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Zigazow!: Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two.

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'Dune: Part Two' nails the dismount in the conclusion(?) of the sweeping sci-fi saga

11:59am February 21, 2024

by Glen Weldon

Denis Villeneuve's sequel to his stirring adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel introduces conflicts and characterizations the book never bothered with, but should have.

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'American Fiction' star Jeffrey Wright searches for 'strange humanness' in roles

1:29pm February 20, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

Wright is nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a novelist who's frustrated with the publishing industry's expectations of Black authors. His first starring role was in the 1996 film Basquiat.

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'Oscar Wars' spotlights bias, blind spots and backstage battles in the Academy

2:01pm February 19, 2024

by Terry Gross

From relentless campaigning to snubs and speeches, the Academy Awards have often reflected a cultural conflict zone. Michael Schulman discusses the controversies. Originally broadcast Feb. 22, 2023.

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Civil War imagines a second civil war has broken out in the United States. Kirsten Dunst stars as a journalist in the film, which comes out April 12.

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Here are 6 movies to see this spring

6:00am February 19, 2024

by Bob Mondello

Usually around this time, Hollywood is talking about how to keep its box office momentum going. This year, January was so lackluster that studios had to jump-start moviegoing from scratch.

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'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at British Academy Film Awards

1:35am February 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.

A scene from the Oscar-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger, about the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl and how she and her father pursued justice even though many of the people in their village did not support their efforts — and even believed she should marry one of the rapists.

Oscar-nommed doc: A 13-year-old and her dad demand justice after she is raped

8:39am February 18, 2024

by Kamala Thiagarajan

In "To Kill a Tiger," director Nisha Pahuja follows the case of a girl who is gang-raped in her Indian village. The villagers say she should marry one of the rapists.

Jennifer Lopez performs during the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2020.

J.Lo can't stop telling us about herself. Why can't I stop watching?

7:00am February 18, 2024

by Brittany Luse

Jennifer Lopez's latest film is a direct-to-streaming musical extravaganza called This Is Me...Now. It's a self-financed love story inspired by her own that is at once camp, and classically J.Lo.

Director of film 'Navalny' remembers his friend

4:27pm February 16, 2024

Daniel Roher, director of the Oscar-winning documentary Navalny, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his time with Alexei Navalny, who was determined to return to Russia despite the risk.

Tótem chronicles one afternoon for Sol (Naíma Sentíes) a young girl about to undergo a massive loss. It was written and directed by Lila Avilés.

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A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in 'Tótem'

4:27pm February 16, 2024

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Director Lila Avilés' film is a celebration of family and spirituality in contemporary Mexican society. And it's a beacon of how women filmmakers are becoming the new face of Mexican cinema.

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Sterling K. Brown recommends taking it 'moment to moment,' on screen and in life

1:30pm February 16, 2024

by Terry Gross

Brown won Emmys for his roles in The People v. O.J. Simpson and This is Us. Now he's nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for American Fiction. Originally broadcast Jan. 4, 2024.

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