Movies

Director Martin Scorsese Gets A New York Museum Exhibit

8:57am December 11, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

The first major U.S. exhibition about the director opens in New York at the Museum of the Moving Image, with costumes, props and storyboards from Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York and other films.

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Actor Kirk Douglas Turns 100

8:40am December 10, 2016

by Scott Simon

The actor — who played a boxer, a hard-bitten detective, a cynical reporter, Doc Holliday, Vincent Van Gogh and a French colonel — turned 100. NPR's Scott Simon looks back on Kirk Douglas' career.

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star in Damien Chazelle's new film La La Land, a musical meditation on growing up and reconciling your showbiz dreams with reality.

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Showbiz Dreams Collide With Reality In 'La La Land'

6:33pm December 09, 2016

by NPR Staff

Damien Chazelle's latest film is a modern take on classic 1930s musicals. It's the story of a musician and a frustrated actress, learning to reconcile their dreams with the reality of Hollywood life.

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Louis Hofmann (left) and Roland Møller (right) in Land of Mine.

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'Land Of Mine': Explosively Understated

5:00pm December 09, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Denmark's Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film is Land of Mine, a movie about German boys disarming landmines left behind after World War II.

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Fantastically Stylized 'La La Land' Is A Musical Tour-De-Force

1:39pm December 09, 2016

by David Edelstein

A jazz keyboardist and an aspiring actress fall in love in Damien Chazelle's new romantic musical. Critic David Edelstein says La La Land features thrilling chemistry and magical music numbers.

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This Time Of Year, There's Plenty To See At The Movies

9:15am December 09, 2016

by Kenneth Turan

Hollywood studios tend to release their prestige films at the end of the years, and several movies are especially notable, according to film critic Kenneth Turan.

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Locals in Seneca Falls, N.Y., say this bridge in their small town was the model for the bridge in the fictional Bedford Falls in Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life, where George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) thinks about ending his life.

New York Village Says It's The Model For 'It's A Wonderful Life' Town

9:15am December 09, 2016

by Brian Mann

Residents of Seneca Falls, N.Y., are celebrating 70 years of Frank Capra's classic Christmas film. The town claims architectural and geographic similarities, and a scouting trip by the director.

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God's Daughter Writes A 'Brand New Testament,' But It Makes For Slight Reading

5:00pm December 08, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael's modern fable boasts a promising whimsical premise, but comes off disappointingly glib in execution.

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) in La La Land.

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An Old-School Hollywood Musical That's In Love With Hollywood: 'La La Land'

5:00pm December 08, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Director Damien Chazelle follows up Whiplash, his 2014 study in musical masochism, with a romantic musical full of catchy ditties and vibrant colors.

Neil (Michael Johnston) and Julie (Hannah Marks) in Slash, a film by writer and director Clay Liford.

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A Young Writer Finds A Fan Fiction Community — And Himself — In 'Slash'

5:00pm December 08, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Writer-director Clay Liford's low-key, lo-fi coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age comedy follows the romantic fumblings of awkward teen Neil (Michael Johnston), both online and off.