Are movie theaters back in business?
Movie theaters were struggling even before the pandemic. Scott Simon talks with reporter Matt Belloni about whether a blockbuster like the ‘Top Gun’ sequel means theaters are back.
‘Dr. Zhivago,’ ‘Fargo’ and more movies to help you chill in the summer heat
Scenes from “The Seven Year Itch” and “101 Dalmatians” can transport you away from the sweltering weather outside. There are great documentary and animated options too.
‘Anything’s Possible’ is a Gen Z rom-com — with a Black trans girl at the center
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with actress Eva Reign, who stars in Billy Poter’s directorial debut, Anything’s Possible, about what the film meant for her.
Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ blends blockbuster thrills with grand ideas
After tapping into the horrors lurking beneath the surface of American life in Get Out and Us, writer-director Peele ventures into alien sci-fi territory with his new thriller, Nope.
Jordan Peele subverts expectations (again) with ‘Nope’
If you think you know what to expect with Nope based on the previews, you’re wrong.
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and the complex legacy of ‘The Last Movie Stars’
A new documentary series directed by Ethan Hawke is a close examination of the lives and careers of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, one of Hollywood’s most revered long marriages.
‘The Disney Revolt’ details animators’ 1941 strike against Disney
A new book by Jake Friedman documents a bitter strike in 1941 by Disney animators who wanted to unionize. The book is titled, The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation’s Golden Age.
Ron Shelton remembers his movie ‘Bull Durham’ in new memoir ‘The Church of Baseball’
Scott Simon speaks with Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed “Bull Durham.” Shelton’s new memoir about the movie is called “The Church of Baseball.”
Lesley Manville is the effervescent title character in ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’
Scott Simon speaks with actor Lesley Manville about her latest movie, “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.” She plays a London housekeeper on an adventure to buy a Christian Dior dress.
Movies you missed: ‘The Big Lebowski’
Scott Simon speaks with Kate Holden of Cork, Ireland; Kristan McMahon of Lakewood, N.Y.; and April Price of Erie, Colo. about “The Big Lebowski,” which they all just watched for the first time.
Ryan Gosling deserves better than the snarky action thriller ‘The Gray Man’
Gosling plays an assassin being chased by other assassins. That sounds exciting, but it isn’t; it’s a pileup of self-admiring one-liners and insanely violent but weirdly inconsequential action scenes.
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