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Filmmaker Andrea Arnold On 'American Honey' And Preserving Mystery In Film

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Arnold's latest film, which won the Jury Prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a group of abandoned teenagers who travel together selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door.

Filmmaker Andrea Arnold On 'American Honey' And Preserving Mystery In Film

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Acting For Film Or Acting For Life? Doc Tells Story Of Kim Jong Il's Captives

South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee (left) and director Shin Sang-ok (right) made nearly 20 films for their captor, Kim Jong Il. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures hide caption

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Acting For Film Or Acting For Life? Doc Tells Story Of Kim Jong Il's Captives

The North Korean leader was so crazy about movies that he kidnapped a South Korean actress and director and forced them to work for him. The Lovers and the Despot tells their story.

Acting For Film Or Acting For Life? Doc Tells Story Of Kim Jong Il's Captives

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New Law Will Require IMDB To Remove Actors' Ages If Requested

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that will require websites like IMDB Pro to remove the ages of actors and others listed on the site if asked by them to do so.

New Law Will Require IMDB To Remove Actors' Ages If Requested

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'Deepwater Horizon' Director On The BP Oil Spill And The 'Addictive Dance' For Fuel

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Peter Berg discusses his new film, which recreates the final hours of the oil rig that exploded and sank, causing the BP oil spill. Eleven rig workers died trying to prevent the disaster.

'Deepwater Horizon' Director On The BP Oil Spill And The 'Addictive Dance' For Fuel

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Ugandan Actress's Journey Mirrors That Of Her 'Queen Of Katwe' Character

Queen of Katwe was filmed in English, but that isn't Madina Nalwanga's first language. "She worked extremely hard," co-star Lupita Nyong'o says, "and I think her discipline as a dancer came in very handy." Edward Echwalu/Disney Enterprises Inc. hide caption

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Ugandan Actress's Journey Mirrors That Of Her 'Queen Of Katwe' Character

Like her chess champion character, first-time film actress Madina Nalwanga grew up in a poor neighborhood in Uganda. She says co-star Lupita Nyong'o has been her guide to the world of moviemaking.

Ugandan Actress's Journey Mirrors That Of Her 'Queen Of Katwe' Character

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'Audrie & Daisy' Explores Social Media Shaming After Sexual Assaults

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to co-directors and husband and wife duo, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, about their documentary, Audrie & Daisy. The documentary addresses the sexual assault — and ensuing social media shaming — of two high school girls.

'Audrie & Daisy' Explores Social Media Shaming After Sexual Assaults

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It's Hard to Tell Who's Shooting Whom In 'The Magnificent Seven'

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Critic David Edelstein says that despite its irresistible plot, Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 classic Western is ultimately "just another formula revenge picture."

It's Hard to Tell Who's Shooting Whom In 'The Magnificent Seven'

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This Freshly Diverse 'Seven' Ups The Firepower

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This Freshly Diverse 'Seven' Ups The Firepower

The Magnificent Seven is a remake of a movie that's already a remake that's updated in both casting and body count.

This Freshly Diverse 'Seven' Ups The Firepower

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Movie Reviews: 'Magnificent Seven' And 'Storks'

David Greene talks to Justin Chang about two movies out this week: the remake of The Magnificent Seven and the animated children's picture Storks. Chang is film critic for the Los Angeles Times.

Movie Reviews: 'Magnificent Seven' And 'Storks'

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Remembrances

Fresh Air Remembers 'LA Confidential' Director Curtis Hanson

Hanson also directed The River Wild, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, 8 Mile and the TV movie Too Big to Fail. He died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 71. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Fresh Air Remembers 'LA Confidential' Director Curtis Hanson

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