In 'Trumbo,' Bryan Cranston Brings A Long-Uncredited Writer To Life
A new film explores the life of Dalton Trumbo, who wrote films like Spartacus and Roman Holiday despite being blacklisted as a former Communist.
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'Brooklyn' Follows A Dream In Ireland And New York
Former child actress Saoirse Ronan finds a fully adult role in the adaptation of the Colm Toibin novel about a woman conflicted over pursuing her dreams in America or returning to Ireland.
Tears Aplenty In 'Miss You Already'
Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette are convincing as lifelong friends facing both good and bad together, even if the film feels ragged and too forcefully directed at times.
Ansari And Yang Explore The First-Generation Experience In 'Master Of None'
Parks and Recreation colleagues Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang bonded over their experiences as Asian-Americans living very different lives from their parents. Their new series is streaming on Netflix.
Melissa Mathison, Screenwriter Who Wrote 'E.T.,' Dies
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Melissa Mathison has died at the age of 65. NPR's Mandalit del Barco offers a remembrance of the woman who wrote E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, among other films.
'Food Of Oman' Serves Up Surprising Cuisine At Crossroads Of Cultures
Most Americans don't know much about the small Middle Eastern country, much less its food. A new cookbook will surely pique your curiosity — and tempt your palate.
How Suffragists Used Cookbooks As A Recipe For Subversion
Women seeking the right to vote published the cookbooks both to raise funds for their cause — and as a strategic rebuttal to those who painted them as neglectful mothers and kitchen-hating harridans.
'Made To Kill' Is Pulp Pastiche That Hits The Target
Adam Christopher's sci-fi noir follows robotic hit man Raymond Electromatic through a vividly evoked 1960s Los Angeles. Critic Jason Heller says the book hits exactly the right tone and rhythm.
'Numero Zero' Doesn't Quite Add Up
Umberto Eco sends up the corrupt, pandering world of 1990's Italian journalism in his latest bovel — but critic Jason Sheehan says Numero Zero is a potboiler that never really boils.
Quentin Tarantino, At The Eye Of A Firestorm — And A Brewing Culture War
The director's recent comments, in which he described police shootings as "murder," have drawn calls for boycotting his films. They also reveal a bitter fault line in 2016: Who supports the police?