Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Reviewed
Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrageous character from Kazakhstan, Borat, is back in a film that’s making political headlines. Amazon Prime is set to stream the Borat sequel starting Friday.
‘Borat’ Sequel Grabs A Political News Cycle — At Least Momentarily
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, has become a political football during this presidential election season. A scene involving Rudy Giuliani seized social media attention.
Actor Jeff Bridges Tweets That He Has Been Diagnosed With Lymphoma
The Oscar-winning Crazy Heart actor — indelibly identified with The Dude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski — writes: “I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good.”
This Sumptuous Retelling Of ‘Martin Eden’ Stays True To Jack London’s Novel
An uneducated sailor falls in love and finds fame as a writer — only to become disillusioned by his own success. It’s an intensely political work, which London wrote as a rejection of individualism.
‘Opening Act’ Captures The Painful Business Of Making People Laugh
The Movie The Opening Act follows the trials and tribulations of a stand-up comedian. It stars Jimmy O. Yang, Cedric the Entertainer, Alex Moffat along with cameos by comics who’ve been there.
Halloween Movies For Scaredy-Cats
In a year already too full of frightening things, we get some suggestions on Halloween movies that are on the softer side of scary.
Alex Gibney On New Documentary, ‘Totally under Control’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Alex Gibney about his new documentary, which goes inside the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus.
HBO’s New Documentary Warns Of The Dangers Of Cyberwarfare
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to director John Maggio about his new documentary on cyberwarfare called The Perfect Weapon.
HBO To Present Adaptation Of Broadway Hit ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’
HBO will premiere on Saturday David Byrne’s American Utopia, Spike Lee’s adaptation of the hit Broadway show. It might be one of the best concert movies since Stop Making Sense more than 30 years ago.
How Women Have Been ‘Profoundly’ Left Out Of The U.S. Constitution
As a teen, Heidi Schreck debated the Constitution in competitions. A film of her Broadway play, What the Constitution Means to Me, is now available on Amazon Prime. Originally broadcast March 2019.
Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 film Requiem for a Dream spawned a musical motif that’s rippled through media — and jumpstarted a new career for Clint Mansell, the composer of its haunted score.
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