Movies

'Life Of Crime' Has Authentic Elmore Leonard Snap

12:20pm August 29, 2014

by Kenneth Turan

The late author wrote close to 50 novels, and several of them, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight, were made into films. His 1978 book The Switch has been turned into a film called Life of Crime.

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In The Hundred-Foot Journey, Helen Mirren plays an imperious French restaurant owner.

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Helen Mirren: Like Night Follows Day, Roles For Women Will Reflect Real Life

6:43pm August 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

Mirren stars as a French restaurant owner in The Hundred-Foot Journey, a film about food, family and the clash of cultures. She says during her first 20 years in film, sets were "very locker roomy."

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Legendary Actor Lord Richard Attenborough Dies At 90

11:53am August 25, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

Lord Richard Attenborough, the acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director died Sunday. He forged a lengthy acting career. As a director, he was known for Gandhi, for which he won two Academy Awards.

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What If 'Gone With The Wind' Had This Ending, Instead?

11:50am August 25, 2014

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to note a newly found script for the film Gone With the Wind that contains an alternate ending.

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Werner Herzog's 1972 film Aguirre, the Wrath of God was shot along the Amazon in Peru. It probes one of the filmmaker's themes: an unsentimental look at humankind's relationship to landscape and nature.

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Werner Herzog's Audacious Early Films Showcased In New Boxed Collection

3:51pm August 22, 2014

by John Powers

The 71-year-old German filmmaker made daring movies in the 1970s that pushed viewers into unsettling mental spaces. The tremendous boxed set Herzog: The Collection highlights his authentic style.

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Sailing Through Space With 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'? Hilarious

10:57am August 19, 2014

by David Edelstein

The newest Marvel comic adaptation features five motley warriors, including a raccoon and a tree, against an armada of space villains. The big-budget effects-laden movie is light and funny.

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Hollywood, Broadway Icon Lauren Bacall Dies At 89

8:02am August 14, 2014

by Mandalit del Barco

Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall was Humphrey Bogart's partner on and off the screen. She was nominated for an Academy Award, won two Tony Awards and received an honorary Oscar in 2009.

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Legendary Film Star Lauren Bacall Dies At 89

10:09pm August 12, 2014

She was loved for her smokey voice and alluring gaze. NPR's Robert Siegel talks about the Hollywood star and her career with correspondent Neda Ulaby.

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A Farewell To Robin Williams, Whose Antics Never Hid The Tenderness Beneath

9:45pm August 12, 2014

by Bob Mondello

As the entertainment world mourns the loss of comedian and actor Robin Williams, NPR film critic Bob Mondello offers an appreciation.

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In The Irish Film 'Calvary,' A Priest's Crisis Of Faith Is Weirdly Jokey

2:57pm August 12, 2014

by David Edelstein

John Michael McDonagh's new movie stars Brendan Gleeson as a priest who must eventually face off against a killer. It's excruciatingly obvious and inept, but Gleeson brings it alive.

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