How Osage people stepped in to be sure ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ got things right
The new Martin Scorsese film Killers of the Flower Moon doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of the Osage murders it depicts. But with input from the community, it also celebrates Osage culture.
Looking for ‘nomance’: Study finds teens want less sex in their TV and movies
A University of California Los Angeles survey study shows that Generation Z is much more interested in seeing stories about platonic relationships than those featuring sex and romance.
Werner Herzog says it’s not good to circle ‘your own navel’ but writes a memoir anyway
Herzog reflects on the curiosity that’s fueled his career in the new memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Just don’t expect a deep confessional: “I never liked too deep introspection.”
‘Charlie Chaplin vs. America’ explores the accusations that sent a star into exile
Author Scott Eyman explains how Chaplin was smeared in the press, scandalized for his affairs with young women, condemned for his alleged communist ties and banned from returning to the U.S.
Bargaining talks are set to resume between striking Hollywood performers and studios
After a two-week pause, representatives for Hollywood studios and the performers’ union return to negotiations Tuesday, to try to find a path to ending a strike that began in May.
A new movie follows the dangerous escape journey North Koreans make to China
A new documentary uses rare footage of the escape route North Koreans take as they try to defect. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Madeleine Gavin and defector Soyeon Lee about the journey.
Entertainment industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza
Jon Stewart, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and Michael Stipe are among the more than 60 music and film industry stars to put their names to the letter.
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is helping some Osage citizens to grapple with their past
Osage citizens in Oklahoma see the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon” as a way to embrace trauma in their past. Dozens of tribal members were murdered in the 1920s for their oil-rich land.
SAG-AFTRA encourages striking actors to avoid certain Halloween costumes
Striking performers not allowed to work or promote their movies and shows. Now, their union SAG-AFTRA has some spooky new guidelines.
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a monstrous story of greed, masterfully told
Martin Scorsese’s epic 3.5-hour dramatization of David Grann’s true-life tragedy about the Osage Nation stars Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
Scorsese centers men and their violence once again in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Martin Scorsese’s film, based on David Grann’s book, tells the true story of white men in the 1920s who married into and systematically murdered Osage families to gain claims to their oil-rich land.
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