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Amy Adams Is The Best Thing In An Otherwise Mechanical 'Woman In The Window'

2:13pm May 14, 2021

by Justin Chang

A woman with agoraphobia becomes embroiled in her neighbor's drama in a new thriller based on Dan Mallory's novel. Adams is very good — but the movie doesn't prove entirely worthy of her.

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Jon M. Chu: Why Does Representation On Screen Matter?

8:55am May 14, 2021

With his film Crazy Rich Asians, director Jon M. Chu made his mark on Hollywood — opening doors for Asian American representation on screen. He reflects on how his heritage informs his cinematic work.

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Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad,' Balances Beautiful Images With Brutality

6:06am May 14, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks to Barry Jenkins, director of the new Amazon series — The Underground Railroad — based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead.

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Amy Adams stars as Anna Fox in the Netflix film The Woman In The Window.

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'The Woman In The Window' Locks Amy Adams Inside

5:00am May 14, 2021

by Linda Holmes

The long-delayed film based on the buzzy novel finds an agoraphobic woman doubting her grasp of reality after she sees something disturbing happen to a neighbor.

Screenshot from Marvel's trailer for it's slate of movies on the horizon.

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As Many Entertainment Venues Start To Reopen, Nobody Does A Comeback Like The Movies

6:12pm May 13, 2021

by Bob Mondello

As the number of vaccinated Americans rises and the number of cases of COVID declines, Hollywood has started the back-to-cinemas drumroll — with mask-wearing superheroes leading the way.

NBC Rebukes Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Won't Air 2022 Golden Globes

7:24am May 11, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

NBC says it will not broadcast the 2022 Golden Globe awards show — following an explosive investigative report from the LA Times alleging unethical actions from the group that bestows the awards.

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Jim Henson, the puppeteer behind Ernie, and Frank Oz, the longtime voice of Bert, on the set of Sesame Street.

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The Story of 'Sesame Street': From Radical Experiment To Beloved TV Mainstay

8:00am May 08, 2021

A new documentary Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street recounts how the classic program reinvented children's television and continues to interpret the world with authenticity.

New Documentary Explores The Controversial Early Days Of 'Sesame Street'

4:45pm May 07, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Marilyn Agrelo, director of the new documentary Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street, and actor Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on Sesame Street.

'Here Today' And 'The Water Man' Are Here Just In Time For Mother's Day

4:21pm May 07, 2021

by Bob Mondello

Two films loaded with family sentiment are just in time for Mother's Day. Billy Crystal's Here Today co-stars Tiffany Haddish. Daniel Oyelowo's directing debut The Water Man co-stars Rosario Dawson.

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Stories About Mothers, Featuring Trevor Noah, Martin Scorsese And More

1:25pm May 07, 2021

by Terry Gross

Fresh Air celebrates Mother's Day with stories of mom from past interviews with Noah, Scorsese and filmmaker Albert Brooks. Plus, Lorna Luft remembers her mother, Judy Garland.

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