What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.
Movies
Penélope Cruz says just reading the script for 'Parallel Mothers' left her in tears
Cruz has been nominated for an Oscar for her role as a 40-something woman who becomes pregnant unintentionally and meets a teen who is unhappy about having a baby. Originally broadcast Dec. 22, 2021.
Javier Bardem likes playing characters who are full of contradictions
Bardem didn't set out to become an actor; instead he wanted to be a painter. He's now up for for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos. Originally broadcast in 2011.
Family ties are tested in 2 engrossing international films
The Belgian drama Playground unfolds at a school where 7-year-old Nora watches her brother being bullied. The Chadian film Lingui, the Sacred Bonds centers on a mother whose teen daughter is pregnant.
'2001' and 'Blade Runner' visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has died at 79
Trumbull, who brought otherworldly landscapes to life pioneered physical, not digital, effects that catapulted audiences into hyperspace and became Hollywood's go-to guy for sci-fi imagery.
Family of cinematographer killed on movie set sues Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' producers
The family of Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the film in October, is suing the actor and the movie's producers for wrongful death, attorneys say.
Hollywood special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull dies at 79
Hollywood special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has died. He brought to life the impossible landscapes in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner.
Sure, 'Encanto' has fun songs and a sweet story. But Germaine Franco made it groove
She's the first woman to score a Disney animated feature, and a history-making Oscar nominee. But most importantly, Franco is a drummer, who brings a jam-band attitude to a by-the-book industry.
Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall will host this year's Oscars
This is the first time three women will emcee the annual movie awards telecast. It will be on ABC on March 27.
Remembering film director and producer Ivan Reitman
Film director and producer Ivan Reitman, who tickled moviegoers' funny bones with such '70s and '80s smash comedies as Ghostbusters, Meatballs, Stripes and Kindergarten Cop, has died.