Movie Interviews

Arts

South African actress Thuso Mbedu on playing a 19th century warrior in 'The Woman King'

8:03am September 18, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa.

Arts

Ken Burns explores the complicated story of the U.S. response to the Holocaust

4:59pm September 17, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speak with the filmmaker on his latest documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust, which has its premiere on Sunday.

'Moonage Daydream' isn't the Bowie biography you're probably expecting

4:52pm September 16, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with director Brett Morgen on his documentary on David Bowie, Moonage Daydream. It's the first film since Bowie's death in 2016 that had the full cooperation of his estate.

Arts

New documentary 'Riotsville' digs into police militarization in America

8:07am September 11, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sierra Pettengill about her documentary "Riotsville, USA," which digs into police militarization in America.

'Honk For Jesus Save Your Soul' Is a Celebration of Worship And Satire of Religion

4:16pm September 02, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Honk For Jesus Save Your Soul director Adamma Ebo and producer Adanne Ebo about their new movie — which looks at the attempted comeback of a disgraced megachurch pastor.

Regina Hall talks new film, 'Honk for Jesus'

5:13pm August 28, 2022

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with actress Regina Hall about her upcoming film, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

How actor John Boyega prepared for his role in 'Breaking'

5:06pm August 27, 2022

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with award-winning actor John Boyega about his latest film, Breaking.

National

Paolo Montalbán looks back on 25 years of 'Cinderella'

4:58pm August 19, 2022

25 years after the release of the 1997 Rodgers And Hammerstein's Cinderella, NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actor Paolo Montalbán on the movie's legacy.

A girl sits in front of a bakery in the crowd with Afghan women waiting to receive bread in Kabul on Jan. 31, 2022.

World News

Undercover journalist in Afghanistan finds Taliban are abducting, imprisoning women

1:57pm August 04, 2022

by Terry Gross

Filmmaker Ramita Navai has seen girls and women forced to marry Taliban members or arrested for violating the morality code. Her new PBS Frontline documentary is Afghanistan Undercover.

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'Anything's Possible' is a Gen Z rom-com — with a Black trans girl at the center

5:40pm July 22, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with actress Eva Reign, who stars in Billy Poter's directorial debut, Anything's Possible, about what the film meant for her.

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