Movie Interviews

Emily Blunt stars as Kate Macer in Sicario. She says the film raises questions about the definition of strength: "Is it somebody who has a gun and does bad things? Or is strength actually strength of character and strength of maintaining your ideals?"

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Emily Blunt Says 'The Tides Are Turning' For Women In Action Films

6:14am October 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

Blunt says Hollywood creates films with teenage boys in mind and wants that to change. She's now starring in Sicario as an FBI agent investigating a drug cartel along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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'Being Canadian' Explores How The U.S. Views Its 'Exotic' Northern Neighbor

6:14am October 20, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Rob Cohen about his documentary, Being Canadian, which explores what it really means to be Canadian featuring expert advice from many famous Canadian comedians.

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Jack Black and R.L. Stine on the set of the film adaptation of Goosebumps.

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The Deep, Dark Secret Of R.L. Stine: 'I Never Planned To Be Scary'

6:37pm October 18, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

After more than 20 years of frights, Stine's Goosebumps series is finally getting a big-screen adaptation, starring Jack Black. For Stine and Black, the key to the nightmare is in keeping things fun.

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Attack Of The Spooky Script! R.L. Stine, In Life And On The Screen

6:37pm October 18, 2015

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with R.L. Stine, author of the children's horror book series Goosebumps, about his long — and surprising — writing career, and the new film based on his books.

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Brie Larson as Ma and Jacob Tremblay as Jack in the new movie adaptation of Room.

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A Mother Balances Truth And Survival In 'Room'

10:38am October 18, 2015

by NPR Staff

Actress Brie Larson speaks to NPR's Rachel Martin about the new film Room. She plays a woman held captive for seven years, who finally escapes with her son — who's never seen the outside world

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In Bringing 'Goosebumps' To The Big Screen, Jack Black Gets His Creepy On

5:06pm October 17, 2015

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Black about playing R.L. Stine, the beloved children's horror author, in the new Goosebumps movie.

Idris Elba and Abraham Attah in the Netflix original film Beasts of No Nation.

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In The Midst Of War, A Boy Becomes A Soldier In 'Beasts Of No Nation'

3:38pm October 16, 2015

by NPR Staff

The new film tells the story of Agu, a young boy in an unnamed African country, who is conscripted into a regiment of child soldiers led by a coldblooded commandant played by Idris Elba.

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Early On, Comedian John Cleese Says, He Had Good Timing But Little Else

2:47pm October 16, 2015

The co-founder of the Monty Python troupe admits he wasn't "naturally gifted" at physical comedy. His memoir, So, Anyway..., covers his boyhood and early career. Originally broadcast Dec. 16, 2014.

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'Dope' Director On Geekdom, The N-Word And Confronting Racism With Comedy

2:47pm October 16, 2015

Rick Famuyiwa's film, Dope, is about a black high-school student who's into 90s hip-hop and Japanese comic books. Originally broadcast July 1, 2015.

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Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs in the film, directed by Danny Boyle. "Steve's obsession is where we're going, not where we've been," Boyle says, "and he is maniacally focused on that, and will eviscerate anything that reminds him of the past."

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In 'Steve Jobs,' A Life Told In 3 Acts — And Countless Complexities

7:27pm October 15, 2015

by NPR Staff

The mercurial Apple co-founder helped shape the world and our daily lives. Still, director Danny Boyle says, while "he's made some of the most beautiful things imaginable, he is himself poorly made."

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