Movies

Inspiration for Bdeir's 'Warsha' came from above — a crane operator in Beirut

5:05am January 26, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dania Bdeir, director of the Lebanese short film Warsha. The movie, about a crane operator in Beirut longing to express himself freely, will be released on Netflix Feb. 1.

National

Has the screenlife format of the new thriller 'Missing' gone stale by now?

6:33pm January 25, 2023

The new movie Missing is the latest iteration of a format called "screenlife," in which the plot develops solely through devices and screens.

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Oscar nominations: 'Everything Everywhere' scores 11, no women for best director

6:19pm January 24, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Nominations for this year's Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. The film Everything Everywhere All at Once racked up nods in almost every category, including Best Picture.

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Encore: Actress Andrea Riseborough on her new movie, 'To Leslie'

5:08pm January 24, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Andrea Riseborough about her new movie, To Leslie. It's about a single mother who wins the lottery but quickly loses the money.

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Pamela Anderson tells her story in her own words with a new memoir

5:08pm January 24, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor and writer Pamela Anderson about her autobiography Love, Pamela.

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Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and James Hong in Everything Everywhere All at Once, which led the Oscar nominations Tuesday.

Arts

5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations

12:54pm January 24, 2023

by Linda Holmes

War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle. All this, plus the big showing for the unconventional nominations leader.

The 2023 Oscar nominations are here

10:57am January 24, 2023

This sci-fi movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led the nominations announced this morning for the 95th Academy Awards. Sequels to "Avatar" and "Top Gun" are also up for Best Picture Oscars.

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Morning news brief

7:48am January 24, 2023

Seven people are dead after California's second mass shooting in three days. U.S. senators hold a hearing on whether Ticketmaster and Live Nation have too much power. Oscar nominations are announced.

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What movies are in the mix to receive an Oscar nomination?

5:09am January 24, 2023

This year's Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday. Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water and The Fabelmans are likely to be among the top contenders for best picture.

A screenshot from Casablanca showing Humphrey Bogart and Helmut Dantine.

The real-life refugees of 'Casablanca' make it so much more than a love story

7:05pm January 23, 2023

by Nellie Gilles

Casablanca is more than just a love story. It is a film about, and stocked with, the waves of refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during wartime.

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