Movies

In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M.

National

Alec Baldwin codefendant gets 6 months' probation on gun charge in 'Rust' case

1:22pm April 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay a $500 fine, complete a gun-safety course and community service after agreeing to the conviction related to a death on a movie set.

Teyana Taylor stars in a movie about motherhood and life in a changing New York City

6:41pm March 31, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and singer Teyana Taylor about the new film A Thousand and One, which follows a woman and her son's story for more than a decade.

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L to R: Holga (Michelle Rodriguez), Simon (Justice Smith) and Edgin (Chris Pine) are hot to trot.

Arts

Rollicking 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' scores a critical hit

4:37pm March 31, 2023

by Glen Weldon

A game cast, solid jokes and a refreshingly light touch when it comes to adapting the deep lore of the beloved tabletop role-playing game make for a breezily fun film for Nerd and Normal alike.

Arts

'A Thousand and One' tells a tale of fierce maternal love under trying circumstances

4:19pm March 30, 2023

by Bob Mondello

A free-spirited mom, fresh from prison, kidnaps her 6-year-old from foster care, determined that her family will not be separated again in the drama A Thousand and One.

Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah) in Rye Lane.

Arts

'Rye Lane' is a fresh and charming rom-com that also feels comfortingly familiar

5:00am March 30, 2023

by Aisha Harris

The vibrant directorial debut of Raine Allen-Miller is a hip rom-com set against the backdrop of bustling South London.

Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola play a mother and son in A Thousand and One.

Arts

A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

1:40pm March 29, 2023

by Justin Chang

Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.

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Actor Jonathan Major at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Mar. 12.

Jonathan Majors has been arraigned on charges of harassment and assault

1:53pm March 28, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An attorney representing the actor says that he is "completely innocent" of charges that he assaulted and strangled a woman in New York City and that the woman has already recanted her allegations.

Lokita (Joely Mbundu) and Tori (Pablo Schils) are two migrant children making their way in Belgium in the latest from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.

Arts

Two migrant kids fight to stay together — and stay alive — in this harrowing film

1:24pm March 27, 2023

by Justin Chang

Tori and Lokita is the latest gripping moral thriller from Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The story is swift and relentless; it runs barely 90 minutes and never slows down.

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Jonathan Majors is pictured at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in October 2021 in Los Angeles.

Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested for assault in New York City

9:21pm March 25, 2023

by James Doubek

Police were called to a domestic dispute in an apartment Saturday morning. Majors was charged with assault, strangulation and harassment. A representative for Majors said he "has done nothing wrong."

Actor Kevin Iannucci on 'Champions'

5:21pm March 25, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Kevin Iannucci about his new movie Champions.