Author Judy Blume is finally ready to tell her own story in new documentary
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Judy Blume and filmmaker Davina Pardo about Judy Blume Forever, a documentary on the life and impact of one of the most celebrated children’s writers.
Filming on Alec Baldwin’s movie ‘Rust’ is shifting to Montana
Filming is set to resume this week in Montana, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico in 2021.
‘We’re just at a breaking point’: Hollywood writers vote to authorize strike
Members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to authorize a strike if their talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers don’t end in a new contract by midnight May 1.
New horror comedy ‘Renfield’ is about Count Dracula’s long-suffering servant
The new vampire comedy stars Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as his servant. It’s an update to the Renfield character, and an homage to the way he’s been played in the past.
Streaming changed the Hollywood landscape. Now its writers are voting to go on strike
As members of the Writers Guild of America wrap up voting on whether to authorize a strike, NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to two writers about the changing content landscape in Hollywood.
Remembering ‘Barton Fink’ actor Michael Lerner
The character actor, who died April 8, guest starred on dozens of TV shows and was nominated for an Oscar for playing a Hollywood studio executive in Barton Fink. Originally broadcast in 1992.
‘Showing Up’ is a rare glimpse of an artist at (very hard) work
Michelle Williams plays an introverted sculptor struggling to find the time, space, money and energy to pursue her calling in Kelly Reichardt’s rueful comedy.
Pipeline sabotage is on the agenda in this action-packed eco-heist film
How to Blow Up A Pipeline is a lean, sleekly made movie about a modern-day monkey-wrench gang. Although unabashedly partisan, it doesn’t preach or glamorize the eco-saboteurs.
Princess Peach takes the lead in new ‘Super Mario’ movie
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Washington Post videogame reporter Gene Park about his take on The Super Mario Bros. Movie and its portrayal of Princess Peach.
A love letter to movie trailers and the joy of shared anticipation
Whether it is to revisit a beloved movie or to build excitement for an upcoming project, movie trailers are truly an underappreciated art form.
Actor Owen Wilson on his new movie ‘Paint’
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Owen Wilson about the new movie, “Paint,” in which he plays a self-absorbed host of a painting show on a local public television station.
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