Movies

A screenshot from the new documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.

Health & Safety

'No violins': Michael J. Fox reflects on his career and life with Parkinson's

6:00am May 14, 2023

When Michael J. Fox describes his experience with Parkinson's disease in his new documentary, he's extremely blunt. But talking with NPR this week, he hasn't lost the humor that made him famous.

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Arts

Michael J. Fox reflects on his career and life with Parkinson's

5:25pm May 12, 2023

Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his documentary, Still, about his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease.

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Ronald Gladden and James Marsden in Jury Duty / Amazon Freevee

Arts

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

5:00pm May 12, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jury Duty, The Other Two, Every Frame a Painting and Rutherford Falls.

Jay Baruchel plays Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis in the film BlackBerry.

Arts

A new film explains how the smartphone market slipped through BlackBerry's hands

1:31pm May 12, 2023

by Justin Chang

This smartly entertaining new movie tells the story of how the BlackBerry became the hottest personal handheld device on the market — only to get crushed by the iPhone.

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Writers meet up at "Roadside Taco" after picketing all afternoon.

Arts

Single screenwriters hope to "Strike Up a Romance" on the picket lines

8:43pm May 11, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Members of the Writers Guild of America hosted a single's event while picketing outside Universal Studios

Some Hollywood writers are striking up romance at a special picket line for singles

4:36pm May 11, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

This week, writers showed up for a special picket line at Universal Studios: one specifically for single writers to mingle. "We can no longer say we're 'too busy' to date," the event promotion said.

World News

In 'L'Immensita,' a vibrant Penelope Cruz plays the mom of a trans boy in 1970s Italy

4:29pm May 11, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Penelope Cruz is a vibrant, if troubled, mom in L'Immensita, Emanuele Crialese's largely autobiographical portrait of an Italian family in the 1970s.

The Walt Disney Company released Q2 earnings results on Wednesday.

Arts

Disney's Q2 earnings: increased profits but a mixed picture

8:05pm May 10, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The Walt Disney Company reported a 13% increase in quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

The musical adaptation of Monsoon Wedding has opened at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse.

You're invited to 'Monsoon Wedding' — a musical nearly 15 years in the making

12:22pm May 10, 2023

by Bilal Qureshi

Back in 2001, Monsoon Wedding was an indie darling turned international success. Now, the stage adaptation is an ambitious experiment in bridging Indian musical styles with a Broadway-style songbook.

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Tom Hanks used some of the pandemic slowdown to write a novel titled The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.

Arts
Books

Tom Hanks has starred in dozens of movies. Now he's written a novel too

12:40pm May 09, 2023

by Ziad Buchh

For Tom Hanks, movies have always been transformative. Now, after acting in dozens of them, he's written a novel based on his experiences on movie sets. He talked to NPR's A Martinez.

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