Movies

Daniel Roher attends the Navalny New York premiere at Walter Reade Theater on April 6, 2022 in New York City.

World News

'Navalny' director says Russian opposition leader's spirit is unbroken

12:11pm March 02, 2023

by Jojo Macaluso

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to film director Daniel Roher about his award winning documentary detailing the events following assassination attempt of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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A screenshot from the Melvin Van Peebles film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.

How Black resistance has been depicted in films over the years

5:01am March 02, 2023

From Something Good — Negro Kiss to Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Black cinema has long served as a form of resistance.

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Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's Tár.

Arts

'Whoever holds power, it's going to corrupt them,' says 'Tár' director Todd Field

1:52pm March 01, 2023

by Terry Gross

Cate Blanchett plays a charismatic conductor who uses her power to take sexual advantage of young women she's mentoring. Both Blanchett and Tár director Todd Field have been nominated for Oscars.

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How Black resistance in film has been received by the public through the years

5:59pm February 28, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Library of Congress scholar-in-residence and Black Film Archive creator Maya Cade about Black resistance in film and how it has been received by the public over the years.

Director Bing Liu (center) with his mother and half-brother.

What happens when a director's camera is pointed at their own families?

4:16pm February 28, 2023

by Jon Kalish

Over the years, documentaries about celebrities have proven to be the most popular films of the genre. But some filmmakers are facing unfamiliar territory when their families are involved.

Michelle Yeoh accepts the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Arts

Michelle Yeoh's moment is long overdue

5:50pm February 27, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Michelle Yeoh has been kicking ass on and off screen for decades, and is now sweeping the awards season for her starring role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan plays Waymond, the meta-verse traveling husband in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Arts

In 'Everything Everywhere,' Ke Huy Quan found the role he'd been missing

2:30pm February 27, 2023

by Ann Marie Baldonado

As a kid, Quan appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. But he quit acting when he couldn't land good roles. He's nominated for an Oscar for his first performance in decades.

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You could own the hot dog hands from 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

6:27am February 27, 2023

Almost every piece of multiverse memorabilia from the movie is up for auction until March 2. Proceeds go to the Laundry Workers Center, the Asian Mental Health Project and the Transgender Law Center.

A preview of movies hitting theaters this spring

5:31pm February 26, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Hollywood generally takes a breather in January and February, but here's a selective peek at the laughs, tears, and action coming to theaters before Memorial Day.

The title Cocaine Bear says it all, and the film delivers on that promise in 95 minutes.

Arts

What 'Succession' and 'Cocaine Bear' have in common (other than cocaine)

7:00am February 26, 2023

by Linda Holmes

There's an art to knowing when a story is over. The creators of the film Cocaine Bear (just 95 minutes long) and the show Succession (which will end after the upcoming fourth season) understand this.