Movies

Göteborg Film Festival Will Go On With Strict Social Distancing

5:51am February 02, 2021

The biggest film festival in Scandinavia usually draws tens of thousands of people. This year it will take place on a remote island with one audience member. Twelve thousand people entered to win.

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"Young people often have this desire to try to make their life interesting," says actor, author and director Ethan Hawke. "Life is so interesting all by itself. You do not have to try to goose life." He's pictured above in Paris on Nov. 25, 2019.

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Arts

Actor And Author Ethan Hawke: Writing 'Forces You To Think Through Things'

8:00am January 31, 2021

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Hawke's latest novel is called A Bright Ray of Darkness. It's about a famous young actor in a crumbling marriage who immerses himself in a Broadway production of Shakespeare's Henry IV.

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Remembering Actor Cicely Tyson

6:03pm January 30, 2021

Host Michel Martin remembers legendary actress Cicely Tyson, who died Thursday at the age of 96.

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Love, Loss In 'Supernova' Hits Home For Stanley Tucci

5:14pm January 30, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Stanley Tucci about his new movie, Supernova.

Justin Timberlake (left) and Ryder Allen star as Eddie and Sam in the new movie Palmer on Apple TV+.

Arts

Justin Timberlake Hopes 'Palmer' Will 'Open Eyes, And Open Ears, And Open Hearts'

8:12am January 30, 2021

by Scott Simon

Justin Timberlake plays Eddie, a former football star who comes back to his hometown after more than a decade in prison. He befriends Sam, a young neighbor who challenges his ideas about masculinity.

Denzel Washington and Rami Malek are an unlikely pair on the hunt for a serial killer in The Little Things.

Arts

'The Little Things' Is A Star-Studded, Old-School Serial Killer Thriller

6:06pm January 29, 2021

by Justin Chang

Set in the 1990s, this slickly made drama starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto may look like a retread, but it feels more like a weirdly enveloping trip down memory lane.

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Documentary Follows Attorneys Who Represent People Accused Of Terrorism In U.S.

4:25pm January 29, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Habiba Nosheen about her new documentary, The Devil's Advocate. The film follows three attorneys who represent people accused of or suspected of terrorism against the U.S.

Star-Studded Cast Brings John Lee Hancock's Serial Killer Film To Life

4:25pm January 29, 2021

by Bob Mondello

Denzel Washington and Rami Malek are on the trail of a serial killer in The Little Things. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock, the film draws from a script Hancock wrote nearly 30 years ago.

He is "the white tiger" — a poor villager, Balram, portrayed by actor Adarsh Gourav, who is determined to use his intelligence to escape a life of poverty.

Health & Safety

What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie

12:57pm January 29, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

The movie, based on an award-winning novel, traces the unlikely journey of a poor villager in search of wealth. Does it ring true to those who know what it's like to be poor in India?

Cicely Tyson attends the TIME 100 Gala in 2012. The famed actress died at the age of 96. Tyson inspired generations of African American actors who grew up watching her perform on stage and on screen.

Arts

Cicely Tyson, Who Brought Grace And Gravitas To The Screen, Has Died At 96

9:07am January 29, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

In a career that spanned more than six decades, she commanded attention on the screen and the stage and was known for roles that reflected her experience as an African American woman.

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