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Remembering filmmaker Roger Corman, king of B-movies

1:49pm May 17, 2024

Corman, who died May 9, made hundreds of films, including the cult classics House of Usher and A Bucket of Blood. We listen back to a 1990 interview, plus critic John Powers offers an appreciation.

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Bea (Cailey Fleming) and Blue (voiced by Steve Carell) in IF.

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'IF' only! These imaginary friends are sweet, but could have been so much more

5:13pm May 16, 2024

by Bob Mondello

Imagine that imaginary friends were real. Now imagine that IF director John Krasinski and star Ryan Reynolds convinced A-list pals to voice them.

Music & Culture

New concert documentary has behind-the-scenes look at Spingsteen's latest tour

8:26am May 16, 2024

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band is coming to Disney+ and Hulu in October. It feature interviews with the musicians as they figure out their performance setlists and other issues.

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In 'Back to Black,' Marisa Abela prepared for hours to sing like Amy Winehouse

5:12am May 16, 2024

Amy Winehouse was blessed with enormous talent but tormented by alcoholism — dying at age 27. NPR's A Martinez talks to Marisa Abela, who plays the singer in a new biopic.

Ryô Nishikawa plays Hana in Evil Does Not Exist.

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'Evil Does Not Exist' — or does it? — in this mysterious Japanese eco-drama

1:53pm May 14, 2024

by Justin Chang

The residents of a bucolic woodland community face off against a developer with big plans for the land in a film that will leave you rapt — and profoundly unnerved.

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This film festival spotlights efforts to preserve and discover lost movies

6:31pm May 13, 2024

The Restored and Rediscovered film festival begins Monday at the Jacob Burns Film Festival in New York City. It's meant to put a spotlight on movies that have been since lost.

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Jeannie Epper accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taurus World Stunt Awards in 2007.

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Pioneering stuntwoman Jeannie Epper, of 'Wonder Woman' and 'Charlie's Angels' dies

5:48pm May 12, 2024

by Mandalit del Barco

"We were united in the way that women had to be in order to thrive in a man's world, through mutual respect, intellect and collaboration," Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter posted in a tribute.

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"I think the task of the filmmaker is to break through and hit that horror that still remains in the unconscious mind," Corman said. "And there's a certain amount of catharsis there. He's pictured above in 2009.

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Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

10:50am May 12, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.

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What 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' thinks of Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie 'Unfrosted'

6:09pm May 10, 2024

The Netflix movie Unfrosted tells a made-up version of Pop-Tarts' origin story. It hasn't been received favorably, including by NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts.

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Kristen Lovell, co-director of 'The Stroll,' knows sex work is real work

6:09pm May 10, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Lovell, co-director of the HBO documentary The Stroll. It's the story of the trans women who worked the streets of the Meatpacking District in New York City.

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