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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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'TCM Reframed' Looks At Beloved Old Movies Through Modern Eyes

4:43pm May 06, 2021

Turner Classic Movies' Reframed series aims to provide context and conversation around canonical films that have been revealed as problematic by contemporary standards.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association To Vote On Reforms Under Pressure From Publicists

4:37pm May 05, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Stacy Perman about reforms the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will vote on Thursday under pressure from top Hollywood publicists.

Aditya Modak plays an aspiring Hindustani classical musician in The Disciple.

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'The Disciple' Is Triumphant, Even As It Tells A Story Of Failure

1:24pm May 05, 2021

by Justin Chang

A young man from Mumbai aspires to be a great classical singer — but he's an erratic performer at best. The Disciple is a richly layered story of artistic struggle.

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5th Graders Are Obsessed With Jeff Goldblum After Seeing 'Jurassic Park'

5:53am May 04, 2021

After the kids were hooked, Missouri teacher Samantha Brown started assigning Goldblum-themed writing, math and art projects. The kids' parents even sent a letter to the actor and he replied.

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The Shout at Cancer choir, pictured above in 2018, is featured in Bill Brummel's new documentary, Can You Hear My Voice?

In The 'Shout At Cancer Choir,' No Voice Boxes Needed To Sing Out

3:45pm May 03, 2021

by Stephanie O'Neill

All the singers in this U.K. choir have undergone laryngectomies — voice box removal — to treat cancer. Singing builds lung strength, and performing together builds confidence, choir members say.

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Ben Sharrock and Amir El-Masry Bring A Refugee Story To Life In 'Limbo'

8:02am May 02, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks director Ben Sharrock and lead actor Amir El-Masry about their new film, Limbo.

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Olympia Dukakis rose to prominence for her roles in the Oscar-winning film Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias.

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'Moonstruck' Star Olympia Dukakis Dead At 89

10:39pm May 01, 2021

by Jeannette Muhammad

The actress rose to prominence for her roles in Steel Magnolias and the Oscar-winning film Moonstruck.

Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globe awards they received for performances in the hit movie Moonstruck in 1988. Later that awards season, they both won Oscars.

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Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-Winning 'Moonstruck' Star, Dies At 89

6:16pm May 01, 2021

by The Associated Press

Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar playing Cher's mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. She was 89.

Still from the short film Phosphôros, one of the finalists in the WHO Health For All Film Festival

WHO Film Festival: Starring Matchsticks As Burnt Out Health Workers

10:32am May 01, 2021

by Emily Vaughn

"Phosphôros," made in El Salvador, is on the shortlist for a World Health Organization short film competition. Winners will be named May 13. Until then, the public can tune in — and weigh in.