Movie Interviews

YouTube Videos Lead 'Morris From America' Director To Markees Christmas

7:56am August 18, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

Morris From America debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The buzzed-about movie stars actor Markees Christmas as a 13-year-old hip-hop loving American who moves to Germany with his father.

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A Is For August And Animation. 3 Animated Movies Debut This Month

5:05am August 12, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Crystal Bell of MTV News, who walks us through this month's animated films: Pete's Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings and a more adult animated film, Sausage Party.

In her latest film, Streep plays Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress and socialite who didn't let her less-than-great voice stop her from becoming an opera singer.

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'It's A Playground': Meryl Streep On Acting With Abandon

3:30pm August 10, 2016

In her new film, Streep plays Florence Foster Jenkins, a socialite who didn't let her less-than-great voice stop her from becoming an opera singer. Streep says she can relate to that kind of passion.

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World News

In Syria, Residents Of War-Ravaged Aleppo Are Without Running Water

5:03am August 10, 2016

by Alison Meuse

Despite calls by the U.N. for a cease-fire, the Syrian government and rebel forces are escalating their battle for control of Aleppo, a city they see as critical in the five-year civil war.

Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn play suburban moms Kiki, Amy and Carla in Bad Moms.

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Kristen Bell On 'Bad Moms': 'It Was The Funniest Script I Had Ever Read'

8:44am July 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

Bell's new film is about three suburban moms who find themselves ground down by the endless chores of motherhood. She says its creators (two men) wrote it as a love letter to their overworked wives.

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For A Female Banker At The Top Of Her Game, What Does It Take To Stay There?

4:53pm July 29, 2016

In the film Equity, investment banker Naomi Bishop navigates the male-dominated world of Wall Street. Screenwriter Amy Fox discusses the film and her research, which included many interviews with women who worked on Wall Street.

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Remembering Hollywood 'Ghost Singer' Marni Nixon

1:51pm July 29, 2016

Nixon, who died on Sunday, was a classically trained actress who mostly worked behind the scenes. She dubbed vocals for many films, including My Fair Lady. Originally broadcast in 2001.

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Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings kick off their delayed 2014 tour at the Beacon Theater in New York.

Music & Culture

Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'

3:21pm July 28, 2016

In 2013, the energetic lead singer for The Dap-Kings was forced to take a hiatus from the band after she was diagnosed with cancer. The documentary Miss Sharon Jones! follows her musical comeback.

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Gabriel Bateman and Teresa Palmer star in the big-screen adaptation of Lights Out, a film that began as a low-budget short, uploaded to YouTube.

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'Lights Out': A Scary Swedish Short Spawns A Summer Hit

11:04am July 25, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

A self-taught filmmaker and his wife made the terrifying film in just one evening, using IKEA lights and a homemade dolly. The 2 1/2 minute short has now been adapted for the big screen.

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Tami Sagher (left), Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Birbiglia, Chris Gethard and Kate Micucci star in Don't Think Twice, about a improv troupe called The Commune.

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How Mike Birbiglia Applies 'Yes, And ...' To Improv And Beyond

5:32am July 23, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

Birbiglia's new film follows a fictional New York improv troupe. Don't Think Twice explores the tension between personal ambition and being an "endlessly generous" team player.