Movies

What's Worth Watching In Movie Theaters This Summer?

5:02pm July 03, 2016

New installments in the X-Men, Ghostbusters, Star Trek and Captain America franchises are hitting the big screen this summer. NPR film critic Bob Mondello talks about what to see.

The director Michael Cimino in Italy during the '70s.

Michael Cimino, Director Of 'The Deer Hunter,' Dies At 77

1:54pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Cimino received broad critical acclaim for the 1978 Vietnam War epic The Deer Hunter, which won five Oscars. He followed it up with Heaven's Gate, one of the most famous flops in film history.

These ants are some of the stars of the award-winning film Ant by Rustam Orifi.

Health & Safety

'Ant' Is A Movie About Ants — Or Is It?

7:00am July 03, 2016

by Joe Schottenfeld

The director, a young man from Tajikistan, says he wanted to show a day in the life of an ant. But there may be more to it than that.

'Brexit' Hits The Big Screen: U.K. Film Industry Rattled By Referendum

5:07pm July 02, 2016

Many film and television productions in the U.K. rely on tax breaks and funding from the EU. They say they're nervous for what the "Brexit" results could mean for their business.

De Havilland's career spanned more than five decades. Thanks to a lawsuit she filed against Warner Bros., she even has a landmark judicial ruling named after her — the de Havilland law limits the terms studios can impose up on actors.

Arts

100 Years Of Olivia De Havilland Handling Sexism, Her Sister, And Scarlett O'Hara

7:54pm July 01, 2016

by Bob Mondello

An appreciation of Olivia de Havilland — Gone With the Wind's last surviving cast member — on her 100th birthday.

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Arts

For Filmmaker Brian De Palma, It All Started With Alfred Hitchcock

4:29pm July 01, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel uses a new documentary about film director Brian De Palma to talk to him about his career highs and lows, techniques, and how deeply he has been influenced by Alfred Hitchcock.

Arts

'BFG' Is A 'Delumptious' Pairing Of A Happy Child And A Radiant Old Soul

1:40pm July 01, 2016

by David Edelstein

Steven Spielberg's latest movie is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1982 children's book about a big friendly giant. Critic David Edelstein says the BFG is "pure joy" — especially in its second half.

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"Tarzan serve Blue Steel! Want tell you about Tarzan's paleo regimen!": Alexander Skarsgard in The Legend of Tarzan.

Books

Me, Tarzan: Get To Know Your Friendly Neighborhood Ape Man

11:51am July 01, 2016

by Glen Weldon

To help you prepare for this weekend's new Tarzan film, we offer this primer on the many lives of the world's very first Vine celebrity.

An alien attack in Independence Day: Resurgence.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: On Sequels And Skipping 'Independence Day'

11:09am July 01, 2016

by Linda Holmes

We thought we were going to see Independence Day: Resurgence. In this episode, we dive into why most of us didn't and we take a raucous quiz on sequel titles.

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Movie Review: 'The BFG' And 'Legend of Tarzan'

8:06am July 01, 2016

David Greene talks to Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang about some movie options heading into the holiday weekend. The BFG stands for big friendly giant.

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