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.
Movies
The latest on the union strikes in Hollywood
Amid the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood, the guilds representing directors and actors have also been negotiating the future of their contracts and the future of the streaming business.
'The Last Action Heroes,' by Nick de Semlyen, focuses on 8 action stars
NPR's A Martinez speaks to film journalist Nick de Semlyen about the actors who dominated action films in the '80s and '90s — including: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.
'Spider-Man' kicks off summer blockbuster season with big, broad audiences
Spider-Man has kicked off summer blockbuster season with bigger — and broader — attendance than expected. The film opened strongly in 59 countries, with unusually diverse audiences in North America.
Did the 'Barbie' movie really cause a run on pink paint? Let's get the full picture
A Barbie production designer said "the world ran out of pink" because of how much paint the movie set needed. It had apparently been in short supply to begin with.
Set designers of the new 'Barbie' movie went through a lot of pink paint
They cleaned out the entire global stock of one paint supplier's pink. A spokesperson for the Rosco brand says supply chain issues made it hard to keep up.
Sudan and South Sudan's ethnic and religious divisions play a role 'Goodbye Julia'
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mohamed Kordofani about his film Goodbye Julia. It's about two very different Sudanese women who form a friendship against the backdrop of a civil war.
How the ongoing writer's strike has affected film and T.V.
How is the writers' strike, entering its second month, affecting content on broadcast and streaming platforms? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter.
Hollywood writers still going strong, a month after strike began
Members of the Writers Guild of America continue to strike against the major Hollywood studios, pushing for higher pay, more residuals and regulations on AI, among other things.
'Past Lives' star Greta Lee on how language and identity are intertwined
Greta Lee stars in the new movie Past Lives. She talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the film and the ways language and identity are intertwined.