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'Best Of Enemies': When Televised Verbal Fireworks Were A Novelty

8:28am August 02, 2015

A new documentary chronicles the famed Gore Vidal-William F. Buckley debates and the beginnings of TV political punditry. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with directors Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon.

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A LEGO Brickumentary explores the enduring global appeal of the little plastic toys.

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More Than A Toy: Lego Enthusiasts Have Built A Community

6:55pm August 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

A LEGO Brickumentary chronicles how children and adults alike use Legos for work, play and therapy. The documentary also explores the Lego Group's near demise — and meteoric return.

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'Listen To Me Marlon' Explores Brando's Life In His Own Words

6:24pm July 30, 2015

The documentary, Listen to Me Marlon, tells the story of legendary actor Marlon Brando through hours of personal audio recordings. NPR's Melissa Block talks to director Stevan Riley about the film.

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First Day Of Camp

12:24am July 30, 2015

Wet Hot American Summer's David Wain and David Hyde Pierce join us for a conversation, before Ken Marino, Judah Friedlander, A.D. Miles, and Zak Orth play a game about classic '80s toy commercials.

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White God is about a dog who is separated from his owner (Zsófia Psotta) when her father forces her to give him up. Teresa Ann Miller worked as a trainer for the Hungarian film.

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A Hollywood Animal Trainer's Secrets For Getting Dogs To Act On Cue

3:04pm July 29, 2015

Teresa Ann Miller often works with furry performers, but the Hungarian film White God was especially challenging. "The dogs just thought it was a party," she says of the film's dog-pack scene.

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Costume designer Walter Plunkett made an intricate watercolor design for Scarlett O'Hara's famous curtain dress in Gone with the Wind.

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Discover A Trove Of Hollywood Treasures At The Motion Picture Academy Library

3:21pm July 27, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

Here, you can find the Cowardly Lion's mane, the designs for Scarlett O'Hara's drapery dress, and many other artifacts that reveal the history of the movie biz.

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'Call Me Lucky': A Documentary Of Friendship, Childhood Abuse And Survival

2:05pm July 27, 2015

Barry Crimmins mentored Bobcat Goldthwait when they were up-and-coming comics in the '80s. A film directed by Goldthwait details their relationship — and the sexual abuse Crimmins suffered as a child.

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Skyler Gisondo (from left), Steele Stebbins, Christina Applegate and Ed Helms are the new Griswold family — en route to Walley World — in the 2015 follow-up to the 1983 movie Vacation.

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Back To Walley World: The Griswolds Go On 'Vacation' Again

5:28pm July 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

The movie's co-director says the goal wasn't to remake the National Lampoon film, but rather "to bring it to the next generation." Rusty, the son from the '80s classic, is now in the driver's seat.

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Finding The Humor In Desparation In 'Samba'

10:55am July 25, 2015

In the new movie, Samba, Omar Sy plays a Senegalese immigrant living illegally in France. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sy about his own background and his transition from comedy to drama.

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Remember that scene from Dirty Dancing when Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey practice their lifts in a lake? Turns out they weren't the only ones in the water; choreographer Kenny Ortega was right there beside them.

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You Might Not Know Kenny Ortega, But You Probably Know His Choreography

3:10pm July 23, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Ortega is one of the most sought after choreographers in showbiz. He has worked with everyone from Michael Jackson to Zac Efron and is responsible for some of Hollywood's most memorable dance scenes.

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