Movie Interviews

In Ex Machina, the world's first artificial intelligence, played by Alicia Vikander, possesses more emotional intelligence than originally intended.

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More Fear Of Human Intelligence Than Artificial Intelligence In 'Ex Machina'

7:45pm April 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

"The anxiety in this film is much more directed at the humans," director Alex Garland tells NPR's Audie Cornish. "It was more in defense of artificial intelligence."

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Driver is best known for his role as Hannah's boyfriend on the HBO series Girls.

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Former Marine Adam Driver On What Acting And The Military Have In Common

3:35pm April 13, 2015

"You have a group of people trying to accomplish a mission that's greater than themselves," the actor says. "It's not about one person." Driver stars in the new film comedy While We're Young.

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Super Troopers director and actor Jay Chandrasekhar (left), along with other castmates from the cult comedy film, solicit investment for a sequel in a screengrab from their IndieGogo campaign.

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For Fans Of 'Super Troopers,' Meow They're Getting A Sequel

2:38pm April 11, 2015

by NPR Staff

Super Troopers is one of the silliest movies in the pantheon of cult comedies and the film's creators have raised more than $3.5 million for a sequel through crowdfunding.

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Jake and Ella meet cute on the bumper cars in Cheatin', but their perfect romance goes wrong after another woman starts scheming to drive them apart.

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Inside The Wild (And Hand-Drawn) World Of Bill Plympton

10:54am April 11, 2015

by Jon Kalish

Indie animation king Bill Plympton's latest feature, Cheatin', tells the loopy love story of Jake and Ella, and how their perfect romance fractured. Reporter Jon Kalish visited Plympton in his studio.

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Cate Blanchett Swears On Australian TV; Flap Ensues

10:33am March 29, 2015

When Cate Blanchett was interviewed about her role in Cinderella last week, the interview came to an abrupt end with some inappropriate language. Oh, my! What would Prince Charming think?

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No Joke: Hollywood Comedy Producer Finds Career In Prison Reform

10:03pm March 08, 2015

by NPR Staff

Scott Budnick hit it big in Hollywood as an executive producer of the Hangover movies. Then, in 2013, he decided to leave it all behind and focus full time on helping young people in prison.

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Grace Hopper joined the Navy during World War II and served on and off until 1986.

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Grace Hopper, 'The Queen Of Code,' Would Have Hated That Title

8:45pm March 08, 2015

by NPR Staff

Gillian Jacobs, known for her role as Britta Perry on Community, directed a short documentary on the computer programming pioneer. She says Hopper wasn't fond of the hype over her accomplishments.

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Janice Ledtke and Pacho Lane chat during a speed dating event in The Age of Love.

Speed Dating For Seniors Who Aren't Interested In Slowing Down

6:55pm March 05, 2015

by Ina Jaffe

A new film follows daters ages 70 to 90 looking for love in five-minute intervals. "Speed dating for seniors" may sound funny, but The Age of Love is really about our lifelong need for intimacy.

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In The Rewrite Grant plays a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter who takes a job teaching at a university in upstate New York.

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Hugh Grant On Smart Romantic Comedies And Standing Up To The Tabloids

10:12am March 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

In The Rewrite Grant plays a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter who takes a job teaching at a college. Recently, Grant has been fighting against British tabloids using illegal hacking tactics.

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In Selma, director of photography Bradford Young wanted the camera to feel like a participant. "It was just about never retreating, always staying dangerously close to Martin Luther King," he says.

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A Most Vibrant Year For Cinematographer Bradford Young

6:07pm March 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

The man behind the look of Selma and A Most Violent Year talks about depicting violence, participating in history and being a black cinematographer in Hollywood.

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