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'Infinitely Polar Bear' Director Relives Childhood With Mentally Ill Parent

10:32pm June 22, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Maya Forbes and her daughter Imogene Wolodarsky about their new film, Infinitely Polar Bear. Forbes wrote and directed the fictionalized take on her own childhood.

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'Love & Mercy' Brings The Life Of Brian Wilson To The Big Screen

1:46pm June 18, 2015

Screenwriter Oren Moverman talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about the film's depiction of the Beach Boy's troubled life. We'll also listen back to an interview Gross recorded with Wilson in 1988.

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'3 ½ Minutes' Chronicles Florida Murder Over Loud Rap Music

7:19am June 17, 2015

by Michele Norris

A new documentary revisits Florida's loud music murder case. Michael Dunn, a white man, shot 10 bullets into a car with four unarmed young black men during an argument at a Jacksonville gas station.

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Listen Back To A 1990 Interview With Actor Christopher Lee

1:43pm June 12, 2015

Christopher Lee died Sunday in London at the age of 93. He had more than 250 TV and film appearances, and was best known for his roles in Dracula and Star Wars. In 1990 he was working on Gremlins 2.

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Dinosaur Franchise Reboots; It's Time For 'Jurassic World'

7:30am June 12, 2015

by Kenneth Turan

Two decades ago, a massive dinosaur movie stomped into theaters, crushing the summer blockbuster competition.The fourth film in the franchise is Jurassic World.

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The new animated Disney/Pixar film Inside Out takes us inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl — a mind controlled by five emotions, each voiced by a different actor. From left: Sadness, Anger, Fear (behind Anger), Disgust and Joy.

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

3:14pm June 10, 2015

The new film illustrates the inner workings of an 11-year-old's mind. Her emotions — Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Joy — are the stars, voiced by the likes of Amy Poehler and Louis Black.

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Andersson's new film, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, consists of a series of absurdist episodes. It opens with a man (Per Bergqvist) wandering a museum, looking at exhibits of stuffed birds.

Roy Andersson: From Mordant Ad Director To Philosophical Filmmaker

10:30am June 08, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Andersson spent decades directing funny commercials in Sweden. Later, the money he made helped pave the way for his return to cinema. His new film is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.

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Paul Dano (center) co-stars in Love & Mercy as Brian Wilson in the 1960s heyday of The Beach Boys.

Telling Brian Wilson's Fractured Life Story On Film

8:50pm June 04, 2015

by NPR Staff

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Bill Pohlad, director of the film Love & Mercy, about creating an intimate portrait of Wilson — in both The Beach Boys' heyday and the troubled years that followed.

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Actress Carey Mulligan Stands Out Amid The 'Madding Crowd'

1:16pm June 02, 2015

The English actress has been nominated for a Tony Award for her role in the Broadway revival of Skylight. She also stars in the film adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel Far From the Madding Crowd.

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Carla Gugino star in the action thriller San Andreas.

Fact-Checking 'San Andreas': Are Earthquake Swarms For Real?

6:38pm June 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Seismologist Lucile Jones discusses how accurate — or not — the plot of this new California earthquake thriller really is. Bonus: Her advice on what to include in an earthquake kit.

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