Lance Reddick, star of ‘John Wick’ and ‘The Wire,’ dead at 60
Reddick was found dead at his Los Angeles home Friday. He died of natural causes.
Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh wants to change the way we think of superheroes
Yeoh felt relieved when she first read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once: Finally, here was a film that cast a middle-aged mother as an action hero. Originally broadcast April 2022.
How Adam Sandler carved out a niche in musical comedy: ‘The guitar helped relax me’
Sandler will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 19. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2019, along with writer/directors Josh and Benny Safdie, about their film Uncut Gems.
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ is a near myth
The sequel to the 2019 film that starred Zachary Levi as the adult superhero persona of a lonely teen goes bigger. And goofier. But the fuel mixture’s off and Levi’s one-note performance grates.
‘Chang Can Dunk’ is the coming-of-age sports film Jingyi Shao wished for as a kid
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Jingyi Shao about Chang Can Dunk, a coming-of-age sports film about an Asian American teen’s quest to reinvent himself — by learning to dunk.
A major South Korean broadcaster omitted ‘ladies’ from Michelle Yeoh’s Oscars speech
The broadcaster said it removed the word because of the connotation surrounding “ladies,” offering a glimpse into the tense atmosphere surrounding gender discourse in South Korea.
‘Bad guys never think they’re bad guys,’ says veteran character actor Clancy Brown
Brown’s been working since the 1980s, voicing Mr. Krabs in Spongebob and playing memorable villains in movies like The Shawshank Redemption and Highlander. He now has a supporting role in John Wick 4.
The Oscar for ‘Naatu Naatu’ fans the impossible dreams of India’s musicians
A song from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Oscar for best song and is now the talk of India’s music biz. But will it lift other musicians to — well, not fame but at least financial security?
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins Oscar’s best picture award
It was a historic night at the Academy Awards for a truly distinctive and radical film set in the multiverse — with an almost all-Asian cast.
Morning news brief
Federal officials seek to restore public confidence in the banking system after Silicon Valley Bank collapses. The Oscars were handed out Sunday night. Former President Trump will campaign in Iowa.
In the end, it was an ‘Everything Everywhere’ night at the Oscars
Best picture, best original screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and actress, best actress, and best editing — Everything Everywhere All at Once won big again and again.
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