Movie Interviews

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Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn On The Trauma Of Child Loss In 'Pieces Of A Woman'

7:58am January 17, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn about their new film, Pieces of a Woman, about a home birth gone terribly wrong and the destruction that follows.

Arts

Remembering Michael Apted, Creator Of The 'Up' Documentary Series

1:39pm January 15, 2021

by Terry Gross

The documentarian, who died Jan. 7, spent decades following the lives of a group of British citizens, updating their stories with a new episode every seven years. Originally broadcast in 2013.

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'News Of The World' Filmmaker Wanted To Explore The 'Healing Power Of Storytelling'

1:36pm January 14, 2021

by Terry Gross

Paul Greengrass' new film, a Western set five years after the end of the Civil War, stars Tom Hanks as a former Confederate captain who travels from town to town, reading aloud from newspapers.

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To Make 'The Godfather' His Way, Francis Ford Coppola Waged A Studio Battle

1:33pm January 01, 2021

by Terry Gross

Coppola was 29 years old when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." But Coppola fought back.

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New Documentary Follows San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Performances In U.S. South

10:12am December 27, 2020

Sarah McCammon speaks with director David Rodrigues and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus artistic director Tim Seelig, subject of the new documentary "Gay Chorus Deep South."

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Film Maker Discusses New Documentary On Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

9:57am December 26, 2020

Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with director Bryan Fogel about his new film, "The Dissident", which chronicles the life and death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Director Emerald Fennell, Actor Carey Mulligan On 'Promising Young Woman'

4:29pm December 25, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to actor Carey Mulligan and writer-director Emerald Fennell about their new film "Promising Young Woman." Equal parts revenge thriller, rom-com and simmering female rage.

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Angela Bassett Draws On Her Love Of Drama And Music In Pixar's 'Soul'

1:30pm December 22, 2020

by Sam Sanders

Bassett plays world-renowned jazz saxophonist Dorothea Williams in Disney/Pixar's latest animated film. She talks about that role, as well as the challenges she's faced as a Black woman in Hollywood.

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National

Tommy Oliver On His Documentary About 1978 MOVE Standoff In Philadelphia

3:44pm December 21, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with filmmaker Tommy Oliver about 40 Years a Prisoner — his documentary about the fallout of a 1978 standoff between Philadelphia police and the back-to-the-land group MOVE.

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Forest Whitaker plays Jeronicus Jangle, the eccentric toy maker in David E. Talbert's new holiday musical on Netflix, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.

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'Jingle Jangle' Director David E. Talbert Calls Film 'A Love Letter To My Childhood'

12:15am December 20, 2020

Talbert wanted to write a holiday movie that would not only inspire him but also his son, the way Willy Wonka or Mary Poppins sparked his imagination as a child.

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