Movie Interviews

Missi Pyle plays cable TV host Ellen Abbott, a character that Gone Girl director David Fincher loosely based on Grace.

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Nancy Grace Says 'Gone Girl' Satire Was Flattering, Made Her Laugh Out Loud

9:13pm January 19, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Gone Girl fictionalizes the controversial cable news star. "I did not go into this to win a popularity contest," says Grace, host of a true crimes and current affairs show on HLN.

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Music & Culture

'Leviathan' A Dark Social Satire Of Russian Society

9:12pm January 19, 2015

by Bilal Qureshi

The new Russian film Leviathan chronicles one man's struggle against a greedy mayor confiscating his property, providing an epic and timely portrait of Russian society.

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Bradley Cooper And 'American Sniper' Widow Team Up To Tell SEAL's Story

9:11pm January 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

Cooper worked closely with Taya Kyle to turn her late husband's book, about his time as a Navy SEAL, into a film. "We all felt him the whole time we were shooting the movie," Cooper says.

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Amy Adams stars as painter Margaret Keane in the new movie Big Eyes.

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The Eye-Opening Saga Of Walter And Margaret Keane, Now On Screen

9:10pm January 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

Walter Keane made his name with wistful paintings of big-eyed children — paintings actually done by his wife. Tim Burton directs and Amy Adams stars in Big Eyes, a new movie about the Keanes.

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Chris Rock talked with Audie Cornish from NPR's New York bureau.

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Chris Rock On Standup, Sellouts And Defining Success

9:02pm January 19, 2015

by NPR Staff

Rock wrote, directed and stars in Top Five, the story of a marquee comedian who abandons his standup roots for blockbuster film glory.

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A still from the art film #Blackmendream. The film features nine men, turned away from the camera and talking about their hopes and fears.

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'#Blackmendream': Showcasing A Different Side Of Black Manhood

9:01pm January 19, 2015

by Priska Neely

In Shikeith Cathey's short film, faceless strangers answer questions like "What makes you happy?" and "Do you cry?" The artist says, "These questions, as simple as they are ... they aren't discussed."

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Oscar Nominations Lack Diversity; 'Selma' Snubbed

10:59pm January 18, 2015

All 20 nominees in the actor and actress categories are white. The directors and screenwriters nominated are male. David Greene talks to Wesley Morris, who writes for the online magazine Grantland.

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Desiree Akhavan plays Shirin in Appropriate Behavior. Akhavan says she chose the name Shirin because it means sweet in Farsi. "Even though she's insane, she has a sweetness," says Akhavan.

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Iranian-American Filmmaker Breaks Out Of Boxes, Into The Box Office

4:25pm January 17, 2015

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

Desiree Akhavan wrote, directed and stars in the new comedy Appropriate Behavior. It's informed by her life as a bisexual Brooklynite, but the film, like its maker, defies easy categorization.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays British mathematician Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. "You're not asked to like the character," Cumberbatch says. "You're introduced to him, warts and all."

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Benedict Cumberbatch: Code Breaker Alan Turing Was A Puzzle Himself

6:49pm January 13, 2015

by NPR Staff

Cumberbatch stars in The Imitation Game, as the British mathematician who helped break German codes. "It's a war thriller, it's a love story and a tragic testament to a genius wronged," he says.

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The cast of Boyhood — (from left) Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater, Ellar Coltrane and Ethan Hawke — won the Golden Globe for best motion picture on Sunday.

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The Magic Of The 'Boyhood' Experiment: Time And Patience

2:49pm January 13, 2015

If the story fell apart after 12 years of filming, it would have been a "real drag," says Patricia Arquette, and a "colossal waste of time," says Ethan Hawke. Instead, it won three Golden Globes.

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