Movies

In 'The Diplomat,' Filmmaker David Holbrooke Recalls Late Father's Career

2:47pm November 03, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with filmmaker David Holbrooke about his new documentary, The Diplomat, exploring the life of his late father, the renowned diplomat Richard Holbrooke.

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In Disappointing Month For Studios, October Chock Full Of Box Office Flops

2:18pm November 03, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

October was grim for movie studios. NPR reports on four weeks of flops.

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Stephen Park in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of East of Eden.

Stephen Park On Playing A Code-Switching Character In Steinbeck's 'East Of Eden'

10:47am November 03, 2015

by Amy Yee

Park plays Lee, a Chinese servant with an interesting approach to getting by in America, in a new theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic.

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Actress Illeana Douglas Recounts A Life 'Lived In And Out Of The Movies'

1:34pm November 02, 2015

The actress, who appeared in Six Feet Under and Cape Fear, discusses growing up on a commune, working with (and dating) Scorsese and her various acting gigs. Douglas' memoir is I Blame Dennis Hopper.

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A still image from Guillermo del Toro's new movie, Crimson Peak. Twenty-two percent of audiences on any given weekend are Latino. But when it comes to horror films, that proportion jumps to as much as half the box office.

Why Latinos Heart Horror Films

5:37pm October 31, 2015

by Vanessa Rancaño

Latino audiences can make or break horror films in the box office, but right now their presence behind the camera might be even more significant.

Arts

An Election's High Stakes: Sandra Bullock On 'Our Brand Is Crisis'

3:03pm October 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Oscar-winner's new movie is set during an intense presidential race ... in Bolivia. She tells NPR's Scott Simon about her role as a legendary political strategist in Our Brand Is Crisis.

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Arts

'Our Brand Is Crisis' Stalls And Stumbles

2:02pm October 30, 2015

by Kenneth Turan

The political comedy Our Brand Is Crisis stars Sandra Bullock as an American campaign strategist hired to work for a Bolivian presidential candidate. Critic Kenneth Turan has this review.

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Tim Curry performs in a staging of The Rocky Horror Show in the 1970s.

Arts

It's Astounding ... Time Is Fleeting ... And 'Rocky Horror' Is 40

6:27pm October 29, 2015

by Bob Mondello

Critic Bob Mondello has been doing the Time Warp longer than anyone: He saw the Rocky Horror Show onstage in London, before it became a movie, and now he reflects on 40 years of midnight madness.

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Monica Bellucci as Milly Catena in a scene from Alice Rohrwacher's The Wonders.

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'The Wonders' Of Family And Change

5:03pm October 29, 2015

by Ella Taylor

Director Alice Rohrwacher focuses an observant eye on a rural family with a daughter nearly ready to take flight.

Bradley Cooper as Chef Adam Jones in a scene from Burnt.

Arts

'Burnt' Tastes A Lot Like Last Year's Redemption Story

5:03pm October 29, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

Bradley Cooper plays a chef who suffers no real consequences for acting like a jerk — an awfully common story in the world of movies about geniuses.