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Actress Illeana Douglas Recounts A Life 'Lived In And Out Of The Movies'

1:34pm November 02, 2015

The actress, who appeared in Six Feet Under and Cape Fear, discusses growing up on a commune, working with (and dating) Scorsese and her various acting gigs. Douglas' memoir is I Blame Dennis Hopper.

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An Election's High Stakes: Sandra Bullock On 'Our Brand Is Crisis'

3:03pm October 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Oscar-winner's new movie is set during an intense presidential race ... in Bolivia. She tells NPR's Scott Simon about her role as a legendary political strategist in Our Brand Is Crisis.

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Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton and John Slattery play Boston Globe journalists in the film, Spotlight.

Film Shines A 'Spotlight' On Boston's Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

5:01pm October 29, 2015

A new movie chronicles the team of journalists who uncovered the clergy sex abuse scandal in Boston. Director Tom McCarthy and former Globe editor Walter Robinson join Fresh Air to discuss Spotlight.

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Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara, seen in 1947 and known as the "Queen of Technicolor," died Saturday at her home in Boise, Idaho. She was 95.

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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood's 'Queen Of Technicolor,' Dies At 95

3:48pm October 24, 2015

by Jacki Lyden

The Irish-American actress, known for her cascading red hair and sea-green eyes and who often starred opposite John Wayne, passed away at her home in Boise, Idaho, Saturday.

In Rock the Kasbah, Bill Murray plays Richie Lanz, a tough-luck agent who stumbles on an otherworldly talent.

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Bill Murray Talks The 'Kasbah' — And The Merits Of A Life Lived Phoneless

2:23pm October 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

In Rock the Kasbah, he plays a tough-luck talent agent who finds a special voice in Afghanistan. In real life, the agentless Murray found something else after losing a phone: a "vacation from myself."

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Anne-Marie Duff and Carey Mulligan are laundry workers who join the fight for women's votes in the new movie Suffragette.

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The Bonnets Come Off In 'Suffragette'

7:54pm October 23, 2015

by NPR Staff

Screenwriter Abi Morgan's new movie focuses on the working-class women who fought for votes in the U.K. before World War I. She tells NPR she had no intention of making a polite British costume drama.

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New Film Follows Talent Agent From L.A. To Kabul

5:17pm October 22, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Barry Levinson about making his movie Rock the Kasbah. It's set mostly in Afghanistan, and stars Bill Murray as a hapless music manager who stumbles upon a Pashtun woman with a golden voice.

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Sarah Silverman plays a profoundly depressed woman who has gone off her medication in the film I Smile Back.

Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Depression, Comedy And Troublemaking

2:38pm October 22, 2015

Throughout her life, comedian Sarah Silverman has experienced varying degrees of depression, which she likens to a "chemical change." She plays a profoundly depressed woman in the film I Smile Back.

In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) slips on his Nike sneakers and rides a Mattel hoverboard in front of a Texaco gas station.

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'Back To The Future Part 2': Designing A Future For 30 Years Ago

2:02pm October 20, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

In the classic movie Back to the Future Part II, Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly travels forward 30 years to Oct. 21, 2015. Is life like the movie predicted? Maybe. But was it ever supposed to be?

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Patricia Clarkson On 'Learning To Drive,' Fighting For Starring Roles

6:24am October 20, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to actress Patricia Clarkson about her role as a jilted wife without a driver's license in Learning to Drive. Ben Kingsley plays her instructor, who is a Sikh man.

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