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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Movies 'Larry Crowne' Is 'Hollow And Unconvincing' July 1, 2011 Larry Crowne stars Tom Hanks, who also directed and co-wrote the movie. It co-stars Julia Roberts. This movie's love connection between student and teacher is one of the most unconvincing in memory. 'Larry Crowne' Is 'Hollow And Unconvincing' Listen · 2:12 2:12 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/137545863/137545842" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Cars 2' Uses 3D Better Than Most Live Action Films June 24, 2011 It's the 25th anniversary of Pixar Animation and the studio is marking the occasion with a new Cars film. The original came out five years ago and was very successful. Cars 2 is so close to the heart of John Lasseter that he carved out time from being the creative czar of both Pixar and Disney animation to direct it himself. 'Cars 2' Uses 3D Better Than Most Live Action Films Listen · 3:29 3:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/137387957/137389753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Green Lantern' Is A Far-Fetched Superhero Flick June 17, 2011 Green Lantern is the latest superhero movie out in theaters. The new film is directed by Martin Campbell who did The Mask of Zorro and "Casino Royale. 'Green Lantern' Is A Far-Fetched Superhero Flick Listen · 2:35 2:35 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/137241337/137241318" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Super 8' Leaves Little To Get Excited About June 10, 2011 Super 8 is the story of what happens when half a dozen middle school kids from Ohio set out to create a student short and end up enmeshed in something much bigger and scarier. Steven Spielberg is the film's producer and it was written and directed by J.J. Abrams. 'Super 8' Leaves Little To Get Excited About Listen · 2:53 2:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/137097243/137099091" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Submarine' Examines Teenage Boy's Coming Of Age June 3, 2011 In Hollywood, now is the time summer blockbusters start being released. But some good smaller films work their way into the mix too. The coming of age story, Submarine, may be one of the best. 'Submarine' Examines Teenage Boy's Coming Of Age Listen · 2:27 2:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/136912864/136912812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Werner Herzog's 'Cave Of Forgotten Dreams' May 9, 2011 There's an underground cave in the south of France with contents so valuable a big steel door guards the entrance. Director Werner Herzog's new documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, is about that treasure. The Chauvet cave paintings are the oldest cave paintings on record. Werner Herzog's 'Cave Of Forgotten Dreams' Listen · 2:37 2:37 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/136126116/136129727" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Romance Doesn't Show Up In 'Water For Elephants' April 22, 2011 Water For Elephants gives off an air of self-satisfaction. It's got a best-selling book as source material, a circus as its setting, and actors like Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as its stars. While the visual spectacle of a Depression-era circus is splendid, the romance that sold all those copies of the book is not there. Romance Doesn't Show Up In 'Water For Elephants' Listen · 2:16 2:16 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/135621723/135624720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Source Code,' A Sci-Fi Version Of 'Groundhog Day' April 1, 2011 A soldier must relive the last minutes of another man's life — repeatedly — to stop the terrorist who killed him, and who looks likely to strike again. 'Source Code,' A Sci-Fi Version Of 'Groundhog Day' Listen · 2:15 2:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/135030947/135033537" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Win Win' Is A Victory For Writer-Director McCarthy March 23, 2011 Writer-director Tom McCarthy is best known for independent hits The Visitor and The Station Agent, but his latest film, Win Win, might be his best. Paul Giamatti is Mike, a lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose life is unraveling because his business is on the verge of going under. 'Win Win' Is A Victory For Writer-Director McCarthy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/134781899/134784755" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Damon, Blunt Shine In 'Adjustment Bureau' March 4, 2011 In The Adjustment Bureau, Matt Damon stars as a loose-cannon politician who is watched by mysterious, nattily dressed men after he strays from his chosen destiny to find Emily Blunt, the woman he loves. Damon, Blunt Shine In 'Adjustment Bureau' Listen · 2:47 2:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/134250371/134324097" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 9 French Monks Face Crisis In 'Of Gods And Men' February 28, 2011 The French equivalent of the Academy Awards were given out in Paris on Friday. The film Of Gods and Men won three. The film opened over the weekend in the U.S. 9 French Monks Face Crisis In 'Of Gods And Men' Listen · 1:50 1:50 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/134123110/134123064" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Liam Neeson's 'Unkown' Is reminiscent Of 'Taken' February 18, 2011 If you've seen Taken, where Liam Neeson played a relentless berserker, who terrorized France looking for his kidnapped daughter, then there's something familiar about Unknown. Neeson's character is in Berlin, this time worried about his wife, not his child. It's another story that allows Neeson to lose his temper and take on the world. Liam Neeson's 'Unkown' Is reminiscent Of 'Taken' Listen · 2:35 2:35 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/133860423/133860403" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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