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Molly Bloom attends the New York premiere of Aaron Sorkin's <em>Molly's Game</em> on Dec. 13, 2017.

Molly Bloom And Aaron Sorkin On The Real Story Behind 'Molly's Game'

Jan 06, 2018
After a bad crash, Molly Bloom went from competitive skier to high-stakes poker game runner. "I was looking for this thing that would make me feel validated," she says. " ... And I sort of found it."
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'Get Out' Sprang From An Effort To Master Fear, Says Director Jordan Peele

Jan 05, 2018
Peele says that his turn as the director of a horror/thriller film comes from a "deeper place in my soul" than his previous comic work. Originally broadcast March 15, 2017.
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Are Harassment Scandals Overshadowing Hollywood's Award Season?

Jan 05, 2018
Voting for Academy Awards nominations begins Friday, and the Golden Globes are Sunday. Rachel Martin talks to Kim Masters, editor-at-large at The Hollywood Reporter and host of KCRW's The Business.
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Monkey See
Actor John Cho at the<em> Star Trek Beyond</em> premiere in Sydney, Australia.

John Cho On Representation, 'Columbus' And His Need To Slip On A Few Banana Peels

Jan 03, 2018
Actor John Cho joins Linda Holmes to talk about the questions he continues to grapple with as an Asian-American actor in Hollywood, and his small, thoughtful, not-quite-a-rom-com Columbus.
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Here & Now Compass
In <em>Unrest</em>, Jennifer Brea and her husband Omar Wasow confront an uncertain future in the face of chronic illness.

'Unrest' Director Turns Camera On Herself To Document Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Jan 02, 2018
When Jennifer Brea was just 28 years old, a routine infection brought her down for five years. Her new film, Unrest, documents her struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Interviews

The 10 Most Popular 'Fresh Air' Interviews Of 2017

Dec 29, 2017
In 2017, Fresh Air marked 30 years as a nationally syndicated, daily radio program by doing what it does best: more in-depth interviews.
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Theater

Lin-Manuel Miranda On Disney, Mixtapes And Why He Won't Try To Top 'Hamilton'

Dec 26, 2017
Miranda says he doesn't feel the need to duplicate the success of Hamilton. "If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business," he says. Originally broadcast Jan. 3, 2017.
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Code Switch

I'm Dreaming Of A (Black And Brown And Native And) White Christmas

Dec 23, 2017
In need of some racially diverse children's Christmas literature? Here's our holiday Code Switch sampler.
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Movie Interviews

With 'Phantom Thread,' Director Paul Thomas Anderson Offers Audiences An Intimate Film

Dec 22, 2017
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new film, Phantom Thread. The film is about a fastidious British dressmaker named Reynolds Woodcock, played by Daniel Day Lewis, whose life becomes upended when he finds a new muse, who begins to challenge him.
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Vicky Krieps as Alma and Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock in <em>Phantom Thread.</em>

Impeccable 'Phantom Thread' Doesn't Drop A Stitch

Dec 22, 2017
Paul Thomas Anderson's film about a London dressmaker in the 1950s is "a rare combination of audacity and precision, impeccably tailored yet full of mystery and magic," says critic Scott Tobias.
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Movie Reviews
Mediocre Meaty Ogre: Joel Edgerton is an orc named Nick, Will Smith is a human named Daryl in Netflix's <em>Bright</em>.

Will Smith Plays Cops-And-Monsters In Unremarkable 'Bright'

Dec 21, 2017
Smith is a police officer paired with an orc (Joel Edgerton) in this fantasy-inflected buddy-cop movie that's "lazy but not boring" and "perfectly, stubbornly mediocre."
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A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen Trauma

Dec 20, 2017
Jonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in a working-class African-American section of North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot.
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Television
Spike Lee directs Anthony Ramos on the set of Netflix's <em>She's Gotta Have It.</em>

31 Years Later, Spike Lee Puts A New Spin On 'She's Gotta Have It'

Dec 14, 2017
In a new 10-part Netflix series, Lee revisits his story of a young black artist who loves sex, but isn't interested in a committed relationship.
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James Franco plays eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau in <em>The Disaster Artist</em>. Franco says Wiseau "looks sort of like a mix between a vampire and a pirate and Michael Jackson. ... He has long black hair that looks like it's dyed with magic marker."

