Movie Interviews

"I was a fearful kid, and my parents didn't quite know what to do with that," Steven Spielberg says. He's pictured above in New York City in March 2017.

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Steven Spielberg was a fearful kid who found solace in storytelling

9:38am November 09, 2022

by Terry Gross

Spielberg's latest project, The Fabelmans, is semi-autobiographical — focused on his childhood and teen years and his parents' divorce. He jokingly refers to the film as "$40 million of therapy."

In conversation with 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' director Sacha Jenkins

5:54pm November 06, 2022

by Adrian Florido

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with director Sacha Jenkins about his latest film, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, streaming on AppleTV+.

Hand-carved pumpkins are displayed at Van Cortlandt Manor on Oct. 8, 2022, in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

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Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest

3:13pm November 03, 2022

by Terry Gross

Ever wonder what keeps Stephen King up at night, or which movie scenes make Jordan Peele jump? For Halloween this year, Fresh Air rebroadcasting archival interviews with masters of the horror genre.

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Danielle Deadwyler stars as Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, in Till.

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Filmmaker says Emmett Till's mother deserves her rightful place in history

1:00pm November 01, 2022

by Tonya Mosley

Director Chinonye Chukwu tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose decision to hold an open-casket funeral for her murdered son served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.

Elizabeth Banks was drawn to 40-year-old's coming-of-age story in timely 'Call Jane'

4:54pm October 29, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actress Elizabeth Banks about her new movie Call Jane, based on a real-life underground network that provided access to safe abortions in the Chicago area.

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Fresh Air's Halloween special, with horror masters Stephen King and Jordan Peele

1:34pm October 28, 2022

by Terry Gross

King talks about what terrified him as a child — and what frightens him as an adult. Peele talks about the fears that inspire his filmmaking. Originally broadcast in 1992, 2013 and 2017.

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Injured black kites at Wildlife Rescue, a clinic run by brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Muhammad Saud in Delhi. Over the past 12 years, they've treated nearly 26,000 of the raptors. The brothers are featured in a new prize-winning documentary, All That Breathes, opening in the U.S. this month and coming to HBO in 2023.

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Birds fall to Earth from Delhi's toxic skies. Two brothers are there to save them

12:26pm October 27, 2022

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Named the best documentary at Sundance and Cannes, All That Breathes explores the mission of two Muslim brothers: saving a raptor cut down by smog and deadly kite strings.

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Movie Interviews

Steven Spielberg was a fearful kid who found solace in storytelling

In conversation with 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' director Sacha Jenkins

Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest

Filmmaker says Emmett Till's mother deserves her rightful place in history

Elizabeth Banks was drawn to 40-year-old's coming-of-age story in timely 'Call Jane'

Fresh Air's Halloween special, with horror masters Stephen King and Jordan Peele

Birds fall to Earth from Delhi's toxic skies. Two brothers are there to save them

Country music artists Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile on their friendship

Director Chinonye Chukwu on 'Till' and the story of Emmett Till's mother

Country music artists Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile made a on their new documentary