In ‘Soul,’ Jon Batiste’s Music Helps Bring Pixar’s First Black Lead To Life
Batiste is one of several real-life musicians who consulted on the new Pixar film, about a middle-school band teacher who ends up in a fantastical realm called The Great Before.
A Terrific Year For Smaller Films: Critic Justin Chang Pairs 10 Favorites From 2020
Even though most of us stayed away from movie theaters, 2020 was a banner year for independent narrative films, feature-length documentaries and pictures of all types and genres from overseas.
2 Box Sets Bring Classic Films Together For The 1st Time
Film critic Kenneth Turan talks to NPR’s David Greene about two box sets: Essential Fellini, celebrating director Federico Fellini, and The Jewish Soul, a collection of Yiddish language films.
Angela Bassett Draws On Her Love Of Drama And Music In Pixar’s ‘Soul’
Bassett plays world-renowned jazz saxophonist Dorothea Williams in Disney/Pixar’s latest animated film. She talks about that role, as well as the challenges she’s faced as a Black woman in Hollywood.
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
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Tommy Oliver On His Documentary About 1978 MOVE Standoff In Philadelphia
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with filmmaker Tommy Oliver about 40 Years a Prisoner — his documentary about the fallout of a 1978 standoff between Philadelphia police and the back-to-the-land group MOVE.
What Will The Film Industry Look Like Post COVID-19 Pandemic?
The movie industry has been through such a dramatic shift during the pandemic. Many theaters have closed, and there are worries the industry will never return to the previous normal.
George Clooney’s New Sci-Fi Film Is About ‘Our Desperate Need’ To Be With Loved Ones
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with George Clooney — actor, director, raconteur — about his new science fiction movie, The Midnight Sky, and the place we find ourselves in at the end of 2020.
David Talbert Talks New Holiday Musical ‘Jingle Jangle’
NPR’s Michel Martin talks with David E. Talbert, writer and director of the Netflix Christmas musical Jingle Jangle.
Mads Mikkelsen Gets Boozey In ‘Another Round’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with director Thomas Vinterberg and actor Mads Mikkelsen about their new movie Another Round.
A Doc About Wuhan’s Lockdown Was ‘Too Real’ For My Wuhan-Born Dad. I’m Glad I Watched
The reviewer’s father, who was born in Wuhan, China, and lived there until he was 28, couldn’t bear to keep watching. But she did — and was deeply moved by this new documentary film.
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