Actor Yaphet Kotto Has Died At Age 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto has died at age 81. Kotto played a number of movie and TV roles including a Bond villain in Live And Let Die and a police lieutenant in Homicide: Live On The Streets.
Movies
'Quo Vadis, Aida?' Reckons With The Devastating Legacy Of The Bosnian War
A tense new film, set in the town Srebrenica, conveys the terror of the events of July 1995, where more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslims were murdered by the Bosnian Serb Army.
Many Firsts Are Among The Oscar Nominations This Year
The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced Monday. There were many firsts, including two women up for best director and the first Muslim actor nominated in a leading category.
'Mank' Leads Oscar Nominations In A Year When It's Easy To Judge For Yourself
The Oscar nominations embraced David Fincher's Mank, a movie about movies, which is no surprise. But if you want to pick your own favorites, this is the year to do it.
Pandemic Won't Stop Oscars, Nominations Announced Monday
The Academy Awards will take place April 25 with a lot of changes in the qualifying rules due to the pandemic. This year's nominees may include films that were never screened in theaters.
13 Things I Did (And Did Not) Love About 'Coming 2 America': An African Perspective
Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!
Writer And Director Eddie Huang Challenges The Model Minority Myth In 'Boogie'
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Eddie Huang about his new movie, Boogie, about a Taiwanese-American high schooler who has big dreams of playing professional basketball.
From SNL To SpongeBob, Laraine Newman Chronicles 'Interesting Times'
Newman was a founding member of the improv group The Groundlings and an original Saturday Night Live cast member. She's voiced dozens of animated characters and has just published a new audio memoir.
'Raya And The Last Dragon' Criticized For Lack Of Southeast Asian Actors
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Hoai-Tran Bui of Slashfilm about Disney billing Raya and the Last Dragon as a Southeast Asian movie, but critics say it uses a lot of East Asian actors.
Margaret Qualley Gets A Taste Of The Literary World In 'My Salinger Year'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Margaret Qualley about her new role in the movie, My Salinger Year, based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.