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Maggie Smith On The Pressures Of Acting: 'You Want So Much To Get It Right'

1:55pm February 23, 2016

Known for her recent work in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films, the Oscar-winning actress now stars in The Lady in the Van, a film about an elderly woman who lived in a van for 15 years.

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Screenwriter Meg LeFauve attends The Hollywood Reporter's Nominees Night on Feb. 8. LeFauve co-wrote two 2015 Pixar films: Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur.

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This Oscar Nominee Could've Been An Executive. Instead, She's A Screenwriter

6:37pm February 22, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

At one point, Meg LeFauve was getting multiple studio executive job offers. But as her mentor says, "She knew she had a different path." Now her screenplay for Inside Out is up for an Oscar.

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'Serpent' Film Explores, Revives Lost Cultural Knowledge For Colombians

7:59am February 21, 2016

by Tom Cole

The Colombian film "Embrace of the Serpent" tells the story of Amazon exploration not through European, but indigenous eyes. It's a contender for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.

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It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In 'Inside Out'

1:38pm February 19, 2016

The director's Oscar-nominated film illustrates the inner workings of an 11-year-old's mind, and includes the characters Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Joy. Originally broadcast June 10, 2015.

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Frame-By-Frame, Filmmakers Make The Mundane Miraculous In 'Anomalisa'

1:38pm February 19, 2016

Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson discuss their Oscar-nominated film. Anomalisa's stop-motion "communicates fragility and humanity and brokenness," Kaufman says. Originally broadcast Dec. 22, 2015.

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'You Bite Off A Little Bit': 'Mad Max' Editor On How To Shape A Film

6:56pm February 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Margaret Sixel, Oscar-nominated editor for Mad Max: Fury Road, about how she highlighted emotional content in the action film.

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'Star Wars' Editors Defy Hollywood Conventions

6:33pm February 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

In a film industry often dominated by men, there's at least one exception: Many editors are women. Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey speak about their work on the new Star Wars.

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Marvel's New Superhero Movie 'Deadpool' Receives R Rating

3:38pm February 12, 2016

Mary Louise Kelly talks to MTV pop culture writer Crystal Bell about the new movie Deadpool, and how it reaches an audience unusual for comic book films.

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'Daisy Is An Animal': Jennifer Jason Leigh On Her Comeback In 'The Hateful Eight'

5:08pm February 11, 2016

Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is back in the spotlight with an Oscar nomination for her role as a murderous woman in the movie The Hateful Eight. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with her about being cast by Quentin Tarantino.

Jay and Mark Duplass are the co-creators of the HBO series Togetherness, which begins its second season later this month.

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Duplass Brothers On Filmmaking, Siblings And Parenting's 'Fugue State'

4:37pm February 10, 2016

The brothers' latest project, Togetherness, is about four people in their late 30s who live in Los Angeles. Mark Duplass describes it as a "deeply personal television show."

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