Movies

Bruce Springsteen Springsteen on Broadway, which will have its final date on Dec. 15, 2018. The show has been documented in a new film, to be released just after that final performance.

As 'Springsteen On Broadway' Closes, Its Excellent Film Welcomes A New Audience

2:01pm December 13, 2018

by Lauren Onkey

Springsteen has performed his one-man show over 230 times since its debut last year. But, just as the Boss bids adieu to Broadway, a new film documenting the show is set to premiere on Netflix.

The movie Roma revolves around Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), the live-in housekeeper and nanny for Señor Antonio (Fernando Grediaga) and Señora Sofia (Marina de Tavira) and their children (including Pepe, played by Marco Graf).

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In 'Roma,' A Director Re-Creates The City — And The Caretaker — Of His Youth

10:28am December 13, 2018

by Mandalit del Barco

Alfonso Cuarón, now an Oscar-winning filmmaker, has a new movie set in his childhood neighborhood in Mexico City. But it's really about the live-in nanny and housekeeper who helped raise him.

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A man displays a rare cut from the film The Shining. The movie was recently added to the National Film Registry, as announced Wednesday.

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'Jurassic Park,' 'The Shining,' And 23 Other Movies Added To National Film Registry

6:14pm December 12, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

Not a "best" list, the Library of Congress' registry is intended to keep a record of American culture as represented through film; this year's selections admit more diverse styles and stories.

Black Panther, Roma, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Widows, A Star is Born and Eighth Grade all made NPR's favorite-movie list.

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NPR's Favorite Movies Of 2018

5:00am December 10, 2018

From the record-breaking hit Black Panther to the melodrama A Star Is Born, our film critics pick their 15 favorite movies of the year.

In Anna and the Apocalypse, Ella Hunt plays the titular teenager Anna, who fends off a zombie invasion in song.

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'Anna And The Apocalypse': The Scottish Zombie Christmas High School Musical

7:55am December 08, 2018

by Scott Simon

Ella Hunt, who stars as the titular Anna, explains the undead metaphor, her own teenage years, and the impact of co-creator Ryan McHenry — who died before he could see this movie completed.

Movie Review: 'Mary Queen Of Scots'

6:35pm December 07, 2018

by Bob Mondello

In the lush historical tragedy, Mary Queen of Scots, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie play the title character, and her cousin and nemesis Queen Elizabeth.

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Engraving from 1885 featuring Mary Queen of Scots who was the Queen of Scotland. She lived from 1542 until 1587.

'Mary Queen Of Scots' Is A Case Study On How Political, Human Narratives Get Crafted

3:50pm December 07, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

Stefan Zweig's famous book is as much about its own context as an execution 300 years ago; its archness signals a time capsule, except that the rhetoric around women in power has changed so little.

Michael Flynn Returns To Court For Pre-Sentencing Hearing

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

2:52pm December 07, 2018

Flynn-sanity. Also, other news.

Roma, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, is being shown in cinemas across the U.S. — but for just a few weeks — before heading for Netflix streaming.

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With An Eye On Oscars, Netflix Sent 'Roma' To Theaters First

1:28pm December 07, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Alfonso Cuarón's acclaimed movie has been part of an ongoing battle over who gets to premiere movies: streaming services like Netflix, or theaters?

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Stylistically Dazzling 'Vox Lux' Draws Link Between Pop Stardom And Terrorism

1:27pm December 07, 2018

by John Powers

Natalie Portman plays a young Christian woman who is propelled to pop stardom following a mass shooting. Critic John Powers says Vox Lux is inventive — and exasperating.

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