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Sundance Film Festival returns in person this week after streaming online for 2 years

7:58am January 14, 2023

by Scott Simon

The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming.

Kento Yamazaki as Ryohei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi in Alice in Borderland.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

5:01pm January 13, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Alice in Borderland Season 2, and the films Aftersun, After Yang and Jeanne Dielman.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi plays a version of himself in No Bears.

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In 'No Bears', a banned filmmaker takes bold aim at Iranian society

1:50pm January 13, 2023

by Justin Chang

In 2010, Iranian the authorities charged Jafar Panahi with making anti-government propaganda. No Bears, which was filmed in secret, is a brilliant, layered drama — and an idiosyncratic self portrait.

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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Viola Davis, left, and John Boyega in "The Woman King." "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, while "The Woman King" and "Abbott Elementary" will enter next month's ceremony as top nominees.

'Wakanda Forever' receives 12 NAACP Image Award nominations

5:00am January 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

The awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will air live in Pasadena, California on Feb. 25. The two-hour show will be held in front of an audience for the first time in three years.

A Massachusetts woman got a Hollywood surprise during her morning coffee run

6:41am January 12, 2023

Lisa Mackay pulled into a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru outside Boston to find movie star Ben Affleck behind the window. Dressed in the company's uniform, he handed Lisa her order.

Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is an average Chinese mother who reluctantly becomes a superhero, jumping alternate worlds and absorbing powers to fight an evil villain.

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How 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' captures my family's immigrant experience

5:33pm January 11, 2023

by Gary Duong

The movie is about parallelism; it centers on an alternate multiverse that reflects the real life of the movie's central family, and this family drama reflected my own life.

Ke Huy Quan poses with the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture award for Everything Everywhere All at Once during the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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The Golden Globes had a lot to prove — and still have a long way to go

5:23pm January 11, 2023

by Eric Deggans

After years of scandal, these awards were about survival not simply ceremony. But the so-called "party of the year" was stunted by a hodgepodge of honors and a host whose caustic comedy didn't fit.

Encore: Michelle Yeoh finds beauty in the ordinary in 'Everything Everywhere'

5:11pm January 11, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

After 2 years of controversy, the Golden Globe Awards were back on TV

10:47am January 11, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards with a lavish party emceed by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Many studios, networks and stars boycotted 2022's ceremony.

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Golden Globes are seen during the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 09, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Golden Globes 2023: The complete list of winners

11:36pm January 10, 2023

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards in a ceremony hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Here's who won.