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‘Camera Man’ unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton

By age 5, Keaton was a star in his family’s vaudeville act; he went on to star in and direct silent films, performing jaw-dropping stunts. Slate film critic Dana Stevens profiles Keaton in a new book.

Catching up with the author of ‘Journal For Jordan,’ a memoir turned movie

The new film is based on the bestselling memoir by Dana Canedy. She tells NPR’s Michel Martin about the film’s release and the story of love and devotion at the center of it.

This year’s Sundance Film Festival is under way but it’s online only

Because of the Omicron surge, organizers canceled in-person events in Park City, Utah, and the event is now all virtual. The event runs for two weeks.

Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for ‘I’d Do Anything For Love,’ dies at 74

Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best selling albums of all time.

Strangers on a train share a bumpy ride in the Finnish film ‘Compartment No. 6’

At times, Juho Kuosmanen’s film plays like a scruffier, less romantic version of Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise. There’s tension to every scene, a sense that anything could go wrong at any moment.

‘Hannibal’ actor Gaspard Ulliel has died in a ski accident at age 37

Ulliel, known for playing fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent in a 2007 biopic and alongside Audrey Tatou in A Very Long Engagement, will be featured in Marvel’s Moon Knight.

Joss Whedon was once hailed as a feminist. Then came the stories about his behavior

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Lila Shapiro about the allegations against writer-director Joss Whedon.

The King’s Daughter (2022)

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A Shot Through the Wall (2021)

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Mackenzie Davis on creating the fictional pandemic drama ‘Station Eleven’ during COVID

NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Mackenzie Davis, who stars in the HBO Max series “Station Eleven.” It’s based on the novel about survivors of a flu pandemic that kills most of the world’s population.

Alec Baldwin surrenders his phone to shooting investigators

The actor has turned his cellphone over to authorities as part of the investigation into a fatal shooting on a New Mexico film set last fall, a law enforcement official says.

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