‘Didi’ director Sean Wang says 13 is ‘old enough to know better, too young to care’
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Sean Wang about his new coming-of-age movie Didi, which was inspired by his own experiences growing up in an immigrant household in the Bay Area.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is a self-cannibalizing slog
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have good, thorny chemistry in this odd-couple action hero flick. But brand extension disguised as a satire of brand extension is still just … brand extension.
Without spoilers, here’s how Wolverine is in the new Deadpool movie after he died
A world-weary Wolverine is dragged out of retirement — well, death, actually — by a motormouthed Deadpool in Marvel’s latest superhero epic.
‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn’t magic — it’s hard work
Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: “The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero.”
Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars
Filmmaker David Leitch says it’s easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. “You are responsible for their safety,” he explains. “Your heart goes through your chest.”
This could be the way we watch movies in the future
Watching a movie is all about kicking back in a comfy chair with a bucket of popcorn and letting the story unfold. But that might change thanks to virtual reality.
‘Twister,’ ‘Twisters’ and the actual practice of storm chasing
A plucky meteorology heroine; a male rival with no shortage of hubris; and some very, very big storms: that’s the basic formula behind the new disaster action movie Twisters, which follows storm chasers around Oklahoma amid a tornado outbreak.
It’s a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister, a box-office hit in its day which also spurred a lot of real-life research into severe storms.
We’ve since learned a lot about how tornadoes behave, and the technology of storm chasing has improved dramatically.
But behind these summer blockbusters is a mystery that scientists are still trying to solve: why do tornadoes form at all?
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Director Levan Akin on his new movie ‘Crossing’
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Levan Akin about his new movie, “Crossing.” It tells the story of a woman searching for her long-lost niece in Istanbul.
NPR recommends underrated movies for the summer
Forget “Jaws” or “Ghostbusters,” we have suggestions for under-the-radar movies that can help you feel the season without feeling the summer heat.
Brian Eno, legendary musician who produced David Bowie and U2 stars in new documentary
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with documentarian Gary Hustwit about his new film “Eno” about Brian Eno, the legendary musician who produced David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads and was a member of Roxy Music.
Director Lee Isaac Chung shares the inspirations behind ‘Twisters’
Director Lee Isaac Chung talks to NPR’s Scott Detrow about his latest film, Twisters. He shot it on location in Oklahoma, using local extras on set who know what it’s like to face a tornado.
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