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A Story Of Torture And Forgiveness That Spans A Half-Century

8:06pm April 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Director Jonathan Teplitsky speaks about his film The Railway Man. It tells the true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who was a prisoner of war during World War II at a Japanese labor camp.

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Frozen is the tale of sisters Anna and Elsa, whose relationship is captured in music by songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

Songwriters Behind 'Frozen' Let Go Of The Princess Mythology

8:29am April 11, 2014

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez tell Terry Gross about the inspiration for "Let It Go" and a "very strong strike across the bow at all princess-myth things" song that didn't make the film.

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Mickey Rooney, All-American Boy For More Than 90 Years, Dies

7:29pm April 07, 2014

by Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello offers an appreciation of the career of Mickey Rooney, who died at 93.

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Rooney and Judy Garland look over the program at the Ice Follies. The two starred together on screen and developed a friendship.

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The Inimitable Mickey Rooney Dies At 93

12:48pm April 07, 2014

by Becky Vlamis

The 5-foot-3 dynamo poured his uncanny energy into a lifetime of roles alongside Hollywood's biggest stars. Rooney, whose sunny portrayals of youth earned him an honorary Oscar, died Sunday.

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MGM Announces New 'Pink Panther' Is In The Works

8:23am April 01, 2014

The movie studio on Monday said the new Pink Panther flick would be part live-action part animated-hybrid.

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Ila (Emma Watson) and her husband, Shem, are two passengers aboard the ark built by Noah to escape God's flood in Noah, Darren Aronofsky's imagining of the biblical tale.

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Send Out The Doves: 'Noah' Lands On Solid Ground

6:42pm March 28, 2014

by Bob Mondello

Critic Bob Mondello says Darren Aronofsky's take on the story of Noah and the flood mixes wild invention and digital magic to create a surprisingly credible biblical epic.

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In 'Noah,' Earth And The Bible Get A Computer-Generated Reboot

2:20pm March 28, 2014

by David Edelstein

Darren Aronofsky's latest film is a big-budget Bible story called, simply, Noah. Russell Crowe plays the title character, and the movie also features Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson.

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A candlelight march honors Sarah Jones, a camera assistant who was killed by a train in February while shooting the film Midnight Rider.

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Fatal Accident Fuels Safety Concerns On Hollywood's Sets

8:47pm March 22, 2014

by NPR Staff

On Feb. 20, Sarah Jones was killed in an accident on the set of the film Midnight Rider. But Jones wasn't a stuntwoman who might expect to face a high degree of danger — she was a camera assistant.

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Felicity Gilbert, Shia LaBeouf and Stacy Martin in one of the episodic flashbacks that spin out the story of Nymphomaniac: Volume I.

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'Nymphomaniac': Chasing Sex, But Only On Her Terms

2:09pm March 21, 2014

by David Edelstein

Charlotte Gainsbourg and newcomer Stacy Martin anchor Lars von Trier's four-hour inquiry into the nature of impulse and desire.

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A Fond Farewell For The Voice That Welcomed Viewers To Theaters

6:33pm March 14, 2014

Voiceover artist Hal Douglas died recently at age 89. Filmmaker Casimir Nozkowski discusses the life and work of the prolific speaker, who narrated thousands of movie trailers in a gravelly baritone.

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