'The Forbidden Room' Might Be Closer Than You Think
Guy Maddin's latest is a patchwork of pastiches that ages and modifies film to emulate eras, styles and tropes to examine the oddities of the mind.
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Jafar Panahi's Latest Film 'Taxi' Is Shot Where Iranians Can Talk Freely
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies — yet he continues to make them and get them out of the country. His Taxi won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.
'Son Of Saul' Brings Viewers To The Heart Of The Nazi Death Machine At Auschwitz
Son of Saul, set in a Nazi death camp in 1944, won the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Director László Nemes and star Géza Röhrig discuss the film with Fresh Air's Terry Gross.
Culture Talks To Culture In 'Slaughterhouse 90210'
Maris Kreizman's clever, slyly provocative book suggests that what we think of as art and what we think of as entertainment have much to say to each other.
After Solitude, Controversies Bring 'Martian' Matt Damon Back To Earth
In The Martian, Damon plays a man marooned on the red planet for years, talking only to his computer. On earth, he discusses portraying isolation and the backlash against some of his recent remarks.
Rare Film Is Glimpse Of A Distant America
Like a time slingshot, the 1920 silent movie The Daughter of Dawn transports us back to another era — and another.
'Uniquely Nasty' Remembers The U.S. Ban On Gay Federal Workers
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Michael Isikoff and Charles Francis about their documentary Uniquely Nasty, which explores the government's campaign against gay workers starting in the 1950s.
Malala Up Close: A Heroine And A Joking Teenager
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim has a new documentary about Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who stood up to the Taliban. Host Renee Montagne talks with Malala and Guggenheim.
'The Martian' Is A Gripping, Out-Of-This World Space Saga
Ridley Scott's new film stars Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars. Critic David Edelstein says The Martian features special effects that make you feel like you are seeing the real red planet.
Ridley Scott Finds An Optimistic Space In 'The Martian'
Starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars, The Martian retains the humor and ingenuity of Andy Weir's novel, even if Damon's crewmates are a bit too good-looking after months in space.