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Remembering Robert Evans, Producer Of 'The Godfather' And 'Chinatown'

2:18pm November 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

Evans, who died Oct. 26, had a long and storied career as a studio head and producer at Paramount. In 1994, he talked about his career in film, which started when he was discovered poolside in 1956.

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Edward Norton Shares His Vision For The Music Of 'Motherless Brooklyn'

12:00pm November 01, 2019

Songs from Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and a pulpy score from Daniel Pemberton all help set a noir scene for the film's 1950s New York setting.

Cynthia Erivo stars as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.

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The 'Superhero Journey' Of Harriet Tubman, Now On Film

10:58am November 01, 2019

by Noel King

Harriet, a biographical film directed and co-written by Kasi Lemmons, is out in theaters. "I don't want to rob her of either her womanhood or her superheroism," Lemmons says.

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Rick Baker sculpts a puppet head for the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London. Now retired, Baker's work has been collected in the two-volume collection Metamorphosis.

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Rick Baker, The Monster Maker Of Hollywood

5:08pm October 31, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

An American Werewolf in London, Maleficent, the ghouls in "Thriller": the costume designer has made some of film's great creatures. His four-decade career is collected in a new book, Metamorphosis.

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Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor in Terminator: Dark Fate.

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In 'Terminator: Dark Fate,' A Faltering Franchise Gets A Hard Reset

5:00pm October 31, 2019

by Chris Klimek

Linda Hamilton is back — and funny! — as Sarah Connor in a lean, propulsive and women-centered sequel that seeks to wave away the recent sequels in the Terminator franchise.

Motherless Brooklyn, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (left) and Edward Norton (right), follows a detective who get caught up investigating corruption in New York City.

Arts

'Motherless Brooklyn' Is A Noir Miss

5:00pm October 31, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Edward Norton's passion project — an over-lit, neo-noir adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's 1999 novel — struggles to convey the novel's interiority.

Cynthia Erivo (left) stars as Harriet Tubman along with Aria Brooks (right).

Arts

In Earnest, Contrived Biopic 'Harriet,' Tubman Is An Action Hero

5:00pm October 31, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

Cynthia Erivo is quite good, and the story of Harriet Tubman is a tale worth telling, but as presented here it's earnest, conventional and "fundamentally inert."

Kerry Washington reprises her role of Kendra from the 2018 Broadway play in Netflix's American Son.

Arts

Netflix's 'American Son' Adaptation Exposes The Play's Flaws

5:00pm October 31, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

The cast and director of the 2018 Broadway play reunite, but the performances prove more nuanced than the characters, revealing a script that takes "shortcuts to catharsis."

Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro play friends — and mobsters — in The Irishman.

Arts

De Niro, Pesci And Pacino Are At The Top Of Their Game In 'The Irishman'

2:50pm October 31, 2019

by Justin Chang

Martin Scorsese's new film about the man who claimed to have killed Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is a haunting story of loyalty, loss and power — with plenty of whackings.

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'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Composer Says It's A Halloween Movie

5:12am October 31, 2019

People debate whether The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween or Christmas movie. Music composer Danny Elfman told USA Today it's a Halloween movie to him.