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Friday, May 17, 2013
Code Switch
'Venus And Serena': An Extraordinary Story, Told On Film
May 17, 2013 The amazing tale of two sisters from a poor neighborhood — who play tennis unlike anyone before them and each reach No. 1 in the world — is one we're not likely to see again.
Movie Interviews
Quinto Turns Inward To Find Spock's Soul
May 17, 2013 Playing the famous half-Vulcan requires a little meditative depth and a lot of brow-shaving. Heroes villain Zachary Quinto plays Spock in the reboot of the Star Trek franchise, with the blessing of original Spock Leonard Nimoy. Quinto tells NPR about befriending Nimoy, shaping eyebrows and more.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Movie Reviews
Greta Gerwig, Blithely Spirited As 'Frances Ha'
May 16, 2013 The indie darling returns in a winning collaboration with Noah Baumbach that tracks her developmentally arrested dancer heroine through the transition from protracted adolescence to reluctant adulthood. (Recommended)
Movie Reviews
'Bidder 70,' Still Raising His Hand To Be Heard
May 16, 2013 Scientist Terry Root, author and activist Terry Tempest Williams and filmmaker Robert Redford all turn up in this documentary on eco-activist Tim DeChristopher, who bid on — and won — mineral rights to a chunk of federal land just to tie them up. He was prosecuted and sentenced to federal prison.
Movie Reviews
'Augustine' And Her Diagnosis Get Another Look
May 16, 2013 A 19th-century neurologist develops an intense relationship with an illiterate teenage maid who experiences erotic pleasure during intense bouts of "hysteria." French writer-director Alice Winocour's feature debut is based on an actual 19th-century case history.
Movie Reviews
'Pieta': Suffering Toward ... Redemption?
May 16, 2013 Controversial Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk (The Isle) turns in a meditation on cruelty, criminality, mortality and grace. (Recommended)
Movie Reviews
'Re-Emerging': In Nigeria, A People Finds A Faith
May 16, 2013 Jeff L. Lieberman's documentary explores the story of 30,000 Nigerians who claim a Jewish heritage dating back centuries — and who have carved out a singular culture amid the post-colonial turmoil that still affects their country.
Movie Reviews
'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists
May 16, 2013 The 12th film based on Gene Roddenberry's '60s sci-fi TV show is the second to star a new group of actors as Kirk, Spock and their crew. J.J. Abrams returns as director, and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch plays the memorable villain.
Tina Brown's Must-Reads
Tina Brown's Must-Reads: On Luck, Good And Bad
May 16, 2013 In the latest edition of Word of Mouth on Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep talks to Newsweek editor Tina Brown to get her reading recommendations.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Movie Interviews
A Polley Family Secret, Deftly Pieced Together
May 15, 2013 In a striking documentary, Sarah Polley turns the camera on her own family. The director and actor, known for films such as Away from Her and The Sweet Hereafter, was teased growing up about not looking like her actor father. At 27, she discovered that it wasn't a joke.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Movie Interviews
Gerwig, Baumbach Poke At Post-College Pangs
May 14, 2013 In Frances Ha, a 27-year-old (Greta Gerwig) navigates New York City — and the transition from prolonged adolescence to proper adulthood. Gerwig and director Noah Baumbach co-wrote the script; they join Fresh Air's Terry Gross to talk about the project.
Health
Angelina Jolie Writes She Had Double Mastectomy
May 14, 2013 Angelina Jolie says she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for The New York Times on Tuesday.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Mark McKinney Has 'Seen A Million Times'
May 12, 2013 Writer-comedian Mark McKinney could watch Hayao Miyazaki's anime film My Neighbor Totoro a million times. "It still makes me laugh, it still makes me smile," he says.
