album, critic Ken Tucker says it's clear that the singer is "very much in control of her emotions and her life."
It's Hard to Tell Who's Shooting Whom In 'The Magnificent Seven'
by David Edelstein
Critic David Edelstein says that despite its irresistible plot, Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 classic Western is ultimately "just another formula revenge picture."
Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'
Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting pages because "there was something untrue about them." Originally broadcast Sept. 15, 2015.