Movies Scorsese Brings 'Hugo' To The Big Screen November 22, 2011 Hugo is the latest film directed by Martin Scorsese. It's based on a children's book, and is decidedly less dark and violent than the films he's most known for. Scorsese Brings 'Hugo' To The Big Screen Listen · 2:14 2:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/142641758/142641875" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Happy Feet Two' Lacks Satisfying Story November 18, 2011 It's hard to resist dancing penguins, but Happy Feet Two makes you want to try. It features tens of thousands of Antarctic types toe-tapping their way across the screen, but it doesn't have a clear idea of what else it wants them to do. 'Happy Feet Two' Lacks Satisfying Story Listen · 2:51 2:51 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/142494960/142494941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Clint Eastwood Takes On FBI Legend 'J. Edgar' November 11, 2011 The new movie J. Edgar is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover who headed the FBI for 48 years. Hoover championed scientific crime fighting in general and the use of fingerprints in particular. Clint Eastwood Takes On FBI Legend 'J. Edgar' Listen · 3:10 3:10 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/142234884/142234871" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Like Crazy' Makes First Love Feel Real October 28, 2011 "Los Angeles Times" and "Morning Edition" movie critic Kenneth Turan calls the Sundance standout "Like Crazy" a simple love story. It's about a young couple divided by geography. 'Like Crazy' Makes First Love Feel Real Listen · 2:27 2:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/141788003/141787988" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Margin Call' Sheds Light On Wall Street Meltdown October 21, 2011 Margin Call is based on the financial collapse of 2008. The firm in the movie is so over-committed to risky real estate loans that it owes more money than the company is worth. The cast includes Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons and Stanley Tucci. 'Margin Call' Sheds Light On Wall Street Meltdown Listen · 2:36 2:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/141578808/141578797" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies The Dancing Is Hotter In 'Footloose' 2011 October 14, 2011 As long as daughters pout when fathers proclaim, "I don't want you to see that boy," Footloose will endure. As long as kids want to dance and Hollywood wants to profit from that passion, it will do more than endure. It will be remade. The Dancing Is Hotter In 'Footloose' 2011 Listen · 3:13 3:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/141345592/141345595" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Benda Bilili!' Congolese Band Achieves Success October 7, 2011 Benda Bilili! is a music documentary that will have you shaking your head in astonishment as well as moving your feet to some unstoppable rhythms. This film is set in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It features the high energy, propulsive music of Staff Benda Bilili, a band that is as unusual as it is overpowering. 'Benda Bilili!' Congolese Band Achieves Success Listen · 2:36 2:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/141143586/141144797" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies 'Moneyball' Revolutionizes How Baseball Is Played September 23, 2011 The new film Moneyball opens in theaters this weekend. It is a rare sports movie that deals with more than wins and losses. It follows the entertaining, real-life quest of a sports revolutionary who wanted to rethink how baseball is played. 'Moneyball' Revolutionizes How Baseball Is Played Listen · 2:31 2:31 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/140730707/140730696" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Contagion' Spreads To No. 1 At The Box Office September 12, 2011 Contagion starts with a cough and ends with death on an unimaginable scale. The movie shows 30-something days in the life of a global pandemic, a lethal virus that travels like the wind and kills without a trace of mercy. This may not sound like entertainment, but it certainly keeps your eyes on the screen. 'Contagion' Spreads To No. 1 At The Box Office Listen · 2:44 2:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/140388352/140390525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Gainsbourg' Brilliantly Depicts The French Musician September 2, 2011 The new film Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life is an unconventional biopic about French musician Serge Gainsbourg. He is celebrated in France for the songs he wrote, and the affairs he had with beautiful women like Brigette Bardot. 'Gainsbourg' Brilliantly Depicts The French Musician Listen · 2:46 2:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/140136457/140136497" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Senna' Captures Racing Legend's Personality August 17, 2011 Brazil's Ayrton Senna was the boy genius of Formula One racing. He won three world championships before he died in a crash in 1994 at age 34. 'Senna' Captures Racing Legend's Personality Listen · 2:40 2:40 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/139696553/139696538" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Special Effects Gone Ape In 'Rise' August 5, 2011 It's the state-of-the-art computer technology that makes Rise of the Planet of the Apes worth watching. Special Effects Gone Ape In 'Rise' Listen · 3:14 3:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/139014977/139014956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Gleeson Shines As Irish Anti-Hero Cop In 'The Guard' July 29, 2011 Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan has a review of The Guard, a black comedy starring veteran Irish actor Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. Gleeson Shines As Irish Anti-Hero Cop In 'The Guard' Listen · 2:46 2:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/138810842/138810825" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Captain America' Unexpectedly A Humble Hero July 22, 2011 It was just a few months ago that comic book superhero Thor had a movie, and now Marvel Entertainment teammate Captain America has one too. Captain America: The First Avenger is not the best of the Marvel comics movies — but it does have something the others do not: Chris Evans in the title role. 'Captain America' Unexpectedly A Humble Hero Listen · 2:32 2:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/138596029/138598416" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Last 'Potter' Movie Is One Of The Best July 14, 2011 Harry Potter has headlined seven films over 10 years, and brought in $1 billion in domestic box office sales. The eighth film opens at midnight, and it already has sold more than $32 million in tickets. Last 'Potter' Movie Is One Of The Best Listen · 2:33 2:33 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/137840375/137840276" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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