Of Con Men And Dames: How Margot Robbie Gets Robbed In 'Focus'
Will Smith plays a con man in Focus, but unfortunately, the woman playing opposite him has depressingly little to do.
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Hugh Grant On Smart Romantic Comedies And Standing Up To The Tabloids
In The Rewrite Grant plays a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter who takes a job teaching at a college. Recently, Grant has been fighting against British tabloids using illegal hacking tactics.
A Most Vibrant Year For Cinematographer Bradford Young
The man behind the look of Selma and A Most Violent Year talks about depicting violence, participating in history and being a black cinematographer in Hollywood.
Diversity Sells — But Hollywood Remains Overwhelmingly White, Male
Women and minorities continue to be under-represented on TV and in film, both behind and in front of the camera, according to a new study — even though diverse films and shows make more money.
Nimoy Is Gone, But Mr. Spock WIll Live Forever
Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the man who was best known for his role as Spock.
Tense 'Eastern Boys': Cruising, and Bruising
NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Eastern Boys, a French film that is half love story, half home invasion drama.
Film About Campus Sexual Assault Tells Survivors: 'You Are Not Alone'
Survivors Annie Clark and Andrea Pino brought a Title IX complaint against the University of North Carolina. "This is not about UNC," Clark says. "We're not doing this to vilify our institution."
James Bond Meets His Match — The Roman Cobblestone
Actor Daniel Craig reportedly hit his head when the Aston Martin he was driving during filming the 24th James Bond thriller encountered a loose sanpietrino, as the cobblestones in Rome are known.
Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky Dies At 58
Sinofsky and his longtime co-director, Joe Berlinger, are perhaps best known for Paradise Lost, a trilogy of films about three teenagers convicted of killing three little boys in West Memphis, Ark.
In Oscar Nominations For Best Score, Some Hear Sour Notes
The distinctive music in the movie Birdman will not win an Oscar — in fact, it wasn't even nominated. Like other acclaimed film scores from years past, it didn't comply with academy rules.