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
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Brian Eno, legendary musician who produced David Bowie and U2 stars in new documentary
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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.
‘Twisters’ swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie
This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.
Remembering actor and producer Shelley Duvall
Duvall, who died July 11, starred in The Shining, Popeye and numerous Robert Altman films. She also produced the award-winning Faerie Tale Theatre. Originally broadcast in 1992.
The rise of the AR-15; plus, why do comedians play so many cops?
Last Saturday, former president Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania when a gunman shot at him – killing one spectator and clipping Trump in the ear. The response? Outrage, condemnations, and prayers on all sides… but there’s been les…
‘Twisters’ has us spiraling
Twister was one of the biggest disaster movies of the ’90s. Now, it’s finally got a sequel — one with an all-new cast, state-of-the-art effects, and a whole lot of tornadoes. The new film stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones as rival storm-chasers who have a habit of running into tornadoes while everyone else is fleeing. Twisters was directed by Lee Isaac Chung, who also directed the Oscar-nominated Minari.
‘Longlegs’ is a terrifying serial killer — who never touches his victims
Nicolas Cage plays a satanic murderer, and Maika Monroe is the clairvoyant FBI agent on his trail, in this tense and frightening horror movie.
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