Rami Malek On Being Freddie Mercury
In the new film Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek plays Freddie Mercury, Queen's frontman who shattered convention. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Malek about his role.
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Actor Michael Caine, 85, On His Long Career: 'The Alternative Was A Factory'
From the title heartthrob in Alfie to the fatherly butler of a Batman franchise, the actor has been filling movie screens for a half-century. His new memoir is Blowing The Bloody Doors Off.
Jonah Hill: Acting Was An 'Amazing Derailment' On The Path To Directing
Hill always wanted to be a writer and director, but an unexpected compliment in an acting class shifted him toward performing instead. Now he's written and directed his first movie, Mid90s.
Paul Dano On 'Wildlife,' And The Different Anxieties Of Acting And Directing
The Love & Mercy star steps behind the camera for Wildlife, an adaptation of Richard Ford's novel about a boy whose parents are separating. The film was informed by Dano's parents' relationship.
Riz Ahmed On Rapping, Acting And Being His (Sometimes Shirtless) 'Most Complex Self'
He's the first South Asian man to win an acting Emmy. He's now starring in Venom. He's also known as Riz MC. And he's "not just being shackled to a two-dimensional idea" of his hyphenate identity.
'Pleasant' Doesn't Interest Melissa McCarthy: 'Who Wants To Watch That?'
McCarthy likes to take on "three-dimensional, flawed" characters. Otherwise, she says, "there's nothing to sink your teeth into." She stars as a caustic literary forger in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
'The Hate U Give' Star Says The Novel Was Like 'Reading My Own Diary'
Like protagonist Starr Carter, Amandla Stenberg grew up in a black neighborhood, but attended an overwhelmingly white school. She stars in the adaptation of the novel about a fatal police shooting.
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This 'Halloween,' Jamie Lee Curtis Reckons With 40 Years Of Trauma
Michael Myers is back and, so is Laurie Strode. Jamie Lee Curtis was 19 when she starred in the original Halloween. This sequel ignores the others to focus on what has happened to Laurie since 1978.
Melissa McCarthy Plays A Literary Forger In 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?'
David Greene talks to Melissa McCarthy, who stars as celebrity biographer Lee Israel. When Israel fell out of step with her publisher and couldn't keep a job, she turned to forging celebrity letters.
It Wasn't Cool To Care In The 'Mid90s' — But Jonah Hill Does
In Hill's directorial debut, a 13-year-old boy from a troubled home finds his tribe through skateboarding. "It really was an ethic and aesthetic for me that I carry with me to this day," Hill says.