In a climate rife with hate, Elliot Page says ‘the time felt right’ to tell his story
For much of his life, the Canadian actor experienced gender dysphoria that made him extremely uncomfortable in his own body. “It’s like a constant noise,” he says. His new memoir is called Pageboy.
Contract negotiations for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight in Hollywood
NPR’s Mandalit Del Barco reports the latest updates on Hollywood’s labor negotiations led by writers and the strike authorization vote by SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors.
The new Spider-Man film shows that representation is a winning strategy
The early box office figures for the new Spider-Man film — and the demographic data of moviegoers — paint a vivid picture.
Indian-Mexican restaurants inspired ‘Land of Gold,’ an intersecting immigrant story
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with director and actor Nardeep Khurmi about his new movie Land of Gold about intersecting immigrant experiences.
The latest on the union strikes in Hollywood
Amid the ongoing writers’ strike in Hollywood, the guilds representing directors and actors have also been negotiating the future of their contracts and the future of the streaming business.
‘The Last Action Heroes,’ by Nick de Semlyen, focuses on 8 action stars
NPR’s A Martinez speaks to film journalist Nick de Semlyen about the actors who dominated action films in the ’80s and ’90s — including: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.
‘Spider-Man’ kicks off summer blockbuster season with big, broad audiences
Spider-Man has kicked off summer blockbuster season with bigger — and broader — attendance than expected. The film opened strongly in 59 countries, with unusually diverse audiences in North America.
Greta Lee on her new film’s exploration of language and identity
In the new film Past Lives, a cultural past and present come head to head. And the actress identifies with her character’s struggles.
Did the ‘Barbie’ movie really cause a run on pink paint? Let’s get the full picture
A Barbie production designer said “the world ran out of pink” because of how much paint the movie set needed. It had apparently been in short supply to begin with.
Set designers of the new ‘Barbie’ movie went through a lot of pink paint
They cleaned out the entire global stock of one paint supplier’s pink. A spokesperson for the Rosco brand says supply chain issues made it hard to keep up.
Sudan and South Sudan’s ethnic and religious divisions play a role ‘Goodbye Julia’
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Mohamed Kordofani about his film Goodbye Julia. It’s about two very different Sudanese women who form a friendship against the backdrop of a civil war.
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