Racist horror tropes are the first to die in the slasher comedy 'The Blackening'
A group of Black friends hosts a weekend getaway at a cabin in the woods, and a played-out scary movie trope is turned cleverly on its head.
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Actor Treat Williams, star of 'Hair' and 'Everwood', is killed in a motorcycle crash
Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series Everwood and the movie Hair, died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71.
From lead poisoning to 'miracle feet,' sample the winners of the WHO's film festival
From the harms of lead poisoning in Bangladesh to the stony resolve of COVID nurses in Brazil, we sample the award-winning films in the Health for All Film Festival from the World Health Organization.
'Some Like It Hot' on Broadway remixes the original 1959 charm for a modern audience
The Broadway adaptation of the 1959 classic movie Some Like It Hot is the most Tony nominated show this year.
Across continents and decades, 'Past Lives' is the most affecting love story in ages
Two childhood sweethearts reconnect decades later in this thoughtful film. You've seen the more conventional romantic-triangle version of this story — but there are no heroes and no villains here.
Relevant today, 'Blue Jean' depicts impact of anti-gay legislation in 1980s Britain
The title character in Blue Jean, the debut feature by writer-director Georgia Oakley, is a lesbian gym teacher on a journey of self acceptance in Margaret Thatcher's England.
In a climate rife with hate, Elliot Page says 'the time felt right' to tell his story
For much of his life, the Canadian actor experienced gender dysphoria that made him extremely uncomfortable in his own body. "It's like a constant noise," he says. His new memoir is called Pageboy.
Contract negotiations for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight in Hollywood
NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports the latest updates on Hollywood's labor negotiations led by writers and the strike authorization vote by SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors.
The new Spider-Man film shows that representation is a winning strategy
The early box office figures for the new Spider-Man film — and the demographic data of moviegoers — paint a vivid picture.
Indian-Mexican restaurants inspired 'Land of Gold,' an intersecting immigrant story
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director and actor Nardeep Khurmi about his new movie Land of Gold about intersecting immigrant experiences.