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'Star Wars' Fans Light Up The Internet As New Trailer Debuts

7:41pm October 20, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

The final trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens was released Monday night, and tickets for the film went on sale. Fans lit up the Internet with theories about the story, and movie theater web sites crashed.

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Netflix's 'Beasts Of No Nation' Release Strategy Highlights Oscar Ambitions

2:04pm October 20, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

Beasts of No Nation is Netflix's first original film, and the company has chosen to distribute it in theaters and on its streaming service simultaneously. The strategy is one generally frowned upon by theater owners because it's a direct competition. Why go out when you can stay home? Is this Netflix's play for an Oscar?

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In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) slips on his Nike sneakers and rides a Mattel hoverboard in front of a Texaco gas station.

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'Back To The Future Part 2': Designing A Future For 30 Years Ago

2:02pm October 20, 2015

by Andrew Limbong

In the classic movie Back to the Future Part II, Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly travels forward 30 years to Oct. 21, 2015. Is life like the movie predicted? Maybe. But was it ever supposed to be?

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Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) with Stormtroopers.

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Trailers, Tickets, Twitter: 'Star Wars' Fans Can't Get Enough

12:03pm October 20, 2015

by Linda Holmes

A new Star Wars trailer showed up on Monday night after much fanfare, and we're now in a full promotional push for the next two months. But ... does the movie need one?

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As Blockbuster Season Ends, Hollywood Offers Action-Packed Fall

6:27am October 20, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR offers a selective preview of what Hollywood has in store at theaters between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

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Arts

Patricia Clarkson On 'Learning To Drive,' Fighting For Starring Roles

6:24am October 20, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to actress Patricia Clarkson about her role as a jilted wife without a driver's license in Learning to Drive. Ben Kingsley plays her instructor, who is a Sikh man.

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Emily Blunt stars as Kate Macer in Sicario. She says the film raises questions about the definition of strength: "Is it somebody who has a gun and does bad things? Or is strength actually strength of character and strength of maintaining your ideals?"

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Emily Blunt Says 'The Tides Are Turning' For Women In Action Films

6:14am October 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

Blunt says Hollywood creates films with teenage boys in mind and wants that to change. She's now starring in Sicario as an FBI agent investigating a drug cartel along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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World News

'Being Canadian' Explores How The U.S. Views Its 'Exotic' Northern Neighbor

6:14am October 20, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Rob Cohen about his documentary, Being Canadian, which explores what it really means to be Canadian featuring expert advice from many famous Canadian comedians.

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'Bridge Of Spies' Offers A Fresh, Measured Take On The Cold War

2:56pm October 19, 2015

by John Powers

Tom Hanks plays an American attorney charged with defending a captured Soviet spy in Steven Spielberg's latest film. Critic John Powers calls Bridge of Spies a "highly entertaining new thriller."

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Arts

On Cusp Of National Honor, A Look Back At Eddie Murphy's Career In Comedy

8:17pm October 18, 2015

by Michel Martin

This weekend, the Kennedy Center will award the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to actor and comedian Eddie Murphy. NPR's Michel Martin takes a look back at Murphy's long career.

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