Margaret Qualley Gets A Taste Of The Literary World In 'My Salinger Year'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Margaret Qualley about her new role in the movie, My Salinger Year, based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.
Movie Interviews
'The Truffle Hunters' Tells The Story Of Men And Dogs Searching For Culinary Gold
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw about their new documentary. The Truffle Hunters is about the men and dogs who sniff out Italy's rare white Alba truffles.
Andra Day On Portraying BilIie Holiday And The Enduring Strength Of 'Strange Fruit'
The song "Strange Fruit" is the powerful and thematically horrifying centerpiece of the new film The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which positions music as a powerful force for change.
Lee Isaac Chung Jotted Down Some Family Memories – They Became 'Minari'
Chung's semi-autobiographical film follows a Korean American father who moves his family to a farm in rural Arkansas. Minari began one afternoon when Chung wrote down 80 childhood memories.
Stacey Abrams' Voter Suppression Documentary Lands On Oscar Shortlist
Stacey Abrams' efforts registering voters played a key role in Georgia electing Biden and two democratic senators. Now, her documentary about voter suppression has been shortlisted for an Oscar.
Producer Talks New Film, 'The United States Vs. Billie Holiday'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer and producer Johann Hari about the new movie, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which is based in part on his book, Chasing the Scream.
Will Nico Walker Watch 'Cherry?' Probably Not
The new movie Cherry follows an Iraq war vet who gets addicted to heroin and starts robbing banks. It's based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, who was just released from prison.
'We Don't Know What's Coming': Anthony Hopkins Plays 'The Father' With Dementia
At 83, Hopkins says he knew exactly how the play his role in the film The Father. "I just had a sense of it," he says. The film was directed by Florian Zeller, whose grandmother had dementia.
'Minari' Director Reflects On The Yi Family's Experience, And Parallels To His Own
Director Lee Isaac Chung's film is loosely based on his childhood. He tells NPR he's not trying to refute the idea of the American dream, but to speak to the feeling of "maybe waking up from a dream."
Tim O'Brien On Late-In-Life Fatherhood And The Things He Carried From Vietnam
Now 74, O'Brien didn't become a father until his late 50s. He reflects on writing, mortality and his experiences in Vietnam in the new documentary, The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien.