Bryce Dallas Howard explores humans’ love of pets in new documentary
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Bryce Dallas Howard about her new documentary, Pets, and the love and responsibility of being a pet guardian.
‘Drop’ is a bumpy, chaotic thrill ride
In the bonkers thriller Drop, Meghann Fahy plays a woman whose first date goes off the rails when she starts getting increasingly alarming message drops from someone nearby. And this potentially romantic dinner turns into a life-or-death situation, real quick.
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Bruce Vilanch is proud of all the awful TV he made
Bruce Vilanch wrote for countless TV variety shows dating back over 50 years. Sometimes, those shows turn out great! Think of Billy Crystal at the Oscars! The stuff that’s not so great, you can read about in his new book: It Seemed Like A Bad Idea At The Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote. Vilanch tells Bullseye stories from behind the scenes of the Oscars, The Brady Bunch, and the Star Wars Holiday Special.
‘The Amateur’ and 3 more buzzy movies in theaters this weekend
Rami Malek plays a CIA data analyst out of his depth in The Amateur, while Warfare depicts a real-life Iraqi mission, calibrated as a cinematic show-of-force.
Pop culture that changed our minds
At a certain point, most of us settle into a groove with our pop culture consumption. We know what we love and what we’re not into. But sometimes, all it takes is one great outlier or a willingness to step outside our comfort zone to make us reconsider what we don’t like. Today we’re talking about our pop culture revelations, including Friday Night Lights, Train to Busan, the poetry of Mary Oliver, and Watchmen.
‘You know it when you feel it’: A new documentary explores the roots of funk
“Once you get the funk out there, it’s not going back. You can’t put it back in the box,” says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is both a box office hit and post-ironic meme
Studios have struggled to get younger generations into the theaters for years. Could more immersive experiences be their golden ticket?
‘The Friend’ stars Naomi Watts and a giant dog — trained by Bill Berloni
The Friend tells a story of two creatures who lose someone they love and find each other. She’s a writer. He’s… a dog. Naomi Watts gets top billing, but her screen partner is also a star.
Co-writer and director Ray Mendoza discusses film ‘Warfare’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Ray Mendoza about the film, “Warfare,” which he wrote and directed with Alex Garland. The film is based on Mendoza’s experiences as a US Navy SEAL fighting in Iraq.
The movies we love, then and now
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with movie critic Bob Mondello and culture reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento about movies they’ve loved over the years, from childhood into adulthood.
Knitting nights. Pickleball. Cocktails. Movie theaters aren’t just for movies anymore
At CinemaCon, a yearly convention for movie theater industry leaders, cinema owners say they’re experimenting with events to bring in customers.
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