Movies

Professor Xavier and Magneto scheme to send Wolverine back to the Nixon-era past to avert a devastating war in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Arts

Seeing The New 'X-Men'? Take Along A Teenager To Explain

6:36pm May 23, 2014

by Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello says X-Men: Days of Future Past is awesomely urgent and utterly forgettable all at once, but it'll leave you bouncing with excitement — if you can keep the multiple mutants straight.

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For Actor Michael C. Hall, 'Cold In July' Is A Departure (Of Sorts)

1:48pm May 23, 2014

In Cold in July, Michael C. Hall plays an ordinary guy whose life changes after an act of violence.

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Arts

'Fresh Air' Remembers Cinematographer Gordon Willis

1:27pm May 23, 2014

Willis shot eight Woody Allen films and the entire Godfather trilogy. He died Sunday at 82. Willis spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 2002.

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Zain Lodhia plays an original song at a Mawlid, a birthday celebration for the Prophet Muhammad. The event was sponsored by the Webb Foundation, a so-called "Third Space" Muslim faith community outside the traditional mosque.

Religion

'Unmosqued' Examines Muslim Variant Of Unchurched Youth

11:00am May 23, 2014

by Monique Parsons

A new documentary making the rounds on college campuses is striking a chord with young Muslims. It depicts them drifting away from Islam and argues that mosques are to blame.

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Arts

Filmmaker Brings Light To Roma, Holocaust Victims Lost To History

10:20am May 21, 2014

Filmmaker Aaron Yeger tells the story of Roma Holocaust victims in the documentary A People Uncounted, and he joins the program to explain more.

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Director Bendjelloul Searched For Mysterious 'Sugar Man'

11:29am May 17, 2014

Oscar-winning director Malik Bendjelloul died this week. He's remembered in this rebroadcast of a 2012 interview with NPR's Scott Simon.

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Arts

'Godzilla': A Fire-Breathing Behemoth Returns To The Big Screen

3:41pm May 16, 2014

by David Edelstein

In the Japanese original, he was a thinly disguised symbol of the atom bomb, but in later films he fought other giant monsters and even space aliens. The latest Godzilla is directed by Gareth Edwards.

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U.S. Airmen Ready For 'Godzilla' Attack, If Needed

7:30am May 13, 2014

A Hollywood version of the cult Japanese monster is hitting theaters. The Smithsonian's Air & Space Magazine asked servicemen at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa how they would fend off Godzilla.

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John Slattery (left) reprises his role as Roger Sterling in the seventh and final season of Mad Men.

Arts

In 'God's Pocket,' There's A Mad Man Behind The Camera

8:45pm May 09, 2014

by NPR Staff

John Slattery stepped away from Mad Men for his directorial debut, God's Pocket, a film adapted from a 1980s novel. He discusses the anxieties of directing and the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Arts

'God's Pocket' Is Horrifying, Humanist And Heartbreaking

1:40pm May 09, 2014

by David Edelstein

Many people will find God's Pocket depressing, but once you get past the despair and carnage it's full of life. In one of his last film roles, Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as hapless Mickey Scarpato.

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