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Actor Michael Stuhlbarg On His Approach To Playing Real-Life Characters

4:38pm February 20, 2018

Michael Stuhlbarg is having a breakout year in Hollywood. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to the actor about his year, which includes being in three of this year's Best Picture nominated films.

Arts

'Black Panther' Success Proves That Movies With Black Actors Can Do Well Internationally

4:27pm February 20, 2018

by Andrew Limbong

Black Panther broke records and crushed expectations at the box office it. Not just here in the States, but in foreign markets too. That performance, as well as the one by Get Out, can finally put to rest the notion that movies with black actors don't do well internationally.

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A scene from Black Panther. The titular hero, played by Chadwick Boseman, is on the right.

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Ghanaian Fans Have One Nit To Pick But Otherwise Adore 'Black Panther'

12:50pm February 20, 2018

by Tim McDonnell

Action movies are as popular here as anywhere else. But this one has a special resonance.

Arts

Director Greta Gerwig On The Parallels Between Her Life And 'Lady Bird'

12:04am February 20, 2018

by Audie Cornish

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Greta Gerwig, the Oscar-nominated director of the film Lady Bird about teenage friendship and complex, sometimes messy, female characters.

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Doug Jones plays an amphibious fish man who strikes up a romance with a mute woman (played by Sally Hawkins) in The Shape of Water.

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'Shape Of Water' Actor Explains Makeup, Body Language And Bathroom Breaks

2:01pm February 19, 2018

by Sam Briger

Doug Jones has made a career out of playing strange, otherworldly creatures. "I find the heart and soul of a character before I find his elbows and his hands," he says.

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'Black Panther' Breaks Weekend Box Office Records

7:22am February 19, 2018

The movie Black Panther proved itself to be a huge box office hit this weekend, surpassing analysts' already high expectations. Over three days, the film grossed an estimated $192 million.

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Costumed viewers pose before watching Black Panther in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday.

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'Black Panther' Breaks Records And Barriers In Debut Weekend

7:21pm February 18, 2018

by Amy Held

Steeped in cultural significance, the film opened to $192 domestically, the biggest February debut ever, said Disney. It's also already the highest-grossing film by a black director.

'Tell Them We Are Rising' Tackles Impact Of Historically Black Colleges

6:11pm February 18, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Stanley Nelson, who showcases the history of black colleges and universities in a new documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities.

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L-R: Florence Kasumba as Ayo and Danai Gurira as Okoye in Black Panther.

Arts

Danai Gurira On Her 'Black Panther' Role: 'She Protects What We Would Have Been'

5:21pm February 17, 2018

by Michel Martin

The actress plays warrior Okoye in the new film. "The thing that really connected me ... was her love and her loyalty to this thing called Wakanda, this nation that was never colonized," she says.

Master guitar maker Arnulfo Rubio Orozco holds up his latest project. It's taken him a month to craft this guitar with pearl accents and wood from southern Mexico.

A Town In Mexico Sees Guitar Sales Soar Thanks To The Movie 'Coco'

12:06am February 17, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The town of Paracho is celebrating after its onetime resident helped design the guitar featured in the hit Disney-Pixar movie, and now it can't keep up with orders for the instrument.

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