Movies

Los Angeles Film Festival Highlights Diversity In Film Industry

5:19pm June 04, 2016

The Los Angeles Film Festival opened this week, showcasing the work of its most diverse roster of filmmakers yet. Film critic Carla Renata offers her take on the festival lineup.

The artist Robert Cenedella, who is now 76 now, in his studio in the early in his career.

Arts

'Art Bastard': A Rebel With A Canvas

4:05pm June 03, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Robert Cenedella established himself in the 1960s as the anti-Warhol. A new documentary goes through his years fighting against the New York art establishment by being, well, what the title says.

Alexi Pappas plays a young runner named Plumb Marigold in her film Tracktown. Pappas will compete for Greece at this summer's Olympics.

Track Star Alexi Pappas Chases Olympic Dreams In Her New Feature Film

11:12am June 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Pappas co-wrote, co-directed and stars in Tracktown, which follows a young runner trying to make it to the Olympics. Pappas will be competing for Greece at this summer's games.

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Arts

'The Wailing' Draws From All Over But Struggles To Find Its Way

5:00pm June 02, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

The Wailing is a bloody thriller that recalls both elements of Korean cinema and older Hollywood examinations of exorcisms and the undead, but it doesn't quite reach a satisfying destination.

Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone play the hip-hop trio The Style Boyz in the film Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

The 'Best Fake Rappers Out There' Satirize Breakout Success In 'Popstar'

4:43pm June 01, 2016

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer describe themselves as "frappers" — fake rappers. Working together as The Lonely Island, they created a comic film about pop-music documentaries.

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Director Roman Polanski speaks to his lawyers after a February 2015 hearing concerning a U.S. request for his extradition in Krakow, Poland.

Poland Renews Push To Extradite Filmmaker Roman Polanski To U.S.

6:34pm May 31, 2016

by Chris Arnold

A Polish court last year denied a U.S. request to extradite Polanski, who pleaded guilty in 1977 to statutory rape but fled. Now Poland's justice minister says he'll appeal to the Supreme Court.

Arts

In 'Unlocking The Cage,' A Man Fights To Achieve Legal Rights For Animals

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Joel Rose

Unlocking the Cage is the latest from filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. Pennebaker made his name with the Bob Dylan documentary, Don't Look Back, and Monterey Pop. For some 40 years, he and Hegedus, his wife, have collaborated on award-winning films such as The War Room, about Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.

Arts

From Sequels To Reboots, Familiar Faces Return To The Multiplex This Summer

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Bob Mondello

NPR's Bob Mondello has a selective preview of summer movies from superhero blockbusters to music documentaries and everything in between.

National

'The Witness' Tells A Different Story About The Kitty Genovese Murder

8:16am May 28, 2016

As the story went at the time, 38 people witnessed the attack on Kitty Genovese 50 years ago, and did nothing. But that story is wrong, as James Soloman and William Genovese explore in their new film.

Arts

Military Veterans Take On Zombies In 'Range 15'

11:21pm May 27, 2016

by Elizabeth Blair

Range 15 is a new zombie movie made by war veterans for veterans. It's a dark comedy with a cast that includes a Navy Cross recipient, amputees and William Shatner.

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