Movies

In Wish I Was Here, Braff plays a father who embarks on a chaotic attempt to home-school his kids, Tucker (Pierce Gagnon ) and Grace (Joey King).

Arts

In New Film, Zach Braff Asks: How Long Can You Pursue Your Dreams?

2:03pm July 23, 2014

by NPR Staff

Wish I Was Here follows a struggling actor and father of two whose breadwinning wife is starting to rethink her role. It's the first feature film Braff has directed since 2004's Garden State.

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The Best Movies Of The Year — From 20 Years Ago

2:59pm July 21, 2014

From Forrest Gump, to Pulp Fiction, to the Lion King, to Quiz Show, 1994 was a momentous year in film, according to a series from the website Grantland. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Grantland's Wesley Morris about that year's movies and why they're worth remembering.

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Sports

Actor Kurt Russell Talks About The Family Business: Baseball

8:37pm July 19, 2014

David Greene talks to actor Kurt Russell about the Portland Mavericks, a 1970s independent baseball team created by Kurt's father Bing. Battered Bastards is a documentary about the team.

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Arts

The Force Is With The Navajo: 'Star Wars' Gets A New Translation

1:30pm July 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

If you've ever wondered how to say "May the Force be with you" in Navajo, you're in luck. On July 3, a new translation of the 1977 classic will be unveiled on the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona.

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Arts

Ellar Coltrane Speaks Of Growing Up On Screen In 'Boyhood'

12:12pm July 12, 2014

Film director Richard Linklater's latest movie, Boyhood, was shot over 12 years. NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with the star of the film, Ellar Coltrane, who spent over a decade shooting the movie.

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Ellar Coltrane, who plays Mason in the new movie Boyhood, was 6 years old when director Richard Linklater picked him for the role.

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Filmed Over 12 Years, 'Boyhood' Follows A Kid's Coming Of Age

5:25pm July 11, 2014

Writer-director Richard Linklater says picking the film's star was vital because he had to guess what he'd be like at 18. "I just went with a kid who seemed kind of the most interesting."

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Arts

In A Remarkable Feat, 'Boyhood' Makes Time Visible

2:28pm July 11, 2014

by David Edelstein

Boyhood is about a boy in Texas whose parents have separated. Filmed over 12 years, audiences watch him grow up — and his worldview evolve. The cumulative power of the movie is tremendous.

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In the new French film Violette, Emmanuelle Devos plays a fictionalized character based on Violette Leduc, the trailblazing French novelist.

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'Violette' Evokes Exasperating Self-Pity, A Trait The French Like

7:03pm July 08, 2014

by John Powers

The film Violette is a fictionalized portrait of Violette Leduc, the trailblazing French novelist who was considered difficult. The strangely gripping movie captures a key moment in feminist history.

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Robert Shaw (from left), Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss play a shark hunter, a police chief and a marine biologist in 1975's Jaws.

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Richard Dreyfuss' Kids Revisit 'Jaws,' Conclude It Makes No Sense

3:59pm July 08, 2014

by NPR Staff

Emily and Ben Dreyfuss recently reviewed the film in which their dad plays a biologist hunting a shark. In addition to finding it totally ridiculous, they realized there's a lot they misremembered.

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Aaron Swartz was heavily involved in the popular 2012 campaign to prevent the passage of the federal Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA.

Arts

The Life And Death Of 'The Internet's Own Boy'

8:48am July 07, 2014

by NPR Staff

Programmer and activist Aaron Swartz was a "complex person," says filmmaker Brian Knappenberger. He tells Swartz's story, including his legal battle and suicide, in a new documentary.

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