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In ‘Ammonite,’ Kate Winslet Portrays A Same-Sex Love Story ‘Without Secrecy Or Fear’

Winslet plays real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning in a film that imagines an affair between Anning and another woman. “It’s storytelling that normalizes and expresses same-sex love,” Winslet says.

‘Small Axe’: Steve McQueen Talks 5-Part Anthology

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with award-winning director Steve McQueen about his latest project, a set of five stand-alone movies exploring life in the West Indian communities of Britain.

In ‘Sound Of Metal,’ Sudden Hearing Loss Sends A Drummer Reeling

Riz Ahmed gives a quiet, intense and profoundly unsentimental performance as a rock drummer who suddenly loses his hearing and stubbornly refuses to accept it.

‘The Prom’ Musical Moves From Broadway To Cinema Screens

The Prom is the latest hit Broadway musical to get a screen adaptation. Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Andrew Rannells, it will be released in cinemas on Friday.

All My Life (2020)

Opens Friday, Dec 4, 2020Movie Details Play Trailers

‘Mosul’ Offers A Look At Lives Of Iraqis Who Live On Front Lines Of War With ISIS

Netflix’s Mosul is a scripted film centered on the fight by an Iraqi SWAT team against ISIS. It was produced by Anthony and Joe Russo, directors of the last two Avengers movies.

Filmmaker On New Rom-Com ‘Happiest Season’

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks to Clea DuVall, writer and director of the holiday movie.

Mary Steenburgen Discusses True Love And Holiday Cheer On ‘Happiest Season’

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with actor Mary Steenburgen about her new holiday movie, Happiest Season.

‘Happiest Season’ Is A Holiday Family Romcom With A Very Merry Cast

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis play Abby and Harper, a couple headed home to Abby’s parents’ house for Christmas. Dan Levy, Victor Garber and Aubrey Plaza are among the terrific supporting cast.

Holiday Film Preview: What To Watch Now And What To Expect Next Year

NPR offers an expanded holiday film preview to cover the movies that have had their releases delayed into January and February 2021.

‘Uncle Frank’: A Melodramatic Meal, Undercooked And Over-Seasoned

A great cast and good intentions can’t overcome Alan Ball’s rushed, thin story about a closeted gay man returning to his South Carolina hometown in 1974.

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