Movies

Warren Beatty stars as Howard Hughes in Rules Don't Apply — which he says is not a biopic of the legendary moviemaker and recluse.

Warren Beatty's Homage To Howard Hughes Opens In Theaters On Wednesday

2:04pm November 22, 2016

by Renee Montagne

"Don't expect a biopic," Beatty says of his new project, Rules Don't Apply. Instead, it's an interlocking set of stories about two young lovers and a movie mogul trying to keep his empire together.

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World News

Young Barbers In Brazil Are Cutting Away From Traditional Barbershops

5:09pm November 20, 2016

by Catherine Osborn

A prize-winning documentary in Brazil is highlighting a new trend in barbershops, where fresh hairstyles are mixing with changing ideas about gender and race.

'Daughters Of The Dust' Re-Released Following Attention From Beyoncé

5:09pm November 20, 2016

In 1991, Julie Dash became the first African-American female director to achieve nationwide theatrical distribution of her film, Daughters of the Dust. She discusses its re-release 25 years later.

Arts

Dev Patel On The 'Driving Force' Of Playing The Part Of A Living Person

9:29am November 20, 2016

In the movie, Lion, Dev Patel plays Saroo Brierley, a young man who got separated from his family in India as a child. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Patel about the role.

Arts

'Fantastic Beasts' And 'The Red Turtle' Bring Magic To The Screen

6:17pm November 18, 2016

by Bob Mondello

NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews a critter double-feature: J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beats and Where To Find Them and the Studio Ghibli's The Red Turtle.

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Arts

Bleak, Mournful 'Manchester By The Sea' Packs An Emotional Punch

1:43pm November 18, 2016

by David Edelstein

Casey Affleck is a man returning to his hometown to bury his brother and reconnect with his teen nephew in Manchester by the Sea. Critic David Eldestein calls the film draining, but also worth seeing.

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Louise Banks (Amy Adams) and Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) in Arrival.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Arrival' And Pop Culture Mood-Boosters

10:54am November 18, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we talk about one of our favorite movies in a while and we offer some music and other stuff that can give you a boost when you need one.

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Miles Teller plays boxer Vinny Pazienza, who returned to the ring after a spinal injury.

Arts

'Bleed For This' Captures The Grime And Grit Of A Boxer's Astonishing Comeback

5:00pm November 17, 2016

by Chris Klimek

Miles Teller is light-middleweight boxer Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Paz in this intimate biopic that leans more into kitchen-sink realism than glossy uplift.

Jake Gyllenhaal in writer/director Tom Ford's romantic thriller Nocturnal Animals.

Arts

Tom Ford Delivers Pristine But Portentous Pulp In 'Nocturnal Animals'

5:00pm November 17, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

This bifurcated film cross-cuts between the sterile existence of a coolly patrician L.A. gallery owner and the action of her ex-husband's raw-boned novel.

Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges in the drama Manchester by the Sea, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.

Arts

In Lonergan's 'Manchester By The Sea,' Submerged Emotions Bubble To The Surface

5:00pm November 17, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

Casey Affleck delivers a haunted, searing performance as a guilt-ridden man unexpectedly forced to look after his teenage nephew.