Movies

Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) gets a look into Giant Country thanks to a Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance).

Arts

Spielberg's 'The BFG' Parallels Another Friendly Outcast

6:34pm June 30, 2016

by Bob Mondello

The BFG is the new Steven Spielberg movie based off the Roald Dahl book. It's about a girl and a friendly giant triumphing over bullies and adversity. And it's got something familiar about it, too.

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Arts

Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Invites New Members

6:34pm June 30, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to UCLA professor Darnell Hunt about the new class of members on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

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Matt Ross Of 'Silicon Valley' Goes Off The Grid With 'Captain Fantastic'

1:28pm June 30, 2016

Ross' new film, which he wrote and directed, is about a father living with his six children in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. "The movie is about choices we make, especially as parents," he says.

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O.J. Simpson sits with his attorneys Johnnie Cochran Jr. (right) and Robert Blasier (left) during a court hearing in the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

National

On The Code Switch Podcast: 'I'm Not Black, I'm O.J.!'

4:08pm June 29, 2016

by Gene Demby

The new ESPN documentary O.J.: Made In America examines how O.J. Simpson distanced himself from black life in America — and how that same blackness was turned into a major asset during his trial.

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Arts

A 'Wiener-Dog' Sows The Seeds Of Tragedy In New Film

1:26pm June 27, 2016

by David Edelstein

Todd Solondz's new film consists of four episodes linked by a female dachshund, who has four different owners and four different names. Critic David Edelstein calls Wiener-Dog tragic and inspiring.

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Telling The Story Of A Confederate Deserter In 'Free State Of Jones'

5:20pm June 25, 2016

During the Civil War, a Confederate deserter led a band of poor farmers and escaped slaves to defy the Confederacy in Mississippi. Writer and director Gary Ross talks about Free State of Jones.

Arts

'Swiss Army Man' Leaps From Realism To Fantasy

6:32pm June 24, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Swiss Army Man is an absurdist movie comedy in which a shipwrecked Paul Dano befriends a surprisingly talkative corpse, played by Daniel Radcliffe.

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Arts

'Swiss Army Man' Directors Explain The Symbolism Behind A Farting Corpse

4:34pm June 24, 2016

The directors of Swiss Army Man — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — talk to NPR's Kelly McEvers about what inspired them to make a movie about a flatulent corpse, and the deeper meaning behind it.

Taika Waititi's other films include Boy (2010) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014).

Arts

Director Taika Waititi's 'Wilderpeople' Is Good For A Laugh — And Then A Cry

10:55am June 24, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

The Kiwi actor/filmmaker uses humor to address painful situations in his films. His latest, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, follows a city kid trekking through the wilderness with his reluctant foster dad.

Jenny (Diane Keaton) and Charlie (Eugene Levy) in Finding Dory.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Finding Dory' And Great Voice Acting

10:10am June 24, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week's show finds us swimming around in Pixar's latest, and then we talk about the finer points of the voice acting we love the most. Plus: what's making us happy this week.

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