Pop Culture

Willem Dafoe stars as Nemo in Inside, directed by Vasilis Katsoupis.

Arts

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

5:00pm March 17, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Willem Dafoe film Inside and the podcast Louder Than A Riot.

"Forget Pat's, forget Geno's. Jim's. Jim's in the best cheesesteak in Philly." Shazam (Zachary Levi) and Hespera (Helen Mirren) have a sit-down.

Arts

'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' is a near myth

4:11pm March 17, 2023

by Glen Weldon

The sequel to the 2019 film that starred Zachary Levi as the adult superhero persona of a lonely teen goes bigger. And goofier. But the fuel mixture's off and Levi's one-note performance grates.

Bands at SXSW are calling for better pay

4:28pm March 16, 2023

by Andrew Weber

Bands chosen to play at South By SouthWest in Austin get paid just $250 while organizers are making good profits. Musicians are speaking out about needing more money as exposure at the festival is no longer as lucrative.

Michelle Yeoh, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress on Sunday, delivered a rallying cry for Hollywood's older actresses during her acceptance speech.

Arts

Michelle Yeoh called out sexism in Hollywood. Will it help close the gender gap?

7:00pm March 14, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

The 60-year-old best actress winner addressed the timing of her historic win, which comes decades into her spectacular career. But is the industry ready for more complicated, older female characters?

Art school students in Mumbai finish up a painting of Indian actors N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (left) and Ram Charan of the movie RRR, whose dance song "Naatu Naatu" became the first song from an Indian film to win an Oscar.

The Oscar for 'Naatu Naatu' fans the impossible dreams of India's musicians

4:52pm March 13, 2023

by Kamala Thiagarajan

A song from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Oscar for best song and is now the talk of India's music biz. But will it lift other musicians to — well, not fame but at least financial security?

Ke Huy Quan, winner of the best supporting actor award for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Arts

In the end, it was an 'Everything Everywhere' night at the Oscars

6:47am March 13, 2023

by Linda Holmes

Best picture, best original screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and actress, best actress, and best editing — Everything Everywhere All at Once won big again and again.

Michelle Yeoh is laundromat owner Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Arts

Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman to win best actress Oscar

11:39pm March 12, 2023

by Glen Weldon

The Malaysian-born actor made history by winning the Academy Award for best actress in a leading role for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Arts

Academy Awards 2023: The complete list of winners

11:34pm March 12, 2023

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The 95th Academy Awards air Sunday Night on ABC. Below is the full list of nominees, with winners marked in bold.

Arts

See all the red carpet looks from the 2023 Oscars

10:57pm March 12, 2023

Here are some of the most memorable looks from the 95th Academy Awards.

Ke Huy Quan accepts the Academy Award for best supporting actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Calif.

Arts

Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar for best supporting actor for 'Everything Everywhere'

8:48pm March 12, 2023

by Aisha Harris

The former child star capped off a successful awards season with an unsurprising win. Quan is only the second Asian performer to receive this award after Haing S. Ngor for The Killing Fields in 1985.