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'The Great Invisible' Views An Environmental Catastrophe From Many Sides

11:55am October 30, 2014

by Tomas Hachard

Margaret Brown's soft-spoken documentary examines the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The film recognizes an instinct toward simplistic polarization, but pushes gently against it.

Jean-Luc Godard's dog, Roxy, is prominently featured in Goodbye to Language, wandering through the countryside, conversing with the lake and the river.

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At 83, Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard Makes The Leap To 3-D

6:16pm October 29, 2014

by Pat Dowell

Godard, who has been making films for more than half a century, shared the 2014 Jury Prize at Cannes for his 3-D film, Goodbye To Language. He likes 3-D, he says, because "there aren't any rules."

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Marvel's Next Films To Have More Diverse Leads

8:12am October 29, 2014

In addition to two more films in the Avengers series, Marvel has announced its next round of movies until 2019, featuring characters like The Black Panther, Dr. Strange and Captain Marvel.

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This photo provided by Julie Strassman shows her sister, actress Marcia Strassman. The actress, who played Gabe Kaplan's wife, Julie, on the 1970's sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, has died at age 66.

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'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actress Marcia Strassman Dies At 66

2:54pm October 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

She also had roles in M*A*S*H and the 1989 Rick Moranis comedy Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

James Ellroy's novels include The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere and, most recently, Perfidia. He lives in Los Angeles, the setting for much of his work.

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Watch This: Crime Writer James Ellroy Recommends — What Else? — Noir Films

8:49am October 27, 2014

by NPR Staff

The author of L.A. Confidential discusses his favorite flicks, including a 1963 Akira Kurosawa film he says may be the greatest crime movie he's ever seen.

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The Life Of De Niro, From 'Mean Streets' To 'Meet The Parents'

11:57am October 25, 2014

by NPR Staff

Shawn Levy's brick-sized new biography of screen legend Robert De Niro was produced without cooperation from the actor — but Levy says that just forced him to do better research.

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Music To Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat

11:57am October 25, 2014

Conductor John Mauceri's latest album is filled with renditions of the most-chilling music from Alfred Hitchcock's films. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

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New Shakespeare Movie Puts Hamlet In Kashmir

11:57am October 25, 2014

Shakespeare's Hamlet has been turned into a Bollywood film, but this time, the story is set in Indian-controlled Kashmir. NPR's Scott Simon talks to screenwriter Basharat Peer.

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A 'controlled avalanche' gets out of control in Force Majeure.

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Alienating Leading Men: The Force Behind 'Listen Up Philip' And 'Majeure'

8:59pm October 24, 2014

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Listen Up Philip and Force Majeure — two movies, he says, with compelling lead men who are impossible to empathize with.

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'Citizenfour': A Paranoid Conspiracy Documentary About Edward Snowden

3:10pm October 24, 2014

by David Edelstein

Laura Poitras' new film isn't artfully shaped like her other documentaries. But she captures scenes as history is being made — and it will make you look both ways when you're on the street.

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