Movies

Missing Painting Found On Set Of 'Stuart Little'

6:38pm December 02, 2014

A Hungarian art expert was watching the movie on TV when he noticed a painting hanging on a wall. He knew it as a famous, missing work of art that hadn't been seen by the general public since 1928.

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Star Wars Fans Force Sands Back From Darth Vader's Tunisia Birthplace

7:44am December 02, 2014

Sets from George Lucas' films had become buried by sand dunes, but a partnership between Tunisian tourism officials and online donors has helped them emerge again.

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Jeff Bridges and his band The Abiders perform in concert at the Paramount in Huntington, N.Y.

Music & Culture

In Bowling Alleys And In Rock Clubs, The Dude Abides

5:41pm November 30, 2014

by Daniel Hajek

The Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges is known as an actor, but he's been playing music for just as long. "Whenever I'm working, I'll have my guitar with me," he says.

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Paul Wong (Harry Shum, Jr.) leads the Green Dragons, a young, Asian-American gang that trafficked Chinese immigrants into the U.S. with help from the so-called "Snakehead Mama" (Eugenia Yuan).

Arts

A Tale Of Asian Gangs Unleashed In 'Green Dragons' Film

5:40pm November 30, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

The film Revenge of the Green Dragons is based on the true story of a Chinese-American gang in New York City that helped traffic unauthorized immigrants in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Benedict Cumberbatch stars as British mathematician and scientist Alan Turing in The Imitation Game; Charles Dance plays Commander Denniston. Director Morten Tyldum says the movie is set up like a mystery — "like a puzzle you're piecing together."

Arts

In 'Imitation Game,' An Outsider Takes Center Stage

6:29pm November 29, 2014

by NPR Staff

Director Morten Tyldum says he wanted the film, about World War II code breaker Alan Turing, to show "how important it is to actually celebrate those who are different than us instead of fear them."

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A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Kid Stuff And Leftover Outtakes

10:21am November 28, 2014

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, Guy Raz of NPR's TED Radio Hour joins us to talk about kids' movies and the cultural fascination with outtakes.

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Mae West is said to have worn these super platform shoes both on screen and off.

Arts

Gold-Plated Gowns And 8-inch Pumps: The Stuff That Made Starlets Shimmer

7:16am November 28, 2014

by Susan Stamberg

Actress Mae West was petite, but on screen — thanks to a pair of platform shoes — she looked larger than life. A show in Boston examines the fashion and jewelry of Hollywood's golden age.

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Rameses (Joel Edgerton) and his wife Nefertari (Golshifteh Farahani) try to save their stricken child, a victim of one of the plagues, in Exodus: Gods And Kings.

Arts

The Holiday Films Are Coming, From 'Moses' To 'Annie'

7:57pm November 27, 2014

by Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello offers a selective preview of what Hollywood has in store for the holidays. There are musicals, there are biopics, and the seas literally will part.

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Keira Knightley, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Allen Leech in The Imitation Game.

Arts

Benedict Cumberbatch Lifts Above Biopic Formula In 'Imitation Game'

7:25pm November 26, 2014

by David Edelstein

Cumberbatch stars as British mathematician and World War II code breaker Alan Turing in a film directed by Morten Tyldum and co-staring Keira Knightley as Turing's comrade in arms.

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Penguins of Madagascar follows a spy team of penguins, who first appeared in the film series Madagascar, as they work to stymie an evil octopus' plan to take over the world.

Arts

'Madagascar' Director Polishes His Penguin Voice

9:36am November 24, 2014

by NPR Staff

Tom McGrath, an executive producer of Penguins of Madagascar who also co-directed the first three films in the franchise, says he came to voice the part of the penguin Skipper kind of by accident.

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