Movie Interviews

Costume designer Julie Weiss in her studio in Southern California.

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As 'Hollywood Jobs' Turns 10, We Follow Up With The Folks In The Credits

8:48am February 20, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

NPR's Susan Stamberg has talked to everyone from focus pullers to foley artists. She finds that in the last 10 years, technology and out-of-state tax incentives have been Hollywood game-changers.

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Actor Tony Revolori, who plays Zero Moustafa in The Grand Budapest Hotel, paints on a mustache. The movie was full of fake mustaches — but most were made of human hair and silk, rather than paint.

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At 'The Grand Budapest,' A Banquet Of Beards And Melange Of Mustaches

5:07pm February 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

Nearly every male actor in The Grand Budapest Hotel has some kind of facial hair. In charge of each follicle — real or fake — was Oscar-nominated hair and makeup designer Frances Hannon.

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Mara Brock Akil and her husband, Salim, are a Hollywood power couple. Mara's behind several of BET's hit shows, and Salim's a movie producer and director.

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Watch This: The Akils On Black Film And TV You Can't Miss

7:58am February 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

The husband and wife team of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil have created some of the most iconic African-American characters on television. This is their list of must-see shows and movies.

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Despite his ALS diagnosis, Richard Glatzer (right) says he was on set every day during the filming of Still Alice.

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In 'Still Alice,' Director Couple Tells A Story That Mirrors Their Own

12:49pm February 15, 2015

by Ina Jaffe

Just before Richard Glatzer and his husband, Wash Westmoreland, took the film on, Glatzer was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. By the time filming began, he was using an iPad to communicate.

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Polish Filmmaker To Bring Her Political Eye To 'House Of Cards'

12:49pm February 15, 2015

Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, whose films explore fascism and communist oppression, is guest-directing the new season of House of Cards. Host Indira Lakshaman asks Holland about the political undercurrents in her work.

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David Cross makes his directorial debut with the dark comedy Hits.

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Filmmaker David Cross Says It's No Wonder We All Want Fame

6:32pm February 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Arrested Development actor makes his directorial debut with the film Hits, which explores how easy it is to become famous in our celebrity-obsessed culture.

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Sam Taylor-Johnson directs Jamie Dorn and Dakota Johnson on the set of Fifty Shades of Grey.

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'Fifty Shades' Director Explores Passion, Performance And Control

6:26pm February 12, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Fifty Shades of Grey is expected to be a blockbuster — and the director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, is a relative unknown outside of the art world, where she's a star. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a profile.

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'Ida' Director Made Film To 'Recover The Poland' Of His Childhood

1:35pm February 12, 2015

The film is set in 1962 in Poland where director Pawel Pawlikowski lived until he was 14. Up for an Oscar for best foreign language film, Ida is about identity, faith, guilt and socialism.

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Sissako works on set with Timbuktu actors Mehdi A.G. Mohamed (left) and Layla Walet Mohamed.

Filmmaker Takes Stand Against Extremism In Oscar-Nominated 'Timbuktu'

8:02pm February 09, 2015

by Bilal Qureshi

Abderrahmane Sissako's film was inspired by the seizure of the Malian city by Islamist fighters in 2012. It has won international accolades with its lyrical beauty and critique of religious extremism.

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Randall Park and Constance Wu co-star as husband and wife Louis and Jessica Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.

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Korean Dictator, All-American Dad: One Actor's 'Very Unique Year'

9:53am February 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

When Randall Park realized how important the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat was going to be, he got cold feet — until the real-life Eddie Huang talked him down. Then came the storm over The Interview.

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