Movies

Michael Fassbender plays an assassin on the run in The Killer.

Arts

What happens when a hit man misses his mark? 'The Killer' is about to find out

1:20pm November 10, 2023

by Justin Chang

The mundane becomes mesmerizing in David Fincher's dark comedy, which tracks every detail of a hit man's routine: the scheduled naps, the fast-food runs, the yoga stretches he does to stay limber.

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Rotten Tomatoes releases the 100 worst movies of all time

7:02am November 10, 2023

The films all scored 6% or less on the Tomatometer. Topping the list — all with a 0% rating: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, One Missed Call and Left Behind.

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Fran Drescher tells NPR the breakthrough moment that ended the Hollywood strikes

5:45pm November 09, 2023

The longest strike in history by actors against film and TV studios has finally ended. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher says there is a "new dawn."

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What the tentative SAG-AFTRA deal means for the entertainment industry

4:55pm November 09, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Word spread Wednesday that the strike by Hollywood actors would end after 118 days. Here's what the tentative deal means for the entertainment industry.

Arts

Nicolas Cage becomes Frumpy Krueger in 'Dream Scenario'

8:10am November 09, 2023

by Phil Harrell

In the new film Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage plays a man who unwittingly starts showing up in other people's dreams. NPR speaks with writer and director Kristoffer Borgli.

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Outside Fox studios in Los Angeles, production assistant Allie Palm and SAG-AFTRA actress Desiree Woolfolk say they can't wait to get back to work.

Arts

Actors and studios make a deal to end Hollywood strikes

7:34am November 09, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

SAG-AFTRA workers have been on strike since July, when they joined screenwriters on their strike. Now, if the performers approve their new deal, Hollywood may soon come to life again.

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C-3PO is going up for auction: Not the full droid — just the head

6:53am November 09, 2023

The head comes from the personal collection of the man behind the robot — actor Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in the Star Wars movies. It's expected to sell for up to $1.2 million.

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Tentative deal ends actors' 118-day historic strike against Hollywood studios

5:07am November 09, 2023

SAG-AFTRA and the heads of major studios have come to a tentative deal, to end one of the strikes that shut down Hollywood for months.

Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World Resort on March 03, 2022 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Four takeaways from Disney's earnings call

9:57pm November 08, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The Walt Disney Company announced its fourth quarter and yearly earnings on Wednesday. Revenues for the quarter and year grew 5% and 7%, respectively.

Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi are Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's new film.

Sofia Coppola imagines Priscilla's teen years, living at Graceland with Elvis

6:32am November 07, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

"I felt like my role was just to explain her experience," Coppola says of her new film, Priscilla. The filmmaker also has a new book, Archive, which collects documents from her eight movies.

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