Best Actor Or Actress? Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose
There’s a growing call for entertainment award categories to no longer be split by gender. Some nonbinary performers say these gendered divisions erase their identity.
After A Violent Winter, The ‘Summer Of Soul’ Was A Musical Moment Of Healing
Music writer Carol Cooper reflects on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival documented in the new film Summer of Soul as a necessary catharsis for Black America from the collective losses of the 1960s.
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
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Casanova, Last Love (2021)
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How to Deter a Robber (2021)
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The Best Of James Baldwin: Favorite Pieces From The NPR Archive
We are marking 50 years of NPR with a look back at stories from the archive. For this collection, we take a look at our best stories on novelist, poet and activist James Baldwin.
‘Less Lethal’ Doc Details An Undercover Pursuit For Justice For Injured Protesters
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with student filmmaker Jaime Wilken about her documentary short “Less Lethal,” about a tech worker using video of a protest to uncover how a teenage boy was shot there.
Documentaries ‘Summer Of Soul’ And ‘McCartney 3-2-1’ Celebrate The Sound Of The ’60s
Summer of Soul reveals never-before-seen film from a ’69 Harlem concert series known as the Black Woodstock. McCartney 3-2-1 is a six-part series in which Paul McCartney talks to producer Rick Rubin.
With Summer Underway, Marvel Returns To Focus On The Origins Of Black Widow
Hollywood had had fingers crossed for months about what might finally happen this weekend. Marvel has aimed to prove that the theater experience is back with Black Widow.
Barry Diller Headed 2 Hollywood Studios. He Now Says The Movie Business Is Dead
In an exclusive interview with NPR, the IAC chairman laments the state of the movie industry, saying the rise in streaming has upended both the business model and the quality of films being made.
Bollywood Icon Dilip Kumar Has Died
Kumar is hailed as the “Tragedy King” and one of Hindi cinema’s greatest actors. He also was known as Bollywood’s only Method actor for his expressive performances identifying a character’s emotions.
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