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Egypt Mourns Omar Sharif, Its Homegrown Cinema Star

12:43pm July 14, 2015

by Leila Fadel

The international film star, best known for Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence Of Arabia, represented a bygone era for many Egyptians — though not many could get to his funeral on Sunday.

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A screenshot from Enough Said shows actress Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, the only nonwhite actor in the 2013 hit starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini.

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He's Shared 'Every Single Word' — But It's The Silence That Rings Louder

10:34am July 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

The video series by Dylan Marron lays bare the film industry's lack of diversity: By cutting all but the dialogue from nonwhite characters, the actor points out how little Hollywood gives them to say.

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One of screenwriter Nicole Perlman's next projects is a comic based on Gamora, the green-skinned killer played by Zoe Saldana in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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She Was Groot: After A Galactic Hit, Marvel Screenwriter Tackles Comics

8:29am July 12, 2015

by Petra Mayer

Nicole Perlman was the first woman to get a writing credit on a Marvel Studios movie, last year's Guardians of the Galaxy. Now, she's taking on a more earthly challenge: Writing her first comic book.

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Tyler Hines (from left), Jaden Bautista, Eric Apfelbaum, and Justin Bautista play Minecraft together for the Super League Gaming event at Regal Cinemas on Monday in New York City. The players were able to build their own creations in Minecraft and battle

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Now In Theaters, Video Game Tournaments On The Really Big Screen

5:52am July 12, 2015

by Kira Witkin

Gaming is moving beyond the living room and into movie theaters, with promoters hoping to expand big-screen play nationwide. For participants, it's a chance to socialize while doing what they love.

Arts

Fresh Air Weekend: Weighing In On What It Means To 'Sound Gay'

12:56pm July 11, 2015

In Do I Sound Gay?, director David Thorpe discusses the so-called "gay voice" and reveals his own attempt (with speech pathologist Susan Sankin) to sound "less gay." Originally broadcast July 7, 2015.

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Roger Rees, the Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who appeared on TV's

Roger Rees, Welsh-Born Stage, Screen And TV Actor, Dies At 71

12:18pm July 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

American audiences came to know him as the star of the adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway. He won a Tony Award in the title role.

Arts

Why 'Self/less' Needs A Better Past To Build A Better Future

11:03am July 11, 2015

by Tasha Robinson

Some science-fiction films like Mad Max: Fury Road and Ex Machina get away with giving characters very little history. But a body-jumping transformation story doesn't have that luxury.

Sean Baker's Tangerine offers up a gallery of the vivid, profane, utterly riotous characters who inhabit the fringes of LA's sex industry.

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Be Your Own Self: The Lessons Of 'Do I Sound Gay?' And 'Tangerine'

8:22pm July 10, 2015

by Bob Mondello

Do I Sound Gay? follows a documentarian as he delves into his voice and the stereotypes associated with it, while Tangerine delivers a cinematic portrait of transgender sex workers in Los Angeles.

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Chicago is taxing services such as Netflix and Spotify. Some residents wonder if a tax on other Internet services will follow, and others worry the levy will scare away business.

Chicago's 'Cloud Tax' Raises The Cost Of Streaming Videos

3:15pm July 10, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Chicago is taxing services such as Netflix and Spotify. Some residents wonder if a tax on other Internet services will follow, and others worry the levy will scare away businesses.

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Tom Selleck Accused Of Stealing Water For California Ranch

3:03pm July 10, 2015

TV star Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing water amid California's drought from a neighboring water district. Los Angeles Times reporter Matt Hamilton has been reporting on the the mystery of Magnum PI's water supply.

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