Movie Interviews

Questlove Revives 'Black Woodstock' In 'Summer Of Soul' Documentary

2:04pm September 01, 2021

by Terry Gross

The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival featured some of the biggest names in Black music, but it had largely faded from history. The Roots co-founder sought to change that. Originally broadcast July 2021.

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Composer and sound artist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, photographed during a screening of Candyman on Aug. 17, 2021 in New York.

'Candyman' Composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Sings, Scares The Body Electric

12:49pm August 31, 2021

by Tim Greiving

The sound artist and composer took a deeply unique, and wonderfully successful, approach to the composing of his score for the new Jordan Peele-written horror reboot.

Bob Ross hosted The Joy of Painting for 31 seasons in the 1980s and '90s. He died in 1995. The painter is now the subject of a new documentary, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed.

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Bob Ross Documentary Filmmakers Ran Into Some Happy Little Legal Hurdles

8:00pm August 25, 2021

by Audie Cornish

Actor Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, are big fans of Ross. But they found it was difficult to land interviews about the celebrity painter — people were scared of being sued.

National

New Doc Looks At How Real The Liberty City Seven's Threat Actually Was

4:47pm August 24, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Dan Reed about his new movie In the Shadow of 9/11, which re-examines the case against seven men in Miami who were indicted for an alleged al-Qaida plot.

'Homeroom' Filmmaker On New Documentary

5:27pm August 14, 2021

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with director Peter Nicks about his latest documentary, Homeroom. It's the latest and final film in a trilogy about Oakland students.

Director Todd Stephens On His New Dramedy, 'Swan Song'

6:42pm August 08, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with director Todd Stephens about his new film, Swan Song, starring veteran actor Udo Kier.

Randy Thomas, former executive vice president of Exodus International, denounces the group's actions and "conversion therapy" as a whole in the Netflix documentary Pray Away.

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Former 'Ex-Gay' Leaders Denounce 'Conversion Therapy' In A New Documentary

2:06pm August 02, 2021

Netflix's documentary Pray Away talks to former leaders of Exodus International, one of the biggest organizations that pushed for so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people.

Sports

Big Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara On His Chase For The '100 Foot Wave'

10:10am August 02, 2021

NPR's Kelsey Snell talks to big wave surfer Garrett McNamara about the new HBO documentary series 100 Foot Wave.

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At the beginning of the new movie The Green Knight, Dev Patel's Gawain is the young headstrong nephew of King Arthur. He isn't a knight yet and has a lot to prove.

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Dev Patel Conquers 'The Green Knight' And Embraces Every Role As A Journey

6:06pm July 30, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dev Patel, who plays aspiring knight Gaiwan in the new movie, The Green Knight, based on one of the most famous Arthurian legends.

The Disney Flick 'Jungle Cruise' Is Based On Disneyland Ride

6:21am July 28, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks to Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, the co-stars of the new film Jungle Cruise. The film opens in theaters on Friday.