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Why It Took So Long For Accusations Against Harvey Weinstein To Come Out

7:51am October 12, 2017

Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter has spent years trying to expose Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct toward women. She talks with David Greene about why it has taken so long to become public.

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Noah Baumbach Explores Love, Resentment And Anger In 'The Meyerowitz Stories'

2:20pm October 11, 2017

by Terry Gross

Baumbach's new film mixes comedy with deep emotional pain. It revolves around three adult siblings whose father is a self-absorbed sculptor. Baumbach's previous films include The Squid and the Whale.

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75 Years Later, A Look At The 'Life, Legend, and Afterlife' Of 'Casablanca'

2:20pm October 11, 2017

Film historian Noah Isenberg revisits the making of the classic Hollywood film in his new book, We'll Always Have Casablanca. "Seventy-five years after its premiere, its still very timely," he says.

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More Women Allege Misconduct By Harvey Weinstein, Including Sexual Assault

10:52pm October 10, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The New Yorker spoke with 13 women who said they were sexually harassed or assaulted by the film executive, who was fired on Sunday. Three women said Weinstein had raped them.

National

Harvey Weinstein Out At The Weinstein Company

9:28pm October 08, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The Hollywood mogul has been fired by the board of the film studio he co-founded, following recent reports of allegations that he sexual harassed females for decades.

Faces Places co-directors JR and Agnes Varda (along with composer Matthieu Chedid, right) at this year's Cannes film festival.

Arts

Agnes Varda And JR: The Cinematic Odd Couple Behind 'Faces Places'

5:40pm October 08, 2017

by Howie Movshovitz

Agnes Varda practically invented the French New Wave, and at 89 she's still working, co-directing a new film with artist JR about their travels through the French countryside in his photography van.

Actress Bria Vinaite plays 20-something single mom Halley in The Florida Project. Her daughter, Moonee, is played by Brooklynn Prince.

Arts

In 'Florida Project,' A First-Time Actress Plays A Single Mom Doing Her Best

5:11pm October 08, 2017

by Michel Martin

Bria Vinaite landed the role after director Sean Baker discovered her on Instagram. "It was my first time reading a script," she says, "and it made me cry the first time I read it."

Prior to her stint as Harvey Weinstein's legal counselor on "gender and power dynamics," Lisa Bloom had built her career fighting legal battles on behalf of victims of violence and discrimination.

National

Lawyer Lisa Bloom Resigns as Harvey Weinstein Adviser

6:51pm October 07, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

Bloom, known for representing women who've accused powerful men of sexual harassment, has been under fire since a New York Times story chronicled years of Weinstein's alleged predatory behavior.

Six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince, center) and her buddies Scooty (Christopher Rivera, left) and Jancey (Valeria Cotto) run wild around her motel home in The Florida Project.

Arts

'Florida Project' Turns A Decrepit Corner Of Orlando Into A Cinematic Playground

3:45pm October 06, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Sean Baker's new film follows an adorably unstoppable 6-year-old and her barely more mature single mom living in the shadow of Disney World.

Arts

'The Florida Project' Presents A Thrillingly Alive Portrait Of Childhood

2:33pm October 06, 2017

by Justin Chang

Director Sean Baker's new film centers on a six-year-old girl living in a dumpy motel complex outside of Orlando. Critic Justin Chang says The Florida Project "packs an emotional wallop."

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