Review Arts & Life 'Amazing Grace' and the Power of Truth February 23, 2007 • The film Amazing Grace focuses on William Wilberforce, who led the movement in the British Parliament to abolish slavery. It tells a story of idealism and speaking truth to power. 'Amazing Grace' and the Power of Truth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7565623/7565626" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Breach' Spins a Harrowing, Human Spy Tale February 16, 2007 • The story of FBI spy Robert Hanssen makes for a film that offers a tale of real-life espionage that doubles as a compelling psychological drama. A cast led by Chris Cooper offers a compelling look at the complexities of human relationships. 'Breach' Spins a Harrowing, Human Spy Tale Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7445095/7445096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Arts & Life 'Lives of Others,' a Glimpse at East Germany February 9, 2007 • The Lives of Others is set in communist East Berlin in the days before the fall of the Berlin Wall. It focuses on a police captain who is forced to put a wire tap on a famous playwright. 'Lives of Others,' a Glimpse at East Germany Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7299396/7299399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies Peter O'Toole, Young and Old, Is Back on Screen February 2, 2007 • Actor Peter O'Toole is up for an Oscar for his movie role in Venus. But he is also known for his best-actor nod in the 1964 film Becket. That movie has been restored and is back in theaters. Peter O'Toole, Young and Old, Is Back on Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7126095/7126104" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Arts & Life Favorites from the Sundance Festival January 26, 2007 • As the Sundance Film Festival wraps up, several films stand out. Among them are Once, a love story from Ireland and Away from Her, directed by the actress Sarah Polley. Favorites from the Sundance Festival Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7029381/7029390" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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79th Annual Academy Awards 'Dreamgirls,' 'Babel' Top Oscar Nominees January 23, 2007 • Dreamgirls is nominated for eight Academy Awards, but not for Best Picture. Babel, which is among five nominees for the top film, earns seven nominations. 'Dreamgirls,' 'Babel' Top Oscar Nominees Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6953468/6953469" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Pan's Labyrinth' Is Realer than Reality Itself December 29, 2006 • What Guillermo del Toro has accomplished in Pan's Labyrinth cannot easily be put into words. That's because the Mexican-born director is a master creator of images, atmosphere and mood. 'Pan's Labyrinth' Is Realer than Reality Itself Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6694926/6694927" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Letters from Iwo Jima' Astonishes with Empathy December 20, 2006 • Clint Eastwood continues to astonish. His latest film, Letters from Iwo Jima parallels his recent Flags of Our Fathers, but it takes audiences to a place that would seem unimaginable for an American director. 'Letters from Iwo Jima' Astonishes with Empathy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6652212/6652213" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Arts & Life 'Dreamgirls' Is a Triumph of Old School Glamour December 15, 2006 • Based loosely on the career of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Dreamgirls is alive with the sound of music. It's a love song two times over, a tribute to both a vibrant period of American popular music and the big-budget Hollywood musical. 'Dreamgirls' Is a Triumph of Old School Glamour Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6629693/6629694" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Apocalypto' is Trademark Mel Gibson Gore December 8, 2006 • Who knows what violence lurks in the hearts of men? Mel Gibson knows. And like he did in The Passion of the Christ, Gibson just can't resist putting every last ounce of it on screen in Apocalypto. 'Apocalypto' is Trademark Mel Gibson Gore Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6597177/6597178" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'The Nativity Story' Stands on Familiar Ground December 1, 2006 • The advertising for The Nativity Story has gotten this film's essence exactly wrong. This is not a chance to "experience the most timeless of stories as you've never seen it before." It's just the opposite. It's an opportunity, for those who want it, to encounter this story exactly the way its almost always been told. 'The Nativity Story' Stands on Familiar Ground Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6564615/6564616" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Deja Vu' is First-Class Fun November 22, 2006 • Deja Vu is in the business of confounding expectations. It's not the routine potboiler starring Denzel Washington that the advertising indicates. The film makes little sense, but that hardly matters because it's some first-class genre fun. 'Deja Vu' is First-Class Fun Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6523764/6523765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life The New James Bond Bets on a New Attitude November 17, 2006 • James Bond first appeared on the big screen 44 years ago. Up until today, the 20 James Bond features have been as predictable as the shaken-not-stirred martini preference of their protagonist. Now, with Casino Royale, the hero with a thousand smirks has been given a shrewd, and largely successful, attitude adjustment. The New James Bond Bets on a New Attitude Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6501477/6501478" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'A Good Year' Provides Few Good Reasons to Watch November 10, 2006 • The last time director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe got together, the Oscar-winning action epic Gladiator was the result. This time it's a romantic comedy, and the results are not nearly so successful. 'A Good Year' Provides Few Good Reasons to Watch Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6466925/6466926" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Borat' Offends, Entertains While Mirroring Society November 3, 2006 • Borat features British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as a fictional television journalist from Kazakhstan on a tour of the United States. The satire is biting and discomforting. But it's also funny and well-suited for our times. 'Borat' Offends, Entertains While Mirroring Society Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6427400/6427401" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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