Director Taika Waititi On 'Jojo Rabbit'
The new film by director Taika Waititi is a scathing satire of Nazi Germany. NPR's Noel King spoke to him about the film Jojo Rabbit.
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'Jojo Rabbit,' Your Reich Is Calling
Taika Waititi writes, directs — and stars, as a 10-year-old boy's imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler — in this very silly film about a very serious subject.
Hell Is Other Popeyes: Gorgeous 'The Lighthouse' Sails Into Maritime Madness
An old salt (Willem Dafoe) and his young assistant (Robert Pattinson) descend into a surreal maelstrom of myth and madness as they maintain a lonely lighthouse.
Vietnam Bans Animated 'Abominable' Over Controversial Map Of South China Sea
Vietnam and other countries bordering the South China Sea are angry about a map shown in the new movie Abominable. The movie is a co-production of DreamWorks and a Chinese animation studio.
Suburban Satire 'Greener Grass' Offers Surreal, Pastel-Hued Truths
The smiles are all forced and the outfits color-coded in this tale of female one-up-manship. "It's gloriously nonsensical," says our critic, "and yet it reverberates with eerie truth."
A Powerful Tale Of Abuse Survivors Finding Their Voice 'By The Grace Of God'
A director known for lurid psychodrama tackles a French priest-abuse scandal with sensitivity, restraint — and a robust sense of urgency.
'Zombieland: Double Tap' Taps Into Nostalgia For Its Predecessor
The in-jokes and callbacks come at you faster than the zombies do in this agreeable return to the world of the 2009 horror-comedy.
Filmmaker Taika Waititi On Satirizing Nazis In 'Jojo Rabbit'
Jojo Rabbit centers on a 10-year-old boy who joins the Hitler Youth. Writer and director Waititi, who is from New Zealand, is half-Jewish and half-Maori. He plays the boy's imaginary friend, Hitler.
How Julie Andrews Made Herself At 'Home' In Hollywood
In a new memoir, the actress writes about the films and creative collaborations — like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music — that marked the height of her fame.
Documentary Reveals The Depth And Complexity Of Opera Star Maria Callas
Maria by Callas weaves together performance clips, home movies, interviews and poignant diary excepts to present an intimate portrait of the singer in her own words.