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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who had a "tremendous amount of burdens he had to deal with, both politically, socially and personally," says <em>MLK/FBI</em> director Sam Pollard.
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    Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK With Wiretaps, Blackmail

    Jan 18, 2021
    MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.
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    Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn On The Trauma Of Child Loss In 'Pieces Of A Woman'

    Jan 17, 2021
    NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn about their new film, Pieces of a Woman, about a home birth gone terribly wrong and the destruction that follows.
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    Remembering Michael Apted, Creator Of The 'Up' Documentary Series

    Jan 15, 2021
    The documentarian, who died Jan. 7, spent decades following the lives of a group of British citizens, updating their stories with a new episode every seven years. Originally broadcast in 2013.
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    'News Of The World' Filmmaker Wanted To Explore The 'Healing Power Of Storytelling'

    Jan 14, 2021
    Paul Greengrass' new film, a Western set five years after the end of the Civil War, stars Tom Hanks as a former Confederate captain who travels from town to town, reading aloud from newspapers.
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    To Make 'The Godfather' His Way, Francis Ford Coppola Waged A Studio Battle

    Jan 01, 2021
    Coppola was 29 years old when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." But Coppola fought back.
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    New Documentary Follows San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Performances In U.S. South

    Dec 27, 2020
    Sarah McCammon speaks with director David Rodrigues and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus artistic director Tim Seelig, subject of the new documentary "Gay Chorus Deep South."
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    Film Maker Discusses New Documentary On Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

    Dec 26, 2020
    Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with director Bryan Fogel about his new film, "The Dissident", which chronicles the life and death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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    Director Emerald Fennell, Actor Carey Mulligan On 'Promising Young Woman'

    Dec 25, 2020
    NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to actor Carey Mulligan and writer-director Emerald Fennell about their new film "Promising Young Woman." Equal parts revenge thriller, rom-com and simmering female rage.
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    Angela Bassett Draws On Her Love Of Drama And Music In Pixar's 'Soul'

    Dec 22, 2020
    Bassett plays world-renowned jazz saxophonist Dorothea Williams in Disney/Pixar's latest animated film. She talks about that role, as well as the challenges she's faced as a Black woman in Hollywood.
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    Forest Whitaker plays Jeronicus Jangle, the eccentric toy maker in David E. Talbert's new holiday musical on Netflix, <em>Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey</em>.
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    'Jingle Jangle' Director David E. Talbert Calls Film 'A Love Letter To My Childhood'

    Dec 19, 2020
    Talbert wanted to write a holiday movie that would not only inspire him but also his son, the way Willy Wonka or Mary Poppins sparked his imagination as a child.
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    David Talbert Talks New Holiday Musical 'Jingle Jangle'

    Dec 19, 2020
    NPR's Michel Martin talks with David E. Talbert, writer and director of the Netflix Christmas musical Jingle Jangle.
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    In Documentary, Filmmaker Explores Mexican Indigenous Group's Running Culture

    Dec 15, 2020
    NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mexican American filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz about his documentary The Infinite Race — the story of an Indigenous Mexican community and the Copper Canyon ultramarathon.
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    Riz Ahmed plays plays a drummer who goes deaf in <em>Sound of Metal.</em>
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    MC And Actor Riz Ahmed Embraces A New Kind Of Role In 'Sound Of Metal'

    Dec 15, 2020
    Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal. To prepare for the role, he immersed himself in deaf culture — an experience that changed the way he thought about communication.
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    Take A Romantic Trip To The Irish Countryside In Emily Blunt's 'Wild Mountain Thyme'

    Dec 13, 2020
    NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Emily Blunt about her new movie, set in Ireland, Wild Mountain Thyme.
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    'Small Axe': Steve McQueen Talks 5-Part Anthology

    Dec 05, 2020
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks with award-winning director Steve McQueen about his latest project, a set of five stand-alone movies exploring life in the West Indian communities of Britain.
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    Filmmaker On New Rom-Com 'Happiest Season'

    Nov 29, 2020
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Clea DuVall, writer and director of the holiday movie.
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    Mary Steenburgen Discusses True Love And Holiday Cheer On 'Happiest Season'

    Nov 28, 2020
    NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Mary Steenburgen about her new holiday movie, Happiest Season.
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    Riz Ahmed Charts The Journey Of A Deaf Drummer In 'Sound Of Metal'

    Nov 22, 2020
    NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Riz Ahmed about his new movie, Sound of Metal, in which he plays a punk-rock drummer who loses his hearing.
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    'Fireball' Is A Result Of Werner Herzog's Fascination With Meteorites

    Nov 19, 2020
    NPR's Rachel Martin talks to director Werner Herzog about his new documentary — Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds — which explores our cosmic visitors from deep space: meteorites.
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    Does Showtime's 'Moonbase 8' Have The Right Stuff?

    Nov 06, 2020
    In the new comedy series Moonbase 8, a team of woefully underqualified NASA astronauts, played by John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen and Tim Heidecker, set their sights on the moon.
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    Aaron Sorkin revisits an infamous 1969 trial in <em>The Trial of the Chicago 7</em> on Netflix.<em> "</em>We thought the film was plenty relevant last winter when we were making it," Sorkin says. "We didn't need it to get more relevant, but it did."
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    In 'Chicago 7,' Aaron Sorkin Sees Chilling Parallels Between '68 Summer And Today

    Nov 02, 2020
    In 1968, several prominent anti-war activists were accused of conspiring to start a riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sorkin's new film captures their infamous trial.
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    This image released by Netflix shows Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale in a scene from <em>The Trial of the Chicago 7</em>.
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    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II On Playing Bobby Seale In 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7'

    Oct 24, 2020
    The Emmy-award winning actor reflects on portraying the co-founder of the Black Panther Party in a new film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin about the landmark 1969 trial.
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    Alex Gibney On New Documentary, 'Totally under Control'

    Oct 17, 2020
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Alex Gibney about his new documentary, which goes inside the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus.
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    How Women Have Been 'Profoundly' Left Out Of The U.S. Constitution

    Oct 16, 2020
    As a teen, Heidi Schreck debated the Constitution in competitions. A film of her Broadway play, What the Constitution Means to Me, is now available on Amazon Prime. Originally broadcast March 2019.
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    Animals
    "The excitement for me has been to slowly uncover the secret lives of many of these cryptic animals," says Craig Foster. "My incredible octopus teacher, she helped me in many ways to uncover many of those lives, because she's in the middle of this food w
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    Filmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In 'My Octopus Teacher'

    Oct 15, 2020
    Craig Foster spent a year diving — without oxygen or a wetsuit — into the frigid sea near Cape Town, South Africa. One octopus began coming out of her den to hunt or explore while Foster watched.
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