Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ fully captures Bernstein’s charisma and complexity
Cooper plays the legendary composer and Carey Mulligan is his wife, Felicia Montealegre, in a new drama that exquisitely renders Bernstein’s musical brilliance and human flaws.
On this day 60 years ago: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to television and film writer Hunter Ingram, who has watched many of the documentaries and specials released this year to mark the anniversary, and has recommendations.
‘Maestro’ chronicles the brilliant Bernstein — and his disorderly conduct
Actors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.
‘Leo’ is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler
If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That’s the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.
A parody musical of ‘Saw’ brings to a life a long overdue queer love story
Saw is a series that is almost 20 years old. The latest movie was a hit. But there’s another addition to the Saw universe that is making noise: A romantic, queer off-Broadway parody musical.
‘Stamped From the Beginning’ is a sharp look at the history of anti-Black racism
Professor Ibram X. Kendi’s documentary kicks off with a provocative question: What is wrong with Black people?
Why Warner Bros. has shelved another finished movie
Have fans helped the Road Runner outrun its own studio? NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Puck News reporter Matt Belloni about Warner Bros Discovery’s decision to shelve “Coyote v Acme.”
‘Maxine’s Baby’ is a documentary chronicling the life of Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry
Ailsa Chang talks to Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz about their new documentary Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story that chronicles the life and controversy of the Hollywood mogul.
Albert Brooks finds humor in everyday life: ‘I never told jokes’
The comic/filmmaker is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Defending My Life, directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner. In 1996, Brooks spoke about his early career in stand-up.
New film dramatizes Diana Nyad’s 2013 feat: swimming from Cuba to Florida
The biopic chronicles the life of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Miami at the age of 64. NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Nyad director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he’s 15 and healthy
On Nov. 15, 2013, Miles Scott, a 5-year-old with leukemia, won hearts around the world when he became a superhero for a day with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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