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Fact Checking 'Hitchcock': The Man, The Movie And The Myth
December 24, 2012 Patrick McGilligan, author of Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light, evaluates the accuracy of the new Hitchcock biopic starring Anthony Hopkins. McGilligan says much of the film is a "creative and clever fiction" — but that's because "people would rather believe the legend" of the man.
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Guy Raz Has 'Seen A Million Times'
December 23, 2012 On his last day hosting weekends on All Things Considered, host Guy Raz tells us about the movie he could watch a million times: Richard Linklater's School of Rock. "It's just a perfect movie," he says.
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie John Hawkes Has 'Seen A Million Times'
December 22, 2012 Actor John Hawkes could watch Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life a million times. "I was struck by the darkness of the film," he says.
Oscars 2013: The 85th Annual Academy Awards
Tom Hooper On The Magic Of 'Les Miserables'
December 21, 2012 Over the past quarter-century, millions of people have poured into theaters to see the stage-musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. Now it's opening in movie theaters; director Tom Hooper tells NPR's Melissa Block that it was a total labor of love.
Oscars 2013: The 85th Annual Academy Awards
Naomi Watts, Mulling 'The Impossible'
December 19, 2012 The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami touched people in all corners of the globe. In The Impossible, Naomi Watts plays a tourist whose family is torn apart when the disaster strikes. She speaks with NPR's Melissa Block about waterborne work, and about her own fear of the sea.
'Not Fade': Rock 'N' Roll, Here To Stay
December 19, 2012 In his new film, Sopranos creator David Chase tells a coming-of-age story about Jersey boys in the 1960s who dream of riding the wave of the British invasion all the way to stardom. Chase teams up with Steven Van Zandt — of the E Street Band and The Sopranos — to make the movie's music rock.
Oscars 2013: The 85th Annual Academy Awards
Bigelow And Boal, Dramatizing The Hunt For Bin Laden
December 19, 2012 NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal. The team behind The Hurt Locker is out with a new film, Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Oscars 2013: The 85th Annual Academy Awards
'Unchained' Admiration Between Actor And Director
December 18, 2012 Austrian actor Christoph Waltz won an Oscar for his portrayal of Nazi Jew hunter Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Teamed up with Tarantino again in Django Unchained, he says Tarantino's writing and the rhythm of the language speaks to him as a performer.
'Guilt Trip': Streisand On Songs, Films And Family
December 17, 2012 In her new movie, singer, actor, writer, director and producer Barbra Streisand plays a well-meaning if overbearing Jewish mom. The star says her own mother both encouraged her talents and was jealous of them.
Hunt For Bin Laden More Than Just One Woman's Fight
December 16, 2012 The new movie Zero Dark Thirty focuses on a female intelligence officer's quest to find Osama bin Laden, but the story of how the terrorist mastermind was found wasn't quite so simple.
Oscars 2013: The 85th Annual Academy Awards
Hathaway, Jackman: No Complaints From These 'Miserables'
December 15, 2012 Tom Hooper's cinematic adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, which was based on Victor Hugo's famous novel, opens this Christmas. It's earned huge buzz for its stars, including Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, who speak with Scott Simon about their experience with the film.
Laura Linney, Keeping History Hush-Hush In 'Hyde Park'
December 14, 2012 In Hyde Park on Hudson, Laura Linney plays the introverted Daisy Suckley, a distant cousin and love interest to Bill Murray's Franklin Roosevelt. She tells NPR's David Greene that the real Daisy was "very self-contained" — and someone she came to admire deeply.
Movies I've Seen A Million Times
The Movie Gustavo Santaolalla's 'Seen A Million Times'
December 8, 2012 Musician and composer Gustavo Santaolalla, best known for his Oscar-winning scores for The Motorcycle Diaries and Brokeback Mountain, could watch Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life a million times. "It gives me hope," he says.
50 Years On, Sharif Looks Back At 'Lawrence'
December 8, 2012 The Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia was first released in theaters 50 years ago this month. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Omar Sharif about playing Sherif Ali in the film.
In 'This Is 40,' Family Life In All Its Glory
December 6, 2012 Judd Apatow draws on his own experiences as a husband and father in a new comedy that explores the ups and downs of family life. The film stays close to home, literally and figuratively. It stars his wife, Leslie Mann, as well as their two daughters, and was filmed a few doors down from his house.
