Movie Interviews

Oscar-Winner Damien Chazelle Talks About His New Film 'First Man'

6:42am October 15, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to director Damien Chazelle about his film First Man, which retells Neil Armstrong's dramatic story leading up to the Apollo 11 flight that landed him on the moon.

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Ryan Gosling plays astronaut Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle's new film, First Man.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'First Man' Director Damien Chazelle; Leonard Cohen's 'Flame'

11:02am October 13, 2018

Chazelle's new film chronicles the personal losses leading up to Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon. Leonard Cohen's son, Adam, discusses a new collection of his late father's final works.

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Cult Icon John Waters On Breaking Taboos And Embracing Villains

2:08pm October 12, 2018

The filmmaker behind Hairspray and Pink Flamingos made his name setting new lows in bad taste. The Baltimore Museum of Art now has a retrospective of his work. Originally broadcast 2004 and 2010.

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Chazelle's 'First Man' Chronicles Personal Losses Behind Armstrong's 'Giant Leap'

9:35am October 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Director Damien Chazelle says his new film, which examines the years leading up to Neil Armstrong's monumental first step on the moon, is a story of "dreams — and the cost of pursuing those dreams."

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'The Hate U Give' Author And Director Discuss Representing The Black Community

4:37pm October 08, 2018

The Hate U Give tells the story of a young girl who witnesses the police shooting of her friend, an unarmed black teenager. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director George Tillman Jr. and Angie Thomas, who wrote the book on which the movie is based.

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From Injury To Recovery, A Ballet Dancer Fought To Retire On Her Own Terms

2:11pm October 05, 2018

by Terry Gross

Restless Creature, now available on Netflix, chronicles Wendy Whelan's recovery from hip surgery and her final performance with the New York City Ballet. Originally broadcast July 10, 2017.

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Robert Redford: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

1:30pm September 28, 2018

by Terry Gross

Redford has announced that he's retiring from acting, and that his role in the new film The Old Man and the Gun, will be his last. In 2013, he said it was "sort of weird" being known for his looks.

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John C. Reilly On 'The Sisters Brothers'

5:14am September 26, 2018

Actor John C. Reilly talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his new film The Sisters Brothers. He plays one of an infamous duo of assassins who journey through the gold rush land of California.

At the outset, the money from Fonda's workout videos went to the Campaign for Economic Democracy, an organization she co-founded with her second husband, Tom Hayden. Above, she exercises in her Beverly Hills studio in September 1979.

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Still Reinventing At 80, Jane Fonda Says, 'I Feel Better Than I Ever Have'

8:21am September 25, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

The actress, activist and fitness icon is the subject of the documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. Married three times, she says, "It took me into my 60s and 70s to begin to say: I deserve respect."

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Henri Langlois created The Cinémathèque Française — an archive dedicated to preserving and exhibiting movies from many countries and eras.

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'Savior Of Film,' Henri Langlois, Began Extensive Cinema Archive In His Bathtub

5:28am September 20, 2018

by The Kitchen Sisters

One of the most important figures in the history of filmmaking never made a film. Langlois created the Cinémathèque Française, where he preserved and exhibited movies from many countries and eras.

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