Movies 'An American Affair': Innocence Lost In '60s D.C. February 27, 2009 • Thirteen-year-old Adam's dull existence is interrupted by the arrival of a beautiful blonde neighbor — an artist, divorcée and friend of President Kennedy's. Adam soon finds himself out of his depth — and swimming in political intrigue.
Movies 'Crossing Over': Like 'Crash,' Without The Subtlety February 27, 2009 • Remember Crash, the blunt Oscar-winning film about racism, with lots of intertwined stories? The makers of Crossing Over sure do, but critic Kenneth Turan says it's not a happy memory. 'Crossing Over': Like 'Crash,' Without The Subtlety Listen · 2:26 2:26 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101193604/101234096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Three Monkeys': Evils Seen, But Only Obliquely February 26, 2009 • The beautifully shot Turkish film is less a story than an exercise in suppression. With shots of dramatic skies and stormy faces, Nuri Bilge Ceylan creates a compelling — if veiled — picture of a family's unraveling.
Arts & Life The Immigrants Are Illegal, But The Film's Criminal February 26, 2009 • It's got big names and a hot-button topic, but Wayne Kramer's wretched Crossing Over turns out to be all about its multiple-perspectives conceit. Too bad all of them feel egregiously manufactured.
Movies 'Eleven Minutes': From 'Runway' To Real Life February 19, 2009 • Fashion documentary follows reality TV star Jay McCarroll as he navigates the bumpy path from Project Runway celebrity to fashion-world fixture.
Movies 'Two Lovers': Love And Trouble, All In One Fresh Air February 19, 2009 • James Gray's new film stars Joaquin Phoenix as a Brighton Beach man with a chance at happiness with one woman, and a passion for another who'll almost certainly bring him heartache. 'Two Lovers': Love And Trouble, All In One Listen · 6:41 6:41 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100911103/100911142" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Must Read After My Death': A Real Page-Turner February 19, 2009 • Morgan Dews' family documentary channels Edward Albee, with doses of adultery, psychotherapy and recrimination. It's a story too strange to be fiction, told through home movies, photos, letters and diaries.
Movies The Gritty Gangsters Of 'Gomorrah' Fresh Air February 19, 2009 • Matteo Garrone's epic film Gomorrah takes us into the world of the Camorra, an organized crime syndicate based in and around Naples. John Powers has a review. The Gritty Gangsters Of 'Gomorrah' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100865723/100867643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'The International': Breaking The Bad-Guy Bank February 12, 2009 • Talk about your timely movie releases: In The International, the bank is the enemy. Clive Owen and Naomi Watts flit across continents in a frenzied, high-speed chase flick.
Movies 'Shopaholic': A Timely Comedy Of Errors February 12, 2009 • Since P.J. Hogan decided to make this adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's novel, the global economic bubble has deflated. Is debt still funny?
Movies 'Gomorrah': A Panoramic Portrait Of Depravity February 12, 2009 • Based on the best-selling expose that led to death threats for the author, Gomorrah delivers a big-picture view of a mafia machine — one that's thin on sympathy and heroism, but full of gritty realism.
'Two Lovers': Paltrow And Phoenix On The Rocks February 12, 2009 • Nursing a heartache, a young man (Joaquin Phoenix) returns home to Brooklyn, where his Old World parents plot his domestic future. But the arrival of a new neighbor throws things into disarray.
Movies 'Coraline': An Updated Trip Down The Rabbit Hole February 6, 2009 • When an 11-year-old finds a portal to an alternate universe, her dull life gets a lot more animated. But things aren't what they seem — and Coraline must rely on her wits to escape. 'Coraline': An Updated Trip Down The Rabbit Hole Listen · 3:47 3:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100241705/100384708" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Arts & Life 'Fanboys' To Men: The Road Movie Geeks Out February 6, 2009 • A long time ago — back in 1999, to be precise — a posse of die-hard Star Wars fans road-trip across the country to steal an advance print of The Phantom Menace. 'Fanboys' To Men: The Road Movie Geeks Out Listen · 3:54 3:54 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100233894/100302048" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies A Better Home And Garden, But For Those Buttons Fresh Air February 6, 2009 • With its exquisite visuals, Henry Selick's Coraline turns Neil Gaiman's dark fantasy into a stop-motion masterpiece — and one children's tale that's decidedly not just for the kids. A Better Home And Garden, But For Those Buttons Listen · 5:48 5:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100243673/100332467" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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