When It Comes To ‘Gone With The Wind,’ Do Kids Today Give A Damn?
Many young people haven't seen the 1939 film that their parents and grandparents considered a classic. NPR's Neda Ulaby explores whether the story of Rhett and Scarlett withstands the test of time.......
View ArticleAn Online Music Search And A Quest To Find Linda, Lead To ‘Jimi’
A new biopic focuses on the career and life of Jimi Hendrix before he was the musician we know of today. Steve Inskeep talks with writer-director John Ridley about his film: Jimi: All Is By My Side.......
View Article‘Art & Craft’ Explores How One Forger Duped More Than 45 Museums
For nearly 30 years, Mark Landis tricked dozens of museums into accepting his "philanthropic" donations. Landis, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teen, says "copying is reassuring."......
View ArticleFracking Boom Town Wary Of Pastor’s ‘Overnighters’
Jesse Moss tells NPR's Scott Simon about his documentary, The Overnighters. It follows a pastor in a North Dakota oil boom town whose life is upended when he opens the church to down-and-out...
View ArticleChristopher Nolan On Blending Reality Into Fantasy In ‘Interstellar’
Nolan has been called the director that's single-handedly saving the blockbuster movie. Melissa Block talks to him about why he likes to take on big, complex ideas and weave them into human stories.......
View ArticleBenedict Cumberbatch: Code Breaker Alan Turing Was A Puzzle Himself
Cumberbatch stars in The Imitation Game, as the British mathematician who helped break German codes. "It's a war thriller, it's a love story and a tragic testament to a genius wronged," he says.......
View ArticleAdapting ‘Inherent Vice’ Made Director Feel Like A Student Again
Paul Thomas Anderson is the first to make a novel by reclusive author Thomas Pynchon into a film. He says he studied the book, about a stoner detective, intensely and treated it as his Bible.......
View ArticleAngelina Jolie On Her Film’s ‘Unbroken’ Hero: ‘He Was Truly A Great Man’
Louis Zamperini was an Olympian before he enlisted in World War II and became a prisoner of war. Jolie says he told her to "make a film that reminds people that they have greatness inside...
View ArticleFilmmaker: Sony Hack Will Make Satirists Think Twice About Content
Sony has canceled its new film, The Interview, which depicts the assassination of North Korea's leader. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with filmmaker Kevin Smith about writing controversial comedies.......
View ArticleWe Ask A Scholar: How Does Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus’ Compare With The Bible’s?
Robert Alter, a leading secular scholar of Scripture, says the film was fun to watch, but "it's not exactly Exodus; it's panorama and pageantry, which is what film does." And, he adds, why not?......
View ArticleScoring The Screen: Thomas Newman And the Music Of ‘Shawshank’
Oscar-nominated composer Thomas Newman — whose credits include animated films like Finding Nemo and Wall-E to classic dramas like The Shawshank Redemption — kicks off our "Scoring the Screen" series...
View ArticleScreenwriter: ‘The Interview’ Is A Case Of Accidental Irony
Sony's movie The Interview was meant to be just a silly comedy, but now it's a symbol of free speech. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to its screenwriter, Dan Sterling.... Continue reading →
View Article‘Theory Of Everything’ Probes Stephen Hawkings’ Love, Not Theory
The Theory of Everything actor Eddie Redmayne tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer about the challenges of portraying a genius. This story originally Nov. 8 on Weekend Edition Saturday.... Continue reading →
View ArticleA Half-Century Of Battles For The Biggest Rock Walls
As two climbers attempt Yosemite's most daunting cliff face, documentarian Nick Rosen, co-writer and co-director of Valley Uprising, explains the park's history of climbs and culture clashes.......
View ArticleJulianne Moore: Alzheimer’s Makes Us Question ‘Our Essential Selves’
In Still Alice, Moore plays Alice Howland, a 50-year-old linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Moore says she spent months meeting with people affected by the disease.......
View ArticleOscar Nominations Lack Diversity; ‘Selma’ Snubbed
All 20 nominees in the actor and actress categories are white. The directors and screenwriters nominated are male. David Greene talks to Wesley Morris, who writes for the online magazine Grantland.......
View Article‘Blackhat’: A Classic Detective Story For A Brave New World
Over his years as a director, Michael Mann has taken on many crime stories. In his new film, malware is a central villain and the hero battles an adversary who resides in the virtual world.... Continue...
View Article‘Red Army’ Explores How The Cold War Played Out On Ice
When the U.S. hockey team beat the USSR during the 1980 Olympics, it was dubbed the "miracle on ice." Red Army profiles the Russian athletes and their place in the Soviet Union's propaganda machine.......
View ArticleAt Its Core, Warped Family Drama ‘Mommy’ Is ‘A Story Of Love’
In his award-winning film, Xavier Dolan, 25, tackles the relationship between a single mom and her troubled son. He says, "I feel like I knew this kid. ... He's just the worst version of who I was."......
View ArticleFilmmaker Takes Stand Against Extremism In Oscar-Nominated ‘Timbuktu’
Abderrahmane Sissako's film was inspired by the seizure of the Malian city by Islamist fighters in 2012. It has won international accolades with its lyrical beauty and critique of religious...
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