Movie Interviews

'First Cow': 2 Men Try To Start A Business Using Stolen Milk

5:04am March 06, 2020

In the new film First Cow, two men living in the 1820s Oregon frontier scheme to make a fortune: steal milk from a landowner's prized cow. NPR's David Greene talks to stars Orion Lee and John Magaro.

A clerk pick an item for a customer order at the Amazon Prime warehouse in New York. Amazon Empire director James Jacoby describes the pace of work within the company's warehouses as "incredibly grueling."

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Filmmaker Tracks Bezos' 'Rise And Reign' And How Amazon Became 'Inescapable'

11:30am February 14, 2020

by Terry Gross

Director James Jacoby catalogs the reach of the tech giant in his new PBS Frontline documentary, Amazon Empire. "So much power is pooled into the hands of one company and one man," he says.

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Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in the new dark comedy Downhill.

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In 'Downhill,' Julia Louis-Dreyfus And Will Ferrell Are 'Not Here To Play It Safe'

5:03am February 14, 2020

by David Greene

In the film Donwhill starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a married couple barely escapes an avalanche during a family ski vacation and are forced to reevaluate their lives.

Set during the first World War, 1917 was made to look like it was filmed in a single shot. "It operates more like a ticking-clock thriller," says director Sam Mendes.

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The Rise Of The Single-Shot Movie In A Hyper-Edited World

5:06pm February 09, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

The very earliest movies were all long takes, but the immersive minimalism of one-shot films carry extra appeal in an era of congested platforms and CGI overload.

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'Insurrection Of The Elite': Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker On Rise Of Brazil's Far-Right

8:01am February 09, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Petra Costa about the backlash she's faced from Brazil's right-wing government for her Oscar-nominated documentary "The Edge Of Democracy."

Image of a black woman wearing a white face mask.

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When Bias Is Coded Into Our Technology

6:03am February 08, 2020

by Jennifer 8. Lee

Facial recognition systems from large tech companies often misidentify black women as male — including the likes of Michelle Obama and Serena Williams. A new documentary, "Coded Bias" unpacks why.

In 'Birds Of Prey,' Director Cathy Yan Gives Harley Quinn Her Own Feature

5:12pm February 07, 2020

With Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, Cathy Yan is the first Asian American to direct a superhero movie. She tells NPR's Ailsa Chang about her second feature film.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Hollywood Star Kirk Douglas

1:41pm February 07, 2020

by Terry Gross

One of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1950s and '60s, the Spartacus and Lust for Life actor went on to run his own production company. Douglas died Feb. 5. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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'The System's Broken' And 'Joker' Director Aimed To Explore That On Screen

1:35pm February 07, 2020

by Terry Gross

Todd Phillips has been nominated for an Oscar for his film, a Batman villain origin story (of sorts) that explores mental health and the lack of social services. Originally broadcast Jan. 6, 2020.

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'A Thousand Cuts' Documentary Tracks Disinformation In Duterte's Philippines

4:05pm February 03, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz about President Rodrigo Duterte and the spread of disinformation on social media in the Philippines.

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