A Writer’s Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie ‘My Salinger Year’
A young writer gets a clerical job with the book agent representing J.D. Salinger in My Salinger Year, a movie based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.
The Movie Industry Holds Its Breath As New York Reopens Theaters
Movie theaters in New York City are reopening after nearly a year. And the decisions has consequences for the entire globaly output of Hollywood.
‘The Truffle Hunters’ Is On The 2021 Oscar Shortlist
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to movie critic Kenneth Turan about the Oscar-nominated film — The Truffle Hunters — which centers on the perilous search for rare, valuable truffles in Northern Italy.
Animated Series ‘Pacific Rim: The Black’ Gets Grit In The Gears
Netflix’s new animated series takes the cheesiness out of Guillermo del Toro’s giant-robots-vs.-giant-monsters franchise; more’s the pity.
Lee Isaac Chung Jotted Down Some Family Memories – They Became ‘Minari’
Chung’s semi-autobiographical film follows a Korean American father who moves his family to a farm in rural Arkansas. Minari began one afternoon when Chung wrote down 80 childhood memories.
‘Moxie’ Says Some Things, But Not Everything, About High School Feminists
Directed by Amy Poehler, the new Netflix film longs to stretch beyond its limits to be an inclusive look at feminism in teenagers, but its story works best when it keeps its ambitions modest.
Stacey Abrams’ Voter Suppression Documentary Lands On Oscar Shortlist
Stacey Abrams’ efforts registering voters played a key role in Georgia electing Biden and two democratic senators. Now, her documentary about voter suppression has been shortlisted for an Oscar.
Chaos Walking
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The Affair (2021)
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Golden Globes Kickoff Hollywood Awards Season
The 78th Golden Globes were held Sunday night, and it was a very different kind of awards ceremony due to the pandemic. Big winners included the TV series The Crown and the film Nomadland.
Producer Talks New Film, ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with writer and producer Johann Hari about the new movie, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which is based in part on his book, Chasing the Scream.
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