Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker on her directorial debut with ‘Janet Planet’
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker tells NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben about her screenplay and directorial debut, “Janet Planet.”
In ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ the cruelty is the point
Kinds of Kindness is a surprisingly weird, dark, and bleak film. It’s directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) and it re-teams him with Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe, along with Jesse Plemons. Each actor plays different characters in three different stories — which all involve someone going to extreme measures to regain something they’ve lost.
Actor Kevin Costner has been thinking about making his latest movie for decades
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with actor and director Kevin Costner about his new western movie, “Horizon.”
The Bear’s Lionel Boyce dishes on acting, growth, and the romance on fans’ minds
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with actor Lionel Boyce, from FX’s Emmy-winning show The Bear, about the debut of season three and his character’s development.
Sharply funny ‘Janet Planet’ perfectly captures the feel of a long, hot summer
Writing and directing her first film, playwright Annie Baker exhibits uncanny powers of observation. Not much happens in this mother-daughter movie, but something momentous seems to have taken place.
In prequel ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ Lupita Nyong’o’s performance speaks for itself
It’s rare for the third installment of a franchise to resonate just as deeply, if not more, than its predecessors. But Day One manages to raise fresh, existential questions.
Lily Gladstone’s ‘Fancy Dance’ is a road trip worth taking
The new film Fancy Dance offers something all-too-rare on screen: contemporary Indigenous perspectives, front and center. Lily Gladstone plays a woman trying to keep it together under stressful circumstances. Her sister’s gone missing, and she steps in…
After the Sept. 11 attacks, Michelle Buteau decided: ‘I better start living’
Buteau says covering the news of the 2001 terrorist attacks crystalized her desire to go into comedy. She stars in the film Babes and in the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest.
Ghanaian artist Blitz Bazawule breaks down doors
Bazawule is best known for directing the 2023 adaptation of The Color Purple: The Musical. He also co-directed Black Is King with Beyoncé. His new exhibit of paintings is about growing up in Ghana.
This time last year, Hollywood writers were on strike. Now, many can’t find work
The entertainment industry was shifting dramatically even before the strikes that paused production last year. Now, many Hollywood writers are feeling the pinch.
‘Inside Out 2’ scores $100 million in its second weekend, setting records
In just a week and a half, Inside Out 2 has become 2024’s highest-grossing film to date, surpassing Dune: Part Two. Inside Out 2 will likely blow through the $1 billion mark in about a week.
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