Disney’s Q2 earnings: increased profits but a mixed picture
The Walt Disney Company reported a 13% increase in quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
‘Monsoon Wedding’ is taking to the stage — a musical a decade in the making
Monsoon Wedding came out over 20 years ago. It was an indie darling and huge success. Now it’s being made into a musical. It’s been a decade in the making, worked on between London, Delhi and Doha.
Tom Hanks has starred in dozens of movies. Now he’s written a novel too
For Tom Hanks, movies have always been transformative. Now, after acting in dozens of them, he’s written a novel based on his experiences on movie sets. He talked to NPR’s A Martinez.
This Tiger Lily is a warrior who speaks Cree
After decades of offensive portrayals of Native people in Peter Pan — both the original and the remakes — the new Disney+ movie Peter Pan & Wendy, cast Cree actor Alyssa Wapanatâhk as Tiger Lily.
Pop Culture Happy Hour watches ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’
NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast dishes on the recent film adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu on his film ‘R.M.N.’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Romanian director Cristian Mungiu about his new film, “R.M.N.” –- a story about South Asian workers coming to a traditional Eastern European village.
Superhero fatigue: Does Marvel still have audiences’ attention with its 32nd film?
Some of Marvel Studios’ recent movies have been more critically divisive and less profitable at the box office than their predecessors. Is superhero fatigue starting to kick in?
Majestic views and unforgettable friendship await you in ‘The Eight Mountains’
Two young boys meet in the Alps and forge a life-changing bond. It’s not just the visual grandeur of the Italian-language drama that wows you; it’s also the way it merges the epic and the intimate.
Marvel’s final ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movie tells Rocket’s origin story
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy concludes with the origin story of the shortest Guardian — Rocket (don’t call him a raccoon).
The best picket signs of the Hollywood writers’ strike
As the Writers Guild of America began its first strike in 15 years, union members let loose with quips to studio executives, as they picketed outside companies like Netflix, Sony and NBCUniversal.
If you think a writers’ strike will be bad for viewers, status quo may be even worse
The Writers Guild of America is on strike — that’s the writers of the TV and films you watch. That will disrupt your viewing schedule, but in the long run, there could be benefits.
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