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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Movies I've Seen A Million Times

The Movie Jesse Eisenberg Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actor Craig Roberts portrays Oliver Tate in a scene from Submarine.

June 15, 2013 Actor Jesse Eisenberg could watch the British film Submarine a million times. "The movie as a whole is really wonderful but what I love about it even more is that each individual moment seems so special," he says.

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Zack Snyder, Making Superman Over For Our Era

Actor Henry Cavill and director Zack Snyder confer on a shot for an early sequence in Man of Steel. Cavill is the first British actor to wear Superman's iconic red and blue — though not the first to play a D.C. comics superhero.

June 14, 2013 In Man of Steel, the director behind Watchmen and 300 has had a go at that most quintessentially American superhero. He speaks with NPR's Linda Werthheimer about his reverence for the character's mythology — and why he chose to change some of it up.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

'20 Feet From' The Spotlight, There's Singing Worthy Of One

Singer Merry Clayton performs in Hollywood during a celebration of Carole King and her music.

June 12, 2013 A new documentary directed by Morgan Neville profiles backup singers whose voices you know but whose names you probably don't: Lisa Fischer, Darlene Love, Judith Hill and Merry Clayton.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'

James Franco (from left), Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and Danny McBride all play versions of themselves in the post-apocalyptic comedy This Is the End, written by Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg.

June 11, 2013 Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg met as adolescents on the Vancouver bar mitzvah circuit — and soon after began writing the script for what would become the movie Superbad. Their new project is This Is the End, a disaster-movie spoof in which the Rapture hits home in Hollywood.

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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Movies I've Seen A Million Times

The Movie Nick Offerman Has 'Seen A Million Times'

Actors John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in John Ford's The Quiet Man.

June 8, 2013 Actor Nick Offerman could watch the John Wayne film The Quiet Man a million times. "It was my dad's favorite, and it quickly became mine," he says.

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Friday, June 07, 2013

Author Interviews

Judy Blume Hits The Big Screen With 'Tiger Eyes' Adaptation

Judy Blume is the author of many books for kids and teens, including Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Blubber. Her 1981 novel, Tiger Eyes, has just been adapted into a movie.

June 7, 2013 With the help of her son Lawrence Blume, Judy Blume has adapted her 1981 novel into a film. The widely beloved coming-of-age author speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about turning the book into a movie, and how the themes in Tiger Eyes echo her own life.

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Thursday, June 06, 2013
Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Code Switch

The Force Is With The Navajo: 'Star Wars' Gets A New Translation

Star Wars has been translated into many languages — most recently, Navajo. Above, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in a scene from the 1977 classic.

June 5, 2013 If you've ever wondered how to say "May the Force be with you" in Navajo, you're in luck. On July 3, a new translation of the 1977 classic will be unveiled on the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona.

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Saturday, June 01, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Michael Caine: 'I Spent My Life Doing Something That I Love'

These days, Caine gets smaller roles than he used to, but that doesn't bother him. Back when he did repertory theater, "I did a play a week," he says. "One week I'd be the lord, the next week I'd be the butler." He's pictured above in 1965.

May 30, 2013 At 80, Caine has no plans to slow down his decades-spanning acting career. He plays an investor in the new thriller Now You See Me and has plans for at least three more films. These days, he says, he's more a movie actor than a movie star, but he finds the smaller roles to be just as fascinating.

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'Before Midnight,' Love Darkens And Deepens

Before Midnight is the third film in Richard Linklater's series that explores the romance and life of a couple, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy). The two previous films were Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.

May 30, 2013 In Richard Linklater's third film about Jesse and Celine, the two have officially coupled up, but it's no fairy tale. The love is still there, but the daily grind is getting in the way of communication. Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy join Fresh Air's Terry Gross to talk about the new film.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

From Boos To Bravos: A Recap Of Cannes

French film Blue Is the Warmest Colour, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a teenager named Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos) who falls in love with a blue-haired art student named Emma (Lea Seydoux).

May 29, 2013 Fresh Air's critic at large John Powers returns from the 2013 Cannes Film Festival with tales of the good, the bad, and the parties. He says Blue Is the Warmest Color was "the film of the festival" while Only God Forgives was the biggest disappointment.

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Movies I've Seen A Million Times

The Movie Gillian Anderson Has 'Seen A Million Times'

A scene from the animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

May 26, 2013 Actor Gillian Anderson could watch the animated movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa a million times. "I cannot stop laughing when I see this film," she says.

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Director Zack Snyder doubles down on the sci-fi DNA of our defining superhero in <em>Man of Steel.</em>

'Steel' Trap: Snyder's Superman, Between Worlds

Director Zack Snyder doubles down on the sci-fi DNA of our defining superhero in Man of Steel.

<em>Call Me Kuchu</em> is an illuminating exploration of Uganda's anti-gay politics. <em><strong>(Recommended)</strong></em>

It Takes A (Gay) Village In 'Call Me Kuchu'

Call Me Kuchu is an illuminating exploration of Uganda's anti-gay politics. (Recommended)

Peter Strickland's film brings life's darker terrors to the surface — without the blood and guts.

'Sound' Scares In An Homage To '70s Italian Horror

Peter Strickland's film brings life's darker terrors to the surface — without the blood and guts.

The film trains a macro lens on bees, but never loses sight of their plus-size place in our world.

'More Than Honey' Sees A World Without Bees

The film trains a macro lens on bees, but never loses sight of their plus-size place in our world.

The director's reverence for the character's mythology didn't stop him from changing some of it up.

Zack Snyder, Making Superman Over For Our Era

The director's reverence for the character's mythology didn't stop him from changing some of it up.

Sofia Coppola brings a familiar emotional exactitude to <em>The Bling Ring --</em> but adds satirical bite.

'Bling Ring': When Fame-Obsessed Teens Go Rogue

Sofia Coppola brings a familiar emotional exactitude to The Bling Ring -- but adds satirical bite.

Seth Rogen's end-of-the-world comedy turns out to be as funny as anyone could hope. <em><strong>(Recommended) </strong></em>

'This Is The End': The Apocalypse Is One Hot Party

Seth Rogen's end-of-the-world comedy turns out to be as funny as anyone could hope. (Recommended)

The self-described "recovering child actor" is now a writer and playwright.

'Matilda' Star Mara Wilson On Why Some Child Actors Lose It

The self-described "recovering child actor" is now a writer and playwright.

What if, once a year for a 12-hour period, crime was encouraged with seemingly no strings attached?

A Yearly 'Purge' For A Society Working Out Its Issues

What if, once a year for a 12-hour period, crime was encouraged with seemingly no strings attached?

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