Movie Interviews

Michael Keaton stars in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). It's a dark comedy about an actor who once played a superhero and later stages a vanity production on Broadway.

Michael Keaton: As An Actor, You Must Lock In And Let Go

8:53am October 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

"I've got to stay 100 percent present," Keaton says. He is currently starring in Birdman, a dark comedy about an aging movie star who once played a superhero — a role he can't quite get over.

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Tessa Thompson plays Samantha (Sam) White, host of a campus radio show called Dear White People.

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'Dear White People' Is A Satire Addressed To Everyone

2:36pm October 16, 2014

Justin Simien's film is funny, but it pushes viewers to think seriously about race and stereotypes in their own lives. Tongue-in-cheek title aside, he says the film speaks to the "human experience."

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'Citizenfour' Charts The Early Days Of Snowden's NSA Revelations

6:54pm October 15, 2014

Melissa Block speaks with documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras about her new film, Citizenfour that charts her meeting with Edward Snowden and his subsequent revelations about government surveillance.

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J.K. Simmons plays brutal music teacher Terence Fletcher in Whiplash.

J.K. Simmons Won't Throw A Chair At Your Head, But His Character Might

10:40am October 15, 2014

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with actor J.K. Simmons about his much buzzed about performance as a brutal music teacher in the new film Whiplash.

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Landis works on a "Picasso" at his home. His materials — including magic markers and frames from Wal-Mart — are not those of a "proper" forger, says filmmaker Sam Cullman.

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'Art & Craft' Explores How One Forger Duped More Than 45 Museums

12:39pm October 11, 2014

by Elizabeth Blair

For nearly 30 years, Mark Landis tricked dozens of museums into accepting his "philanthropic" donations. Landis, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teen, says "copying is reassuring."

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In Gone Girl, Ben Affleck stars as a husband under scrutiny following his wife's disappearance.

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Affleck: 'Gone Girl' Was Freeing, And 'Batman' Will Be No 'Daredevil'

9:16pm October 04, 2014

by NPR Staff

Ben Affleck says playing a character shrouded in suspicion was liberating, because "likability was sort of thrown out of the window." He also looks back on where his career began: Voyage of the Mimi.

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Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike star as Nick and Amy Dunne in the new psychological thriller Gone Girl.

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David Fincher Talks 'Gone Girl,' Avoids Spoilers (Hooray!)

9:00am October 02, 2014

by NPR Staff

The director, whose previous work includes Fight Club and The Social Network, talks to NPR's Audie Cornish about the challenges of taking Gillian Flynn's intimate drama from the page to the screen.

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André Benjamin plays Jimi Hendrix in the new film Jimi: All Is By My Side.

From Sideman To Star: A New Film Captures Jimi Hendrix's Pivotal Year

4:33pm September 23, 2014

Jimi: All Is By My Side focuses on the year Hendrix changed his name and recorded his first album. Director John Ridley and star André Benjamin (a.k.a. André 3000) talk about portraying the guitarist.

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Mia Wasikowska plays Robyn Davidson, a woman whose real-life journey across the Australian desert is depicted in Tracks.

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Mia Wasikowska On The Sounds Of Camels And The Lure Of Travel

9:34am September 23, 2014

by NPR Staff

Melissa Block talks with actress Mia Wasikowska about her new film, Tracks, which follows a woman on a long journey with only camels and a dog for company.

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Comedians Take A Dark Turn In 'Skeleton Twins'

11:28am September 06, 2014

The Skeleton Twins is a new movie starring comedian Bill Hader as the estranged twin of Kristen Wiig. Hader talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his serious movie.

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