New documentary charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label.
Wild Card: Chris Pine
Actor and director Chris Pine talks about learning from failure in an interview with NPR’s Rachel Martin on her new show Wild Card.
Furiosa makes a splash at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
NPR’s Tamara Keith asks Inverse critic and entertainment editor Hoai-Tran Bui about some of the buzz-worthy movies at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
How ‘The Sympathizer’ depicts the Vietnam War
NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with culture writer Daniel Chin about how the new HBO series The Sympathizer differs from other Hollywood depictions of the Vietnam War.
Maya Hawke talks remixing Hannah Montana and fighting Mumford and Sons
Actor and singer Maya Hawke joins us to talk Stranger Things, childhood songs, and folk music beefs with panelists Adam Burke, Faith Salie, and Negin Farsad.
Dabney Coleman, who starred in ‘9 to 5’ and ‘Tootsie’, dies at 92
Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died.
Remembering filmmaker Roger Corman, king of B-movies
Corman, who died May 9, made hundreds of films, including the cult classics House of Usher and A Bucket of Blood. We listen back to a 1990 interview, plus critic John Powers offers an appreciation.
‘Back to Black’ misses Amy Winehouse’s point of view
The new music biopic Back to Black chronicles the life of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The film stars Marisa Abela, and follows Winehouse as she records her breakthrough album, gets married, and struggles with addiction. But does the movie do justice to the singer and her music?
‘IF’ only! These imaginary friends are sweet, but could have been so much more
Imagine that imaginary friends were real. Now imagine that IF director John Krasinski and star Ryan Reynolds convinced A-list pals to voice them.
New concert documentary has behind-the-scenes look at Spingsteen’s latest tour
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band is coming to Disney+ and Hulu in October. It feature interviews with the musicians as they figure out their performance setlists and other issues.
In ‘Back to Black,’ Marisa Abela prepared for hours to sing like Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse was blessed with enormous talent but tormented by alcoholism — dying at age 27. NPR’s A Martinez talks to Marisa Abela, who plays the singer in a new biopic.
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