Movies

"Polly want a movie!": Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) and parrot (voiced by Emma Thompson) are lost at sea in Dolittle.

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'Dolittle' Does A Lot, All Of It Terribly

5:00pm January 16, 2020

by Scott Tobias

Robert Downey Jr.'s first post-Marvel-Universe foray "is a not a film. Dolittle is a crime scene in need of forensic analysis. Something happened here. Something terrible. Something inexplicable."

'Weathering With You' Is The Latest Anime From Makoto Shinkai

4:40pm January 16, 2020

by Bob Mondello

There's a new anime movie from the creator of Your Name — this one about a girl who may be able to control the weather.

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Harvey Weinstein's Lawyers Want Jury Selection Done In Private

6:03am January 16, 2020

by Rose Friedman

The jury selection process in movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape and sex abuse trial is underway. Hundreds of potential jurors were pre-screened just to get to this point in the publicized case.

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Robert De Niro (from left) stars with Al Pacino and Ray Romano as a mob hit man in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.

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'Can A Person Change?': Martin Scorsese On Gangsters, Death And Redemption

2:56pm January 15, 2020

by Terry Gross

Scorsese's latest film, The Irishman, is up for 10 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director. Scorsese talks about his previous mob movies — and explains how this one is different.

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'1917' Is A Mind-Boggling Technological Achievement — But Not A Great Film

1:21pm January 15, 2020

by Justin Chang

Sam Mendes filmed his suspenseful beat-the-clock thriller in what appears to be one continuous take. It's an impressive feat — but it makes the WWI movie feel like an overly polished one-shot wonder.

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Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel, 75, in her Jerusalem office. The documentary Advocate, about her work representing Palestinian suspects accused of attacks on Israelis, has sparked controversy in Israel.

The 'Losing Lawyer' In Israel Who Defends Palestinians Charged With Violence

9:42am January 15, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Lea Tsemel, 75, has lost case after case for decades and has received death threats as a Jew representing Arabs. Her notoriety in Israel has grown since last year's release of a documentary about her.

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Breaking Down The Oscar Nominations

4:22pm January 13, 2020

The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday. NPR's Audie Cornish welcomes entertainment journalist Joelle Monique and NPR's Bob Mondello to break them down.

Cho Yeo-jeong stars in Parasite, which earned six Oscar nominations, including best picture.

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The Oscar Nominations: In With The Old, And 'Congratulations To Those Men'

11:24am January 13, 2020

by Linda Holmes

From South Korean director Bong Joon-ho to Netflix's Martin Scorsese, from men who drive fast to men who are sad clowns, plenty of men cleaned up at this morning's Oscar nominations. Some women, too.

Hollywood Wakes Up Early To Hear Oscar Nominations

6:47am January 13, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

Nominations for this year's Academy Awards will be announced in Beverly Hills Monday morning. There could be as many as 10 films nominated for this year's Best Picture Oscar.

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Oscar-Shortlisted Israeli Documentary 'Advocate' Faces Backlash

5:14pm January 12, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

A documentary about an Israeli lawyer who defends Palestinians has caused controversy in Israel — and the story takes a surprising turn just before the credits roll.