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Is The James Bond Franchise Ready For A Black 007?

10:45pm September 04, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Idris Elba's name has been floated as a possible successor to Daniel Craig. Anthony Horowitz, who writes the current Bond books, apologized for saying Elba is "too street" to play the suave spy.

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Singer Aretha Franklin has won a temporary injunction to stop a documentary about her live album Amazing Grace from being released. The film was to premiere Friday.

Aretha Franklin Blocks Premiere Of Concert Film 'Amazing Grace'

8:33pm September 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A documentary about Franklin's famous 1972 live album Amazing Grace has suffered years of delays due to technical and legal challenges. It was to premiere Friday.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Nightmare' Director Wes Craven

1:45pm September 04, 2015

Craven, who died Sunday, revitalized and the horror genre with his Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream movie franchises. Includes excerpts from interviews originally broadcast in 1980, 1987 and 1998.

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Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson on Mr. Robot.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Mr. Robot' And Title Sequences

10:34am September 04, 2015

by Stephen Thompson

The gang offers up its thoughts on a much-loved USA Network series and the way movies' opening credits can set the tone for what's to come. And, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Alice Eve and Chris Evans play two strangers who happen upon each other at Grand Central Station in Before We Go.

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A Slight Night In New York From A Moonlighting Superhero

10:33am September 04, 2015

by Ella Taylor

The directorial debut of Chris Evans is a simple banter-based romantic story about a couple bumping into each other in Grand Central Station.

Ingrid (Ellen Dorrit Petersen) copes with her recent loss of vision in Eskil Vogt's Blind.

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An Inventive Story Of Connection And Isolation In 'Blind'

10:03am September 04, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

The story of a blind woman who confines herself to her Oslo apartment explores surprising connections between characters within a deftly constructed narrative.

The peak of Meru has eluded some of the greatest climbers in the world. The Shark's Fin -- a sheer wall of granite -- is the central pillar in the formation.

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For 3 Climbers, Summiting Meru Was An 'Irresistible' Challenge

8:20am September 04, 2015

by NPR Staff

Meru is a 21,000-foot mountain in northern India. Some of the greatest climbers in the world have tried and failed to reach its peak — a sheer granite wall known as the Shark's Fin.

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Actor Dean Jones, seen here in 1966, died Tuesday at age 84. Jones starred in 10 Disney films, including That Darn Cat!

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Dean Jones, Herbie's Driver In Disney Movies, Dies At Age 84

7:10pm September 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Actor Dean Jones, who starred in The Love Bug, That Darn Cat! and other classic Walt Disney movies, also played the role of Bobby in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company.

German director Wim Wenders poses with his Honorary Golden Bear Award for lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

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German Filmmaker Wim Wenders Sums Up His Work In One Word

2:03pm August 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

That word is "searchers." Wenders says, "If you look at the history of filmmaking, most great filmmakers actually were working on one story for all their lives."

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Neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks speaks at Columbia University in June 2009 in New York City. Sacks, a prolific author and commentator, has died at age 82.

Oliver Sacks, Renowned Neurologist And Author, Dies At 82

3:51pm August 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

His book Awakenings, about reviving patients from a catatonic state, was turned into a 1990 film. He also wrote more than a dozen other books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.