2021 Sundance Film Festival: Questlove, Rita Moreno, Pandemic Films
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival will be mostly virtual this year. Highlights include a documentary from Questlove, a biopic about Rita Moreno and films made during the pandemic.
Actress Cloris Leachman, Who Played Both Silly And Serious, Dies At 94
The actress seemed game for anything: She played a heartbroken lover in The Last Picture Show, a creepy housekeeper in Young Frankenstein and even competed on Dancing With the Stars.
New Documentary Offers An Inside Look At ’90s Middle East Peace Negotiations
The Human Factor gives a behind-the-scenes view of the peace effort between Israel and Palestine. We talk with filmmaker Dror Moreh and Dennis Ross, President Clinton’s point man in the effort.
The Little Things (2021)
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‘Just As I Am’: Cicely Tyson Reflects On Her Long Career
In a memoir, Cicely Tyson recalls an improbable journey through a six-decade career. She says several roles “hurt me deeply because it happened simply because of the color of my skin and my sex.”
Naomi Watts Talks Her Unlikely Bond With A Bird In ‘Penguin Bloom’
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Naomi Watts about her role in the new movie Penguin Bloom. Watts plays a woman adjusting to life in a wheelchair after an accident.
Mexico’s Oscar-Winning Directors Embrace Rise Of Fernando Frías De La Parra
Director Fernando Frías de la Parra’s Netflix film I’m No Longer Here is Mexico’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. “He’s truly original,” says Roma director Alfonso Cuarón.
Director Radu Ciorniciuc Discusses His New Documentary, ‘ACASA, MY HOME’
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Romanian director Radu Ciorniciuc about his documentary ACASA, MY HOME. It’s about a family living in an abandoned urban landfill.
In ‘White Tiger,’ A Dickensian Rags-To-Riches Story Turns Psychological Thriller
In this adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s 2008 novel, a young man defies the odds by escaping poverty in a rapidly globalizing India. The White Tiger is a dark satire — with an eat-the-rich ethos.
Director Ramin Bahrani On The Book That Inspired Netflix’s ‘The White Tiger’
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with director Ramin Bahrani, about his new film The White Tiger, based on the acclaimed novel.
‘In & Of Itself’ Is A Study Of Identity And Magic
Derek DelGaudio’s successful off-Broadway show has been given a marvelous film adaptation that captures the stage production’s delicate and humane tone.
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