Belgian director Lukas Dhont on his Oscar-nominated new film ‘Close’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Belgian director Lukas Dhont about his new film, “Close,” which was nominated for an Oscar. The film traces the relationship between two 13-year-old boys.
What’s making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.
An Israeli documentary challenges a narrative of what happened in one Palestinian village in 1948
An Israeli documentary examines what happened to one seaside Palestinian village in the 1948 war.
Get these Sundance 2023 movies on your radar now
The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR’s Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.
An adolescent friendship fractures in the Belgian Oscar hopeful, ‘Close’
The social forces are pervasive but subtle in Lukas Dhont’s Close — no overt bullying or homophobia, just internalized pressures on still-developing psyches.
As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with ’12,’ fellow artists recall his impact
The composer has been lauded for decades over his deeply affective music; director Alejandro González Iñárritu, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and more join us to explain why.
Inspiration for Bdeir’s ‘Warsha’ came from above — a crane operator in Beirut
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Dania Bdeir, director of the Lebanese short film Warsha. The movie, about a crane operator in Beirut longing to express himself freely, will be released on Netflix Feb. 1.
Pamela Anderson tells her story in her own words with a new memoir
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with actor and writer Pamela Anderson about her autobiography Love, Pamela.
Encore: Actress Andrea Riseborough on her new movie, ‘To Leslie’
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Andrea Riseborough about her new movie, To Leslie. It’s about a single mother who wins the lottery but quickly loses the money.
5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations
War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle. All this, plus the big showing for the unconventional nominations leader.
The list of nominations for 2023 Oscars
Best picture nods include “All Quiet on the Western Front”; “Avatar: The Way of Water”; “The Banshees of Inisherin”; “Elvis”; “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; “The Fabelmans”; and “Tár”
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