Movies

Lady Susan (right, played by Kate Beckinsale) consults with her American friend (Chloë Sevigny) in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship.

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Jane Austen's 'Love & Friendship' Comes To Screen, And It's An Absolute Treat

2:13pm May 13, 2016

by David Edelstein

An impoverished widow has designs on a married lord — and a plans for her own teenage daughter — in Whit Stillman's adaptation of the Austen novella, Lady Susan. Critic David Edelstein has a review.

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Jodie Foster has found that directing allows her to realize a complete vision: "It's a full expression of who I am and what I think," she says. (Above) Foster works with actor Jack O'Connell on the set of Money Monster.

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Jodie Foster On Roles For Strong Women, On Screen And Off

11:20am May 13, 2016

by NPR Staff

Foster is behind the camera on her latest film, Money Monster. She's found that directing allows her to execute a complete vision: "It's a full expression of who I am and what I think," she says.

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Chris Evans as Captain America in Marvel's Captain America: Civil War.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Captain America' And The Russo Brothers

9:23am May 13, 2016

by Linda Holmes

We're going all-Cap for this episode, in which a panel discussion about Captain America: Civil War is followed by an excerpt from Linda Holmes' talk with the film's directors.

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Ukraine's Jamala performs the song "1944" during the semifinals of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday.

Lightshows, Fire, Nudity, Glitter, Wolves: Welcome To Eurovision 2016

6:00am May 13, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Grand Finals of Europe's famous annual song competition are Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast in the U.S. for the first time on Logo and LogoTV.com.

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and Satan in Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days In The Desert.

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'Last Days In The Desert' Finds Truth Away From The Path

6:51pm May 12, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

The most intelligent and engaging film about Jesus since The Last Temptation Of Christ, Rodrigo Garcia's film finds Jesus in the desert, where he faces doubts from within.

Giancarlo Esposito and George Clooney in Jodie Foster's thriller Money Monster, which never gets quite as crazy or convincing as, say, The Big Short.

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Big Money Bad Guys Are Back In 'Money Monster'

6:14pm May 12, 2016

by Mark Jenkins

George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in a tale directed by Jodie Foster in which a cable TV host finds himself held hostage.

Agyness Deyn stars as Chris, who finds herself in charge of her own piece of land in Terence Davies' Sunset Song.

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After A 'Sunset Song,' Tomorrow Is Another Day

5:00pm May 12, 2016

by Ella Taylor

Terence Davies' Sunset Song is the tacitly feminist tale of a woman, played by Agyness Deyn, who is at least partially freed by owning land and acting on her own anger.

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The Haves And Have-Nots Have At It In 'High-Rise'

5:00pm May 12, 2016

by Scott Tobias

Based on J.G. Ballard's novel, the film stars Tom Hiddleston as a man who finds himself in an apartment building that invites class warfare between the upper and lower floors.

Gary Cole plays political consultant Kent Davidson on the HBO series Veep.

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Actor Gary Cole On 'Veep' And Why 'Office Space' Endures

2:59pm May 12, 2016

The actor, who plays a political consultant on Veep, tells Fresh Air he landed his first major TV role only after a number of other actors turned it down. "It was very, very fluke-ish," Cole says.

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Ken Burns Delves Deeply Into America's Complex Racial History

3:36pm May 09, 2016

The documentary filmmaker has been chosen to deliver this year's Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor bestowed by the federal government for work in the field.

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