Movies

In Documentary, Filmmaker Explores Mexican Indigenous Group's Running Culture

3:52pm December 15, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mexican American filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz about his documentary The Infinite Race — the story of an Indigenous Mexican community and the Copper Canyon ultramarathon.

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Riz Ahmed plays plays a drummer who goes deaf in Sound of Metal.

Arts

MC And Actor Riz Ahmed Embraces A New Kind Of Role In 'Sound Of Metal'

12:51pm December 15, 2020

by Terry Gross

Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal. To prepare for the role, he immersed himself in deaf culture — an experience that changed the way he thought about communication.

Christopher Nolan On Why Time Is A Recurring Theme In His Movies

3:48pm December 14, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to movie director Christopher Nolan about his latest movie, Tenet, and why time is a major theme in most of his movies.

Adventurer and filmmaker Aloha Wanderwell working on her 1929 film "With Car and Camera Around the World," which joined the National Film Registry this year.

Arts

'Grease,' 'Shrek' And A Record Number Of Women Directors Join National Film Registry

7:26am December 14, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 movies to the National Film Registry to be preserved for posterity. This year's list includes a record number of female directors and directors of color.

Arts

Take A Romantic Trip To The Irish Countryside In Emily Blunt's 'Wild Mountain Thyme'

8:01am December 13, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Emily Blunt about her new movie, set in Ireland, Wild Mountain Thyme.

British musician FKA twigs, arriving at the Grammy Awards in Jan. 2020.

FKA twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf, Accusing Him Of Domestic Abuse

7:00pm December 11, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The musician FKA twigs has filed suit against her ex-boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf, alleging that he had physically and mentally abused her. She says another ex-girlfriend has made similar claims.

Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot, will open in theaters and stream on HBO Max when it's released on Christmas Day.

Arts

Christopher Nolan Calls Warner Bros.' Shift To Streaming New Movies 'A Great Danger'

6:33pm December 11, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

In an interview with NPR, the blockbuster director said the studio's decision to stream movies on HBO Max on the day of their release will hurt the people who work in the movie industry.

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After a 17-year separation, Walter (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) greets his wife Esther (Zainab Jah) and daughter Sylvia (Ekwa Msangi) at JFK airport in the opening scene of Farewell Amor.

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An Immigrant Family Is Reunited After 17 Years In The Sweetly Moving 'Farewell Amor'

1:44pm December 11, 2020

by Justin Chang

The film opens in an airport where a man greets the wife and daughter he hasn't seen in years. Farewell Amor is a deeply empathetic story about the struggles and anxieties of one immigrant family.

Abigail Disney presentation on the TED MainStage, as part of TED2020: Uncharted.

Economy

Abigail Disney: How Can Corporations Treat Their Lowest-Paid Employees Better?

9:17am December 11, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

At large corporations like Disney, many employees can barely get by. Filmmaker and Disney descendant Abigail Disney says that's unacceptable. She calls on Disney and others to put people over profit.

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Robyn (voiced by Honor Kneafsey) heads into the woods in the animated film Wolfwalkers.

Arts

'Wolfwalkers' Is A Rich, Densely Packed Visual Feast

5:00am December 11, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The story is simple, the themes surprisingly complex, and the hand-drawn animation is stunning in this stylish tale of a young girl yearning for freedom.