Movies : NPR https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1045 NPR Movies podcast, movie reviews, and commentary on new and classic films. Interviews with filmmakers, actors, and actresses. en Copyright 2023 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sat, 14 Jan 2023 07:58:03 -0500 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 Movies https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1045 Sundance Film Festival returns in person this week after streaming online for 2 years The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. Sat, 14 Jan 2023 07:58:03 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/14/1149245182/sundance-film-festival-returns-in-person-this-week-after-streaming-online-for-2- https://www.npr.org/2023/01/14/1149245182/sundance-film-festival-returns-in-person-this-week-after-streaming-online-for-2- The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming.

]]> Scott Simon What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: <em>Alice in Borderland</em> Season 2, and the films <em>Aftersun, After Yang</em> and <em>Jeanne Dielman.</em> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:01:10 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/13/1148380176/alice-in-borderland-aftersun-after-yang-jeanne-dielman https://www.npr.org/2023/01/13/1148380176/alice-in-borderland-aftersun-after-yang-jeanne-dielman

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Alice in Borderland Season 2, and the films Aftersun, After Yang and Jeanne Dielman.

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]]> Ronald Young Jr. In 'No Bears', a banned filmmaker takes bold aim at Iranian society In 2010, Iranian the authorities charged Jafar Panahi with making anti-government propaganda. <em>No Bears,</em> which was filmed in secret, is a brilliant, layered drama — and an idiosyncratic self portrait. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:50:42 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/13/1148414249/no-bears-review-jafar-panahi-iran https://www.npr.org/2023/01/13/1148414249/no-bears-review-jafar-panahi-iran

In 2010, Iranian the authorities charged Jafar Panahi with making anti-government propaganda. No Bears, which was filmed in secret, is a brilliant, layered drama — and an idiosyncratic self portrait.

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]]> Justin Chang 'Wakanda Forever' receives 12 NAACP Image Award nominations The awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will air live in Pasadena, California on Feb. 25. The two-hour show will be held in front of an audience for the first time in three years. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:00:59 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/13/1148971605/wakanda-forever-receives-12-naacp-image-award-nominations https://www.npr.org/2023/01/13/1148971605/wakanda-forever-receives-12-naacp-image-award-nominations

The awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will air live in Pasadena, California on Feb. 25. The two-hour show will be held in front of an audience for the first time in three years.

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]]> The Associated Press A Massachusetts woman got a Hollywood surprise during her morning coffee run Lisa Mackay pulled into a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru outside Boston to find movie star Ben Affleck behind the window. Dressed in the company's uniform, he handed Lisa her order. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/12/1148633714/a-massachusetts-woman-got-a-hollywood-surprise-during-her-morning-coffee-run https://www.npr.org/2023/01/12/1148633714/a-massachusetts-woman-got-a-hollywood-surprise-during-her-morning-coffee-run Lisa Mackay pulled into a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru outside Boston to find movie star Ben Affleck behind the window. Dressed in the company's uniform, he handed Lisa her order.

]]> Encore: Michelle Yeoh finds beauty in the ordinary in 'Everything Everywhere' NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once.</em> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:11:35 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148488985/encore-michelle-yeoh-finds-beauty-in-the-ordinary-in-everything-everywhere https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148488985/encore-michelle-yeoh-finds-beauty-in-the-ordinary-in-everything-everywhere NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

]]> Ailsa Chang How 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' captures my family's immigrant experience The movie is about parallelism; it centers on an alternate multiverse that reflects the real life of the movie's central family, and this family drama reflected my own life. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:42:36 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1147854196/everything-everywhere-michelle-yeoh https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1147854196/everything-everywhere-michelle-yeoh

The movie is about parallelism; it centers on an alternate multiverse that reflects the real life of the movie's central family, and this family drama reflected my own life.

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]]> Gary Duong After 2 years of controversy, the Golden Globe Awards were back on TV The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards with a lavish party emceed by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Many studios, networks and stars boycotted 2022's ceremony. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 05:11:02 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148333222/after-2-years-of-controversy-the-golden-globe-awards-were-back-on-tv https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148333222/after-2-years-of-controversy-the-golden-globe-awards-were-back-on-tv The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards with a lavish party emceed by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Many studios, networks and stars boycotted 2022's ceremony.

