Movies

Bridget Everett says her live act is about "the power of owning your own body."

Arts

'Cabaret Hurricane' Bridget Everett Moves To The Big Screen In 'Patti Cake$'

3:30pm August 17, 2017

by Terry Gross

The comic and cabaret performer says she's had audience members walk out of her raunchy live act. In her new film, she plays a washed-up local rock star whose daughter is an aspiring rap artist.

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John Cho's film credits include Harold in the raunchy Harold and Kumar comedies and Sulu in Star Trek Beyond.

Arts

In 'Columbus,' John Cho Reckons With His Own First-Generation Culture Clash

2:20pm August 17, 2017

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Cho, who moved to the U.S. from South Korea as a child, says the cultural distance his Columbus character feels towards his immigrant father was "an unwelcome reflection of my own life."

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Look At Literary Adaptations

6:51pm August 16, 2017

TV and movie producers are looking to the shelves for inspiration: a number of popular shows and films this year started as books.

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Author Max Brooks has done extensive research on preparing for widespread catastrophe. He's now a fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point.

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Novelist Max Brooks On Doomsday, Dyslexia And Growing Up With Hollywood Parents

2:29pm August 15, 2017

by Terry Gross

Brooks' stable childhood with parents Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft stands in contrast to the wild stories he tells in novels like World War Z and Minecraft: The Island.

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'Hail To The Chin': B-List Actor Bruce Campbell Returns With A Memoir Of Middle Age

11:30am August 15, 2017

by Glen Weldon

Campbell's second collection of rants and ruminations is just as enjoyably smarmy as his first, though the actor's ruthlessly sardonic outlook has mellowed.

The Glass Castle shows the different stages of Jeannette Walls' life, from early childhood to adulthood. (Pictured: Eden Grace Redfield, Woody Harrelson, Charlie Shotwell, Sadie Sink and Naomi Watts)

Arts

Woody Harrelson On 'Glass Castle' Dad Whose Rages And Redemptions Loomed Large

8:43am August 13, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The film tells the story of writer Jeannette Walls' tortured upbringing. Harrelson plays Walls' father, Rex, an alcoholic who is determined to defy convention.

Big Bird, Bowie And Muppets: Museum Of Moving Image Honors Jim Henson

4:47pm August 11, 2017

by Rick Karr

The New York museum opened a permanent exhibition on the work of the late Jim Henson, including a Big Bird puppet, David Bowie's costume from Labyrinth and Muppets, all gifts of Henson's estate.

In Good Time, Robert Pattinson plays a small-time crook who must maneuver his way out of hair-raising situations.

Arts

Stylishly Gritty, This Chase Thriller Really Is A 'Good Time'

3:22pm August 11, 2017

by Justin Chang

Robert Pattinson plays an amateur crook who maneuvers from one hair-raising situation to another. It's a relentless chase thriller, a funny problem-solving exercise and an exhilarating mood piece.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Recommending The Best Of Stephen King

6:00am August 11, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

We didn't like the new Dark Tower movie, so we opted instead to discuss King's vast and rewarding career. And, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

Brie Larson as Jeannette Walls, a young woman who carved out a successful life on her own terms.

Arts

'The Glass Castle' Nearly Shatters Under The Weight Of Its Metaphors

6:42pm August 10, 2017

by Scott Tobias

The film, based on Jeannette Walls' memoir of her nomadic, impoverished childhood, clings to the book's lyrical imagery in ways too overdetermined to work on the big screen.