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Listen Back To A 1990 Interview With Actor Christopher Lee

1:43pm June 12, 2015

Christopher Lee died Sunday in London at the age of 93. He had more than 250 TV and film appearances, and was best known for his roles in Dracula and Star Wars. In 1990 he was working on Gremlins 2.

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Melissa McCarthy gets a star-vehicle movie of her own in Spy.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Spy' And Other Director-Actor Pairings

10:21am June 12, 2015

by Linda Holmes

We talk Spy, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, cheap jokes, Alfred Hitchcock, superheroes, Weavers, and lots more on this week's episode.

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Dinosaur Franchise Reboots; It's Time For 'Jurassic World'

7:30am June 12, 2015

by Kenneth Turan

Two decades ago, a massive dinosaur movie stomped into theaters, crushing the summer blockbuster competition.The fourth film in the franchise is Jurassic World.

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Olivia Cooke as Rachel and Thomas Mann as Greg in Me And Earl And The Dying Girl.

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Cinephiles Rule In A High School Movie With Respect For Film History

7:18am June 12, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

Sundance favorite Me and Earl and the Dying Girl has plenty of flaws, but it also has moments of creative spark and stylistic invention.

British actor Sir Christopher Lee in London in 2010.

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Christopher Lee, Star In 'Dracula,' 'Star Wars,' Dies

5:29pm June 11, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Lee's career was varied and vast: He made his name as Dracula for decades, but then went on to play roles in Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the Rings. Lee was 93 years old.

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A Poet Can Indeed Be Trouble In 'Set Fire To The Stars'

5:03pm June 11, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

While this black-and-white historical drama struggles to find a satisfying conclusion to its storytelling about the poet Dylan Thomas, it's stylishly made and intriguingly staged.

Michael Giacchino (left), pictured with director Colin Trevorrow, composed the music for this summer's Jurassic World, the latest score in a prolific, blockbuster career.

Music & Culture

Michael Giacchino On Coming Home To Write Music For 'Jurassic World'

9:02pm June 10, 2015

by Tim Greiving

If you see blockbuster films this summer, chances are you'll hear Oscar winner Michael Giacchino's music. Soon, he'll help audiences return to the island of resurrected dinosaurs in Jurassic World.

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Actor David Gulpilil gives a genuinely wrenching performance in Charlie's Country

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'Charlie's Country': A Worn Landscape That's Both Sad And Majestic

6:55pm June 10, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews a dramatic film about an aboriginal hunter who yearns for a life in Australia, like the one his parents had.

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The new animated Disney/Pixar film Inside Out takes us inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl — a mind controlled by five emotions, each voiced by a different actor. From left: Sadness, Anger, Fear (behind Anger), Disgust and Joy.

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It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In 'Inside Out'

3:14pm June 10, 2015

The new film illustrates the inner workings of an 11-year-old's mind. Her emotions — Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Joy — are the stars, voiced by the likes of Amy Poehler and Louis Black.

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More than half of the top 10 box-office hits this year have centered on female characters, says NPR film critic Bob Mondello. But only a few — like Pitch Perfect 2 — were written or directed by women.

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This Year, Women (And Girls) Rule The Big Screen

8:35am June 10, 2015

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello notes that this year's most popular movies are surprisingly womancentric. That's more than at any other time in at least three decades.

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