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Unpacking on-screen representation in ‘The Godfather’

The NPR special series “Screening Ourselves” focuses on representation in three Hollywood films that are now considered classics: The Godfather, Basic Instinct, and The Color Purple.

Director James Gray and actor Jeremy Strong on ‘Armageddon Time’, their new coming-of-age film

Filmmaker James Gray revisits his 1980s New York childhood in the film “Armageddon Time.” Jeremy Strong, co-star of HBO’s “Succession,” plays the protagonist’s father.

Counting ballots stressing you out? Watch these movies instead

Counting ballots is on many Americans’ minds this week. NPR’s movie critic says he’s been distracting himself from the election with cinematic counting.

‘Wakanda Forever’ hopes to replicate the success of ‘Black Panther’

The sequel to the Marvel film Black Panther is in wide release this weekend. Wakanda Forever directly addresses the death of the character played by the late Chadwick Boseman.

Kurt Vonnegut would have turned 100 today — his war novels are relevant as ever

The author — who died in 2007 at the age of 84 — wrote satirical novels that won him a cult-like following among young people in the 1960s. Vonnegut’s novels communicated: “Hey, you’re not alone.”

Movie review: ‘Wakanda Forever’

Marvel’s “Black Panther” sequel, “Wakanda Forever,” brings together almost all the original cast members for a story that is both an elegy for Chadwick Boseman and a way forward for the story.

‘Wakanda Forever’ bids farewell to T’Challa and Chadwick Boseman

On- and off-screen tragedies merge as the film reckons with the 2020 death of Chadwick Boseman, honoring the memory of the Black Panther star as respectfully as possible.

‘Ellen Needs Insurance’ is the real story of an actor in her quest to get coverage

When Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston needed to meet a deadline for health insurance through their union, they decided to get creative.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Opens Friday, Nov 11, 2022Movie Details Play Trailers

Sam & Kate (2022)

Opens Friday, Nov 11, 2022Movie Details

See how a young Steven Spielberg fell in love with film in ‘The Fabelmans’

Steven Spielberg puts his parents’ divorce front and center in a new film about a young filmmaking prodigy. Based on his own childhood, the movie is funny, melancholy and altogether marvelous.

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