Movies

Lord Louis Mountbatten (Hugh Bonneville), Mahatma Gandhi (Neeraj Kabi) and Lady Edwina Mountbatten (Gillian Anderson) smile politely in The Viceroy's House.

Arts

'Viceroy's House': A Warm-Hearted Look At The Sunset Of The British Empire

5:00pm August 31, 2017

by Ella Taylor

Directed and co-written by Gurinder Chadha (who also directed and co-wrote Bend it Like Beckham) this crowd-pleasing, gently revisionist period drama examines the last days of British colonial rule.

Hollywood Suffers Worst Summer Box Office In A Decade

4:31pm August 30, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

The Hollywood box office is off by a lot this year. Bad sequels, big bombs and fewer films contributed to the weak bottom line.

Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Remembering Horror Film Director Tobe Hooper

2:38pm August 30, 2017

Hooper, who died Saturday, wrote and directed the 1974 cult classic film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which helped inspire a wave of slasher films that followed. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Writer/Director Paul Schrader

2:38pm August 30, 2017

Schrader wrote the screenplays for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Last Temptation of Christ, and wrote and directed Blue Collar. He spoke in 1988 about his religious upbringing and his work in film.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Prolific Filmmaker Sidney Lumet

3:08pm August 28, 2017

The Dog Day Afternoon director spoke to Terry Gross in 1988 about his career, which spanned more than five decades and included credits for acting, directing, screenwriting and producing.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Filmmaker And Theater Legend Elia Kazan

2:22pm August 28, 2017

Kazan, whose film credits include Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront, spoke in 1988 about directing Marlon Brando and his 1952 testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': The Kirk Douglas Interview

2:22pm August 28, 2017

One of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1950s and '60s, Douglas went on to run his own production company. His film credits include Spartacus and Lust for Life. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Tobe Hooper arrives at the premiere of New Line's Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Beginning at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 2006 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Arts

Tobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74

2:45pm August 27, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Hooper's disturbing horror film, which was made on a shoestring budget, had a lasting influence on the genre.

Researchers at the University of Rochester unveiled a system that uses laser projection to generate 3-D holograms.

Science

Why Don't We Have Princess Leia Holograms Yet?

9:01am August 26, 2017

by Glenn McDonald

Researchers continue to chase down the sci-fi holy grail of genuine free-standing holograms — and they're getting pretty close. One obstacle: Current computing systems just aren't up to it.

A Closeted Teen Struggles To Maintain His Double Life In 'Beach Rats'

6:40pm August 25, 2017

by Bob Mondello

NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews Beach Rats, which follows a teenager in Brooklyn who is having a lousy summer. The film won the best directing prize at Sundance earlier this year.

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