To become the ‘Maestro,’ Bradley Cooper learned to live the music
In his new biopic Maestro, Cooper was determined not to imitate the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Instead, the actor worked with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin to find his own rhythm.
‘Memory’ explores our perception of the past and how it affects our present
NPR’s Rob Schmitz asks actor Peter Sarsgaard about making the new movie “Memory” and about the nature of memory itself.
Broadway actor, dancer and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80
Maurice Hines, who started tap dancing at the age of five, starred alongside his late brother Gregory Hines in the 1984 Francis Ford Coppola movie The Cotton Club.
Carey Mulligan on playing the wife of composer Leonard Bernstein in ‘Maestro’
NPR’s Alina Selyukh speaks to actor Carey Mulligan about “Maestro” and playing Felicia Montealegre, Leonard Bernstein’s wife, with whom the iconic composer had a complicated, tumultuous relationship.
‘Fresh Air’ staffers pick the 2023 interviews you shouldn’t miss
Interviews with actor Ke Huy Quan, pianist Jason Moran, humorist Samantha Irby, and media critic Brian Stelter are among the conversations that stuck with the staff of Fresh Air this year.
Prime Video movies and TV shows will include ads starting Jan. 29
Amazon will start placing advertisements in its movies and TV shows — unless customers are willing to pay more each month. What’s driving the change at Amazon and other platforms?
A look at the excellence celebrated in tonight’s airing of Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors will broadcast on CBS Wednesday evening. This year’s Honorees are Dionne Warwick, Billy Crystal, Renee Fleming, Barry Gibb and Queen Latifah.
The year in review: 50 wonderful things from 2023
Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.
Fans of ‘Home Alone 2’ can own 4-story NYC brownstone for $6.7 million
In the film, Macaulay Culkin’s character makes his way to a house at 51 West 95th Street, where he battles bandits. Scenes were shot at a studio but tourists take photos in front of the real building.
What makes a good Christmas movie
As families around the country watch their favorite Christmas films, NPR’s Scott Detrow finds out what makes for a good Christmas movie.
‘The Color Purple’ is back on the big screen, this time with song and dance
The new, big screen musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple” has a celebrated cast, including Fantasia and Taraji P. Henson, but does it work?
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