]]> Mandalit del Barco The Golden Globes had a lot to prove — and still have a long way to go After years of scandal, these awards were about survival not simply ceremony. But the so-called "party of the year" was stunted by a hodgepodge of honors and a host whose caustic comedy didn't fit. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 02:24:26 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148150829/golden-globes-2023 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148150829/golden-globes-2023

After years of scandal, these awards were about survival not simply ceremony. But the so-called "party of the year" was stunted by a hodgepodge of honors and a host whose caustic comedy didn't fit.

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]]> Eric Deggans Golden Globes 2023: The complete list of winners The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards in a ceremony hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Here's who won. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:10:09 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/10/1147161055/golden-globes-winners-2023 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/10/1147161055/golden-globes-winners-2023

The 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out its awards in a ceremony hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael. Here's who won.

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]]> Isabella Gomez Sarmiento Weinstein faces sentencing in California for rape and sexual assault conviction Disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein will be sentenced Monday following a rape and sexual assault conviction in California. He's already serving a separate sentence in New York. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:13:54 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/09/1147787313/weinstein-faces-sentencing-in-california-for-rape-and-sexual-assault-conviction https://www.npr.org/2023/01/09/1147787313/weinstein-faces-sentencing-in-california-for-rape-and-sexual-assault-conviction Disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein will be sentenced Monday following a rape and sexual assault conviction in California. He's already serving a separate sentence in New York.

]]> Mandalit del Barco What the pull of the foreign box office means for Hollywood NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Nancy Tartaglione, of Deadline.com, about the pull of international box offices for films like the Avatar sequel "The Way of Water" has made nearly $1 billion overseas. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 08:00:32 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147737254/what-the-pull-of-the-foreign-box-office-means-for-hollywood https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147737254/what-the-pull-of-the-foreign-box-office-means-for-hollywood NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Nancy Tartaglione, of Deadline.com, about the pull of international box offices for films like the Avatar sequel "The Way of Water" has made nearly $1 billion overseas.

]]> Ayesha Rascoe Harry Melling on playing Edgar Allan Poe in the new movie 'The Pale Blue Eye' In the film, "The Pale Blue Eye," a detective investigates a series of murders linked to his own past alongside a young Edgar Allan Poe. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harry Melling, who plays Poe. Sat, 07 Jan 2023 08:10:41 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/07/1147678920/harry-melling-on-playing-edgar-allan-poe-in-the-new-movie-the-pale-blue-eye https://www.npr.org/2023/01/07/1147678920/harry-melling-on-playing-edgar-allan-poe-in-the-new-movie-the-pale-blue-eye In the film, "The Pale Blue Eye," a detective investigates a series of murders linked to his own past alongside a young Edgar Allan Poe. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harry Melling, who plays Poe.

]]> Scott Simon What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading and viewing. Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: <em>Babel or The Necessity of Violence,</em> <em>Sultana's Dream, La última copa/The Last Cup, </em>and<em> Brick. </em> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:00:33 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1145999019/whats-making-us-happy-a-guide-to-your-weekend-reading-and-viewing https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1145999019/whats-making-us-happy-a-guide-to-your-weekend-reading-and-viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Babel or The Necessity of Violence, Sultana's Dream, La última copa/The Last Cup, and Brick.

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]]> Barrie Hardymon Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise' adaptation is brave, even if not entirely successful The 1985 novel has been described as "unfilmable." Baumbach wasn't deterred — and though the movie brims with terrific moments, his <em>White Noise</em> doesn't hold together as well as Don DeLillo's. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:21:39 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1147073826/white-noise-review-noah-baumbach-don-delillo-adam-driver-greta-gerwig https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1147073826/white-noise-review-noah-baumbach-don-delillo-adam-driver-greta-gerwig

The 1985 novel has been described as "unfilmable." Baumbach wasn't deterred — and though the movie brims with terrific moments, his White Noise doesn't hold together as well as Don DeLillo's.

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