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Jafar Panahi's Latest Film 'Taxi' Is Shot Where Iranians Can Talk Freely

8:15am October 08, 2015

by Howie Movshovitz

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies — yet he continues to make them and get them out of the country. His Taxi won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.

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'Son Of Saul' Brings Viewers To The Heart Of The Nazi Death Machine At Auschwitz

1:26pm October 07, 2015

Son of Saul, set in a Nazi death camp in 1944, won the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Director László Nemes and star Géza Röhrig discuss the film with Fresh Air's Terry Gross.

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Matt Damon plays Mark Watney, the stranded astronaut at the heart of The Martian.

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After Solitude, Controversies Bring 'Martian' Matt Damon Back To Earth

2:42pm October 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

In The Martian, Damon plays a man marooned on the red planet for years, talking only to his computer. On earth, he discusses portraying isolation and the backlash against some of his recent remarks.

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'Uniquely Nasty' Remembers The U.S. Ban On Gay Federal Workers

7:01pm October 02, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Michael Isikoff and Charles Francis about their documentary Uniquely Nasty, which explores the government's campaign against gay workers starting in the 1950s.

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John Wood had to have his leg amputated after a plane crash in 2004, during which his father died. He wanted to preserve the leg as a memorial to his dad.

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The Deeper Meanings Of A Leg, Lost And Found — And Fought Over

6:43pm September 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

When a North Carolina man found a human leg in a grill, he tried to extend his 15 minutes of fame. Directors Clay Tweel and Bryan Carberry capture the wild tale in their documentary Finders Keepers.

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Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) gets stranded on Mars in The Martian.

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Sandstorms, Explosions, Potatoes, Oh My: 'Martian' Takes Its Science Seriously

5:00pm September 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

Programmer Andy Weir had always longed to read science fiction with a greater focus on science. So, he wrote a novel of his own — which has since become a best-seller and, now, a blockbuster film.

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Confronting A Lifetime Of Bullying With 'A Brave Heart'

9:13am September 27, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Lizzie Velasquez, the subject of the new documentary, A Brave Heart. Velasquez suffers from a rare genetic condition and was the victim of terrible bullying.

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Lampooners Garry Goodrow, Alice Peyton, Christopher Guest, John Belushi, Peter Elbling, Chevy Chase and Tony Hendra in this undated photo from Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead.

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Quest For Fun: Looking Back At 'National Lampoon'

7:43am September 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

Director Douglas Tirola's new film, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, chronicles the rise and fall of National Lampoon. Tirola tells NPR the magazine's power came from its willingness to go after anyone.

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The Crisis Behind '99 Homes' — And How It Fueled The Film's Script

5:27pm September 25, 2015

The new film 99 Homes follows a realtor and an evictee during the 2010 housing crisis in Florida. Writer and director Ramin Bahrani tells NPR's Kelly McEvers of his firsthand research for the movie.

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Anne Hathaway is the CEO and Robert De Niro is the intern in Nancy Meyers' new comedy, The Intern.

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Director Nancy Meyers Makes Peace With Millennials In 'The Intern'

7:36pm September 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

Meyers' new comedy stars Anne Hathaway as a CEO and Robert De Niro as her intern — she tells NPR that while there's a big difference between generations, her movie's message is "Be less judgmental."

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