Movie Interviews

Writer, director and journalist Nora Ephron died in 2012 of complications from leukemia.

Books
Arts

In 'Everything Is Copy,' Nora Ephron's Son Tries Her Philosophy

3:25pm March 31, 2016

Jacob Bernstein named his documentary about his mother after an Ephron family saying — "everything is copy," meaning that anything and everything that happens to you is fair game to write about.

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Don Cheadle stars as Miles Davis in the film Miles Ahead, which he also wrote, produced and directed.

Music & Culture

What Does Genius Look Like?

9:26pm March 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

Cheadle wrote, directed and stars in the new film Miles Ahead, which sees a late-career Miles Davis struggles to reconnect with his muse. Read his extended conversation with Michel Martin.

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Before It Was Cool, 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding's' Lainie Kazan Probably Did It

4:53pm March 25, 2016

The 75-year-old actress and singer may be best known these days for her roles as the overbearing ethnic mother in a number of comedies, but she's built a career while living life on her own terms.

Arts

In 'Carol,' 2 Women Leap Into An Unlikely Love Affair

2:01pm March 25, 2016

Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy and director Todd Haynes discuss their Oscar-nominated film based on Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel, The Price of Salt. Originally broadcast Jan. 6, 2016.

Michael Ian Black co-stars in The Jim Gaffigan Show on the TV Land network, and in Another Period on Comedy Central.

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Arts

In 'Navel Gazing,' Michael Ian Black Lays It All Out, Insecurities And All

8:04am March 25, 2016

"When I'm acting, I always imagine myself as looking totally different than the person that appears onscreen," Black says. The comedian writes about family, masculinity and vanity in his new memoir.

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Arts

'Batman V Superman' Female Producer Working To Get More Women Behind Camera

7:12am March 25, 2016

by Mandalit del Barco

Producer Deborah Snyder is in it for the long haul with Warner Brothers and DC Comics, working on Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Justice League, The Flash and Aquaman, as well.

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Sports

'Fastball' Documentary Explores Classic Showdown Between Pitcher And Batter

5:30pm March 24, 2016

The new documentary Fastball explores the classic showdown between pitcher and batter. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with director Jonathan Hock about his film, and with David Price, a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.

The tortillas at one of Gold's favorite restaurants — El Parian — are handmade, and heavenly.

'City Of Gold,' Patchwork Of Cultures: A Tour Of LA's Food Scene

2:16pm March 18, 2016

by Renee Montagne

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Gold is as much a culinary anthropologist and cultural philosopher as he is a food critic. A new documentary follows him across Los Angeles.

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Krisha Fairchild plays a recovering addict in Krisha. She says that when her nephew, Trey Edward Shults, showed the family the film's script, "there was not a hesitation from any of us that sharing it was the right thing to do."

Arts

'We Couldn't Save Them': Lessons From A Film About Family And Addiction

5:40pm March 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

"Our job was to love them," says actress Krisha Fairchild. She plays a recovering addict in Krisha, a film written and directed by her nephew, and inspired by her family's struggle with addiction.

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Helen Mirren says that in addition to being "an incredible nail biter," her new film Eye in the Sky raises fundamental moral questions without taking sides.

Arts

Do You Sacrifice One For Many? Mirren's Latest Film Has No Easy Answers

1:42pm March 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

In her new film Eye in the Sky, Helen Mirren plays a colonel overseeing a secret drone operation in Kenya. Mirren and director Gavin Hood say the audience is the jury in this courtroom drama of sorts.

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