Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Spy' And Other Director-Actor Pairings
We talk Spy, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, cheap jokes, Alfred Hitchcock, superheroes, Weavers, and lots more on this week's episode.
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Hogwarts Hops The Pond: Rowling Reveals U.S. Version Of Wizards' School
In a series of tweets with fans, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling confirmed that Americans will (eventually) have their own fictional version of the legendary school of witchcraft and wizardry.
A Good But Not Great New Season For Netflix's 'Orange Is The New Black'
Netflix debuts 14 new episodes of prison dramedy Orange Is the New Black. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the show remains compelling, despite the loss of a powerful character from last season.
Cinephiles Rule In A High School Movie With Respect For Film History
Sundance favorite Me and Earl and the Dying Girl has plenty of flaws, but it also has moments of creative spark and stylistic invention.
Do Critics Of Violence And Sex In HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Miss The Point?
As HBO's Game of Thrones airs its fifth season finale Sunday, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans asks if some critics of the show's violence and sexuality should reconsider past criticisms.
'The Flick' Tells The Story Of The Movies, Off The Screen
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with playwright Annie Baker about her play, The Flick, which won the Pulitzer Prize last year.
Christopher Lee, Star In 'Dracula,' 'Star Wars,' Dies
Lee's career was varied and vast: He made his name as Dracula for decades, but then went on to play roles in Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the Rings. Lee was 93 years old.
A Poet Can Indeed Be Trouble In 'Set Fire To The Stars'
While this black-and-white historical drama struggles to find a satisfying conclusion to its storytelling about the poet Dylan Thomas, it's stylishly made and intriguingly staged.
Joyce Carol Oates On Dinosaur-Killer Tweet: 'My Tweets Are Meant To Be Funny'
"So barbaric that this should still be allowed," Joyce Carol Oates wrote, in a tweet that was taken quite literally by many online readers.
At 96, Poet And Beat Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti Isn't Done Yet
The publisher of Allen Ginsberg's iconic poem "Howl" has three books coming out this year and is also working on a novel. Looking back, he says, "Everything was better than it is when you're old."