Movie Interviews

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'Vision Portraits' Filmmaker Wanted To Chronicle Other Artists Who Are Blind

1:19pm August 05, 2019

by Terry Gross

Filmmaker Rodney Evans is still making movies, despite having lost much of his vision. His new documentary is about how he and three other blind or visually impaired artists continue to do their work.

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Cate Blanchett stars as a mom on the run in the new movie adaptation of Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

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'Bernadette' Is A Cautionary Tale About Putting Creativity Aside After Kids

8:38am August 04, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Where'd You Go, Bernadette stars Cate Blanchett as a brilliant architect who hasn't designed anything in 20 years. The film, directed by Richard Linklater, was adapted from Maria Semple's 2012 novel.

Woodstock - Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive is a 38-disc collection of every recording made at the landmark festival

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Woodstock At 50: The Unheard Recordings

5:00am July 30, 2019

by Bob Boilen

In this defining interview, Andy Zax, producer of a massive new Woodstock box set, shares previously unheard recordings from the festival and the remarkable stories behind them.

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Documentary: 'The Great Hack'

5:23pm July 28, 2019

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer about their Netflix documentary The Great Hack.

Carol (Angela Bassett) shows up unannounced in New York City for a surprise visit with her adult son, Matt (Sinqua Walls) in the new Netflix film Otherhood.

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When The Kids Grow Up, Motherhood Becomes A State Of 'Otherhood'

10:17am July 28, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The new Netflix film stars Angela Bassett, Patricia Arquette and Felicity Huffman as three best friend moms who decide to show up unannounced in New York City to pay their adult sons a surprise visit.

Journalist and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab filmed the documentary For Sama in her hometown of Aleppo, Syria. "You could be killed at any moment," Kateab says. You are always "expecting something worse." For Sama will be in theaters July 26 and distributed by

A New Mother Stays In Syria: 'For Sama' Is The Movie She Made For Her Baby

10:25pm July 24, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Waad al-Kateab's documentary is a series of intimate portraits of daily life, marriage and motherhood in Aleppo. Her documentary For Sama is written as a letter to her newborn daughter.

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Filmmaker Lulu Wang Based 'The Farewell' On Her Family's Real-Life Lie

1:25pm July 24, 2019

by Terry Gross

When Wang's grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, the family flew to China to see her, but decided not to tell her the prognosis. "I turned out to be a surprisingly good liar," Wang says.

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"Sometimes I just want to hide in my island home back in Hawaii and keep things simple," says surfer Bethany Hamilton. But she believes her story can be an example of "inspiration and hope" for young people.

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For Bethany Hamilton, Surfing Is 'An Escape From All The Chaos On Land'

9:09am July 14, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Hamilton was 13 years old when she lost her arm to a shark while surfing in Hawaii. She went on to surf some of the biggest waves in the world. Hamilton tells her story in the documentary Unstoppable.

In The Farewell, Billi (Awkwafina, left) returns to China to spend time with her grandmother — who doesn't know she is dying thanks to an elaborate ruse.

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In 'The Farewell,' The Bad News Bearers Keep A Secret

5:26pm July 13, 2019

by Michel Martin

Everyone in Lulu Wang's family knew her grandmother was dying — except her grandmother. Her new film about that episode stars Awkwafina in a surprisingly funny feature about terminal cancer.

The Art of Self-Defense is both scathing cultural commentary and dark comedy. The script is "the funniest thing I've ever read," says star Jesse Eisenberg.

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Jesse Eisenberg's 'Art Of Self-Defense' Is No Motivational Sports Montage

6:14am July 12, 2019

Eisenberg stars as a stunted young man who seeks out martial arts lessons in Riley Stearns' dark comedy about toxic masculinity. And you won't find him running the steps of Philadelphia's art museum.

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