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Ruben Ostlund on his film ‘Triangle of Sadness’ that won the top prize at Cannes

Scott Simon speaks with director Ruben Ostlund, who has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time with the film “Triangle of Sadness.”

What’s making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: the film Gamak Ghar, Rosalía’s album Motomami, remembering Angela Lansbury, and more.

Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at age 72

The Scottish actor played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011. Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in Scotland.

Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

In 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy was lynched in Mississippi. Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose insistence on an open-casket funeral helped ignite the civil rights movement.

Movie Review: “Decision to Leave”

The Korean film industry is on a roll. First, “Parasite” won best picture at the 2022 Oscars, then “Squid Game” was a hit. Now, “Decision to Leave” is garnering some of the best reviews of the year.

Photography book reimagines Black actors in some of cinema’s most memorable moments

A new photography book by Carrell Augustus — Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments — puts black actors and actresses at the center of some of Hollywood’s most iconic movie images.

This photography book puts Black actors in Hollywood’s most iconic movie moments

Photographer Carell Augustus spoke with NPR about his new book, Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments, a project more than a decade in the making.

If you haven’t been back to the movies yet, Indian epic ‘RRR’ is the reason to go

The epic action-picture bromance makes the case for returning to theaters — it reminds us that movies are always more thrilling when they’re part of a collective experience.

Halloween Ends (2022)

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Cat Daddies (2022)

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Encore: Actress Emma Thompson on her movie, ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Emma Thompson about her movie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.

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