James Franco Tackles A Hollywood Story 'Unlike Any Other' In 'Disaster Artist'

Dec 06, 2017
Franco's new film is a behind-the-scenes take on the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room. "It was made for $6 million," he says. "It looks like it was made for about $60."
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Actor Bambadjan Bamba recently revealed his status as an undocumented immigrant and DACA recipient.

Actor Who Came Out As Undocumented Is Fighting For Hollywood To Stand With DACA

Dec 02, 2017
After announcing that he is a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, actor Bambadjan Bamba is working to place pressure on Hollywood to act in favor of saving DACA.
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'The Star' Brings Christianity To Hollywood In Animated, Nativity-Themed Film

Nov 26, 2017
A new children's film The Star tells the Christmas nativity story through the eyes of the animals involved. NPR's Michel Martin talks to producer DeVon Franklin.
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Movies

The Complex Character Of 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'

Nov 26, 2017
Brilliant but socially awkward, criminal defense attorney Roman J. Israel (Denzel Washington) must re-enter the job market after his law firm goes under in the new film Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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A Mother-Daughter Love In 'Lady Bird'

Nov 25, 2017
Laurie Metcalf plays a mom to the titular character in Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig's new film about growing up in Sacramento. Metcalf tells NPR's Scott Simon about working on the film.
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Code Switch
Hari Kondabolu is the writer and star of the new documentary "The Problem With Apu."

A New Documentary Calls Into Question The Simpson's 'Apu'

Nov 19, 2017
Comedian Hari Kondabolu's new documentary, The Problem with Apu, unearths an essential truth about Hollywood: "Success justifies everything." Even racism.
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Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf play a daughter and mother who clash and connect in <em>Lady Bird.</em>

Greta Gerwig Explores Mother-Daughter Love (And Angst) In 'Lady Bird'

Nov 16, 2017
"I don't know any woman who has a simple relationship with their mother or with their daughter," Gerwig says. Her new film tells the story of a teenager preparing to leave home for the first time.
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Director Dee Rees Explores Racism In Post-War Mississippi In 'Mudbound'

Nov 14, 2017
Mudbound follows two families — one white and one black — just before, during and after World War II. Rees says her experiences growing up in Nashville, Tenn., in the 1980s informed her new film.
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In New Film, 'My Friend Dahmer' Author Portrays Serial Killer As Sympathetic Outcast

Nov 12, 2017
My Friend Dahmer, based on the best-selling graphic novel by John Backderf, tells a story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's high school years and the kids who knew him, including Backderf.
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Kenneth Branagh On His Meticulous Master Detective Role In 'Murder On The Orient Express'

Nov 10, 2017
Actor Kenneth Branagh has been Henry the Fifth, Iago in Othello, Victor Frankenstein, and now he's taken on another famous literary character, Agatha Christie's meticulous master detective, Hercule Poirot. Branagh both stars and directs the latest version of Murder on the Orient Express and talks with NPR's Kelly McEvers about the project.
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Richard Linklater's New Film 'Last Flag Flying' Handles The Trauma Of War

Nov 04, 2017
Director Richard Linklater's latest film, Last Flag Flying, tells the story of three Vietnam veterans who reunite after decades apart to help bury one of their sons. LANGUAGE ADVISORY: The phrase "fucked up" is bleeped approximately one minute into this story.
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Shantay, Ewe Stay: John (Josh O'Connor) and Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu) look sheepish in <em>God's Own Country.</em>

Pent-Up Passions Go Free Range In 'God's Own Country'

Oct 26, 2017
Two male farmhands in Yorkshire find each other in this "full-throttle, grand love story and ... coming-of-age parable" from first-time writer-director Francis Lee.

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