Is it see-worthy? The new ‘Little Mermaid’ is not that bad … but also not that good
The live-action reboot has its charming moments, but like a lot of Disney remakes, this Little Mermaid feels like a dutiful cover rather than an inspired reimagining.
‘The Little Mermaid’ reimagines cartoon Ariel and pals as part of your (real) world
Ariel and her pals have been given a live-action makeover in The Little Mermaid.
40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing ‘Return of the Jedi’ spoilers
Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a “sneak preview” of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to on-air apology.
Voice memos from the path of Typhoon Mawar
As Typhoon Mawar thrashes Guam with 140-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain, two people on the island share eyewitness accounts of what they’re seeing.
‘Of course we should be here’: ‘Flower Moon’ receives a 9-minute ovation at Cannes
Martin Scorsese’s film Killers of the Flower Moon chronicles a series of murders targeting Osage people in the 1920s. Scorsese shot on location in Oklahoma and consulted closely with Osage citizens.
‘The Little Mermaid’ is the latest of Disney’s poor unfortunate remakes
Disney has a formula: Take a beloved animated property, update its sensibilities for modern audiences, recast it with a bunch of familiar faces and voices, and rehash it all in “live-action”/CGI form.
How needle drops have created some of the most iconic movie moments
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rico Gagliano, host of the MUBI Podcast, which just wrapped a series about great needle drops in cinema history.
Sigourney Weaver on acting in Paul Schrader’s latest film ‘Master Gardener’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Sigourney Weaver, one of the stars of writer-director Paul Schrader’s latest film, “Master Gardener.”
‘Stay Awake’ explores the fallout for brothers after their mom overdoses
The coming-of-age drama Stay Awake takes its title from the efforts of two teens to get their mother safely to the hospital after an accidental overdose of prescription pills.
Striking Hollywood scribes ponder AI in the writer’s room
One of sticking points in the negotiations that led up to the writer’s strike was the use of AI. Movie and TV writers worry they’ll be asked to rewrite whatever AI programs come up with.
Striking movie and TV writers worry that they will be replaced by AI
A sticking point in the Hollywood writers strike is the use of artificial intelligence. AI is already being used in Hollywood writing, but what fears and hopes do writers have about AI’s future?
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