Filmmaker and Coppola family matriarch Eleanor Coppola dies at 87
The documentarian was known for chronicling the movie-making process of family members Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola.
Dystopian film ‘Civil War’ follows journalists covering a second American civil war
Alex Garland’s dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.
A look back at how Godzilla and King Kong first roared onto screen
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is out. We listen back to archival interviews with film historian Rudy Behlmer about the original 1933 King Kong and with Steve Ryfle about the original 1954 Godzilla.
‘Civil War’ is a doomsday thought experiment — that could have used more thinking
This ambitious thriller comes across as an empty stunt — a democracy dystopia that sidesteps the politics of the present moment. But Kirsten Dunst is excellent as a battle scarred photojournalist.
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ is getting a 2nd theatrical release
The release of the science fiction masterpiece is to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Paramount Pictures says the release will be in IMAX 70 millimeter format as well as digital screens this September.
The cultural legacy of OJ Simpson: football player, actor and murder suspect
OJ Simpson, one of the greatest running backs of all time, has died at 76. His infamous police chase and murder trial changed the media landscape, and accelerated the obsession with celebrity culture.
Alex Garland’s new film imagines what a truly divided America could look like
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to director Alex Garland, whose new film Civil War, imagines what a truly divided America would look like if it descended into a second war between the states.
‘Civil War’ envisions a too-near future
The new film Civil War depicts a contemporary America torn apart by a military conflict between the federal government and an alliance of secessionist states. Directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina), the film follows a small band of journalists led by Ki…
A year after starring in Barbie, actress Margot Robbie raids the toy chest again
This time she’s playing with Monopoly money. Her production company announced it will be producing a live-action movie based on the classic board game.
How do you take a video game and turn it into a compelling narrative?
Hollywood long struggled to successfully adapt video games into scripted works. But in recent years, writers seem to have figured out how to create compelling narratives inspired by video games.
‘Girls State’ provides hope and disappointment for the state of our democracy
The new Apple TV+ documentary Girls State asks: how would high school girls do things if they were in charge? The film is a follow-up to 2020’s Boys State, and this time, follows an annual high school program that gives hundreds of girls a chance to cr…
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