‘The Promised Land’ is a western that follows a retired Danish officer in 1755
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel about his latest movie, “The Promised Land,” a historical drama set in the Jutland peninsula.
What’s Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what’s bringing them joy. This week: a podcast about One Direction, Leo Reich’s comedy special, and the shows The Artful Dodger and Jet Lag.
Actor and former NFL player Carl Weathers has died at 76
Carl Weather was known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, and contributions to The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, and other productions.
Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies, dies at 76
Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, has died.
‘Like it or not, we live in Oppenheimer’s world,’ says director Christopher Nolan
Nolan’s film, which is nominated for 13 Academy Awards, tells the story of Robert Oppenheimer, the man who spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb. Originally broadcast Aug. 14, 2023.
‘Barbie’ music producer Mark Ronson opens up about the film’s ‘bespoke’ sound
Ronson spent a year creating Barbie’s music, and co-wrote the song, “I’m Just Ken,” which has been nominated for an Oscar and a Grammy. Originally broadcast Sept. 7, 2023.
‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ is a surprising look at a set of troubled faculty and students
“The Teachers’ Lounge”, Germany’s Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, looks at tensions in a middle school while implicating wider social forces.
Hallmark recasts ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and debuts other Austen-inspired films
This month, the network debuts Loveuary, a quartet of films inspired by the creativity and fandom of Regency-era novelist Jane Austen, including Sense and Sensibility with a mostly Black lead cast.
Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in fatal film set shooting
A grand jury in Santa Fe indicted Baldwin in January after prosecutors received a new analysis of a gun the actor pointed at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during rehearsal for the film Rust.
How ‘Poor Things’ actor Emma Stone turns her anxiety into a ‘superpower’
The Oscar-winning actor experienced her first panic attack at age 7. But Stone says acting helps with her anxiety, because it draws on her “big feelings” and forces her to live in the moment.
Why doesn’t Martin Scorsese join crowds in theaters to watch his own films?
Scorsese, who has another Oscar nomination for best director, told Variety he doesn’t watch in theaters mostly because he’s short, and doesn’t want to deal with someone taller sitting in front of him.
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