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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Soderbergh's Liberace, 'Behind The Candelabra'
May 21, 2013 In his new HBO film, the acclaimed director examines the five-year relationship between the flamboyant entertainer and Scott Thorson, who was 40 years Liberace's junior and still a teenager when they met. Michael Douglas plays Liberace and Matt Damon plays Thorson.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'
May 19, 2013 Actor-director Katie Aselton could watch Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break a million times. "It totally scoops you up and takes you for a ride," she says.
One Couple, Nearly 20 Years, All 'Before Midnight'
May 19, 2013 We've already met Jesse and Celine, twice. In the 1995 film Before Sunset, they had a romantic encounter in Vienna. Nine years later, they found each other in Paris. In this third film, their relationship has progressed another nine years. The romance hasn't left, says director Richard Linklater, it's simply changed.
Friday, May 17, 2013
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.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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
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.
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.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Movies
Tina Gordon Chism On Directing Her Star-Studded 'Peeples'
May 9, 2013 The writer of Drumline and ATL makes her directorial debut with the new comedy Peeples. It has the backing of hit filmmaker Tyler Perry and features some major stars. Chism talks to host Michel Martin about her career and new film.
An Epic Of India Gets A Canvas Its Own Size
May 9, 2013 Midnight's Children, from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta, is a sweeping big-screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's great novel of modern Indian history. NPR's Bilal Qureshi talks to the two storytellers about their collaboration on the project.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
'Love' Stories: Pierce Brosnan, Then And Now
May 7, 2013 The actor's new film, Love Is All You Need, has him playing a widowed businessman on vacation on the Amalfi Coast. He tells NPR's Audie Cornish it was a role he could identify with.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Derek Cianfrance Has 'Seen A Million Times'
May 5, 2013 Writer-director Derek Cianfrance could watch Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas a million times. "It was just a perfect movie, and I returned to see it about 30 times in the theater that year," he says.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Paula Patton Has 'Seen A Million Times'
May 4, 2013 Actress Paula Patton could watch Adam McKay's comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby a million times. "I can't tell you how much I use quotes from it in my daily life," she says.
