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Native American Actors Walk Off The Set Of Adam Sandler Comedy

12:11pm April 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The movie is the The Ridiculous Six, an apparent spoof of the classic Western The Magnificent Seven. The Native American actors say the movie's script insults native women, elders and Apaches.

Michiel Huisman and Blake Lively in The Age of Adaline.

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Life Goes On (And On) In 'The Age Of Adaline'

5:24pm April 23, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

The conceptually intriguing story of a woman who doesn't age is let down by the (ironically?) lifeless way it presents the many, many years she has to work with.

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Remembering Pat Dowell, Longtime Film Reporter For NPR

9:33am April 23, 2015

by Tom Cole

Dowell filed as a freelancer for the network for close to 30 years. She was interested in serious films — films that told stories worth hearing — and she was dedicated to telling them.

A man and his beard: Will Forte plays a man seeking companionship in a world wasted by disease in The Last Man on Earth.

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'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice

9:25am April 23, 2015

Forte tells Fresh Air about landing a job on Saturday Night Live and learning on the set of Nebraska that acting is "all about commitment."

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The Nearly Lost Story Of Cambodian Rock 'N' Roll

9:25pm April 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

Before the Khmer Rouge regime, a thriving pop and rock scene adapted Western music heard on U.S. military radio stations. The documentary Don't Think I've Forgotten took 10 years to make.

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George Lucas and Stephen Colbert talked on Friday at an event at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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George Lucas Sneezes, And Other Moments From His Talk With Colbert

1:37pm April 22, 2015

by Linda Holmes

George Lucas doesn't have a lot left to say about Star Wars, but Stephen Colbert does, and so does a guy in the crowd who just wants to help George Lucas out.

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'Tangerines': Enemies On Neutral Territory In A Time Of War

12:07pm April 21, 2015

by Tomas Hachard

The surprise Oscar nominee for Outstanding Foreign Film tries to speak to common humanity even in situations of high conflict, but it struggles to make its themes feel real.

George Takei And Company To Hollywood Gatekeepers: Fix Your Diversity Problem

11:54am April 21, 2015

by Kat Chow

A coalition of multi-ethnic Hollywood watchdogs is pushing talent agencies to add some color to their lineups.

Small South Carolina Newspaper Takes Home Top Pulitzer Prize

6:01am April 21, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

The winners of this year's Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, fiction, poetry, drama, music, biography, history and nonfiction were announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.

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Maya, shown with her newborn, Kip, had to use her wits to rise above her lowly station in the social hierarchy of her group of macaque monkeys.

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A Mother Rises Through The Ranks In 'Monkey Kingdom'

12:01pm April 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

Macaque monkeys born at the top of society live like royalty. The new film from Disneynature follows a monkey born at the bottom of the pile who struggles to makes a better life for her family.

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