3 lessons past Hollywood strikes can teach us about the current moment
Hollywood actors and screenwriters are on strike simultaneously for the first time since 1960. When — and how — might things resolve this time? Experts tell NPR what recent history can teach us.
Is ‘Barbie’ corporate propaganda or Malibu Metacommentary™? Why not both!
Based on one of America’s most emblematic pieces of intellectual property, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was never going to be just a movie, because Barbie was never just a doll.
QAnon supporters are promoting ‘Sound of Freedom.’ Here’s why
The movie is being criticized as a vehicle for conspiracy theories and misleading depictions of human trafficking — landing it in the middle of the country’s politically polarized culture wars.
Cruise control: An homage to the relentless reliability of ‘Mission: Impossible’
The Mission: Impossible franchise runs on its ability to meet expectations. Not just any expectations — high expectations. And through all seven films, it has remained remarkably stable at its core.
Endometriosis, a painful and often overlooked disease, gets attention in a new film
Below the Belt highlights patients’ stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are seven surprising facts from the film.
How Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli became an animation powerhouse
Internationally famous animation artist Hayao Miyazaki’s final film How Do You Live was released this week in Japan. NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to Susan Napier, author of Miyazaki World: A Life in Art.
German filmmaker Christian Petzold on his latest movie ‘Afire’
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with German filmmaker Christian Petzold about his latest movie, “Afire,” a love story set in a country house while a forest fire rages nearby.
John Boyega and Juel Taylor talk new existential thriller ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to actor John Boyega and director Juel Taylor about the new Netflix movie They Cloned Tyrone.
SAG-AFTRA joins the biggest Hollywood strike in decades
NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with Kim Masters, editor-at-large at The Hollywood Reporter, about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike happening in tandem with a writer’s strike for the first time since 1960.
Truth and laughs run deep in new mockumentary ‘Theater Camp’
Broadway’s Ben Platt heads the eccentric staff of a rundown camp for middle school thespians in the Sundance hit mockumentