Movies

'Luce' And Waves' Boost Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s Career

5:03am November 19, 2019

by Marc Rivers

Kelvin Harrison Jr. has two breakout roles this year in Luce, and the new film Waves which will rolls out in theaters this weekend. The New Orleans native has very quickly become an indie darling.

In the late 2000s, Robert Pattinson began playing vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels. "It was so sudden, it didn't feel real to me at all," he says of the fame.

Arts

Robert Pattinson Does Not Want To Play An English Prince, Thank You Very Much

2:21pm November 18, 2019

by Terry Gross

Even since he was a kid, Pattinson has been drawn to antihero characters. In his new film, he and costar Willem Dafoe play lighthouse keepers who get stranded by a bad storm in 1890s New England.

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"The Report" European Premiere - 63rd BFI London Film Festival

Politics & Government

Releasing "The Report"

1:24pm November 18, 2019

Scott Z. Burns' new film dramatizes the process of releasing a report on "enhanced interrogation techniques" during the Bush administration.

Actor Sterling K. Brown Plays A Strict, Demanding Father In His New Movie 'Waves'

4:24pm November 15, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sterling K. Brown about starring as a father trying to hold his family together in the new film, Waves.

Sterling K. Brown plays the patriarch of a family in crisis in Waves.

Arts

A Florida Family Saga, Told In 'Waves' Of Healing And Heartache

12:13pm November 15, 2019

by Justin Chang

Life doesn't go according to plan for the family at the center of this wrenching drama. But while Waves doesn't peddle easy redemption, it does offer what feels like a state of grace.

Scott Z. Burns On 'The Report'

5:34am November 15, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to director Scott Z. Burns about his new film The Report. It's about a Senate staffer's efforts to investigate and expose the CIA's use of torture.

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In The Report, Adam Driver plays staffer following the CIA's paper trail of post-9/11 detention and interrogation tactics.

Arts

'The Report': A 7,000-Page Government Study, Brought To Vivid, Horrifying Life

5:00pm November 14, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

Both didactic and engrossing, director Scott Z. Burns' film about the investigation into post-9/11 CIA interrogation techniques stars Adam Driver as an idealistic Senate staffer.

Breakin' up is hard to do in Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.

Arts

A Couple Faces The Painful End Of The Line In 'Marriage Story'

5:00pm November 14, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Noah Baumbach draws on excellent performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in a drama about a wrenching divorce.

Matt Damon stars as an American car designer in Ford v Ferrari.

Arts

'Ford v Ferrari' Will Get Your Heart Racing

5:00pm November 14, 2019

by Ella Taylor

Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in the story of Ford's attempt to create a car that will best Ferrari at Le Mans in this "rollicking" "wildly entertaining" film.

In Bill Condon's The Good Liar, Roy (Ian McKellan) targets widow (Helen Mirren) and her extensive fortune.

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'The Good Liar,' The Con Is A Pro — As Expected

5:00pm November 14, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

In Bill Condon's film set among London's septuagenarian set, Ian McKellan attempts to con Helen Mirren out of her fortune, but we're always one step ahead of the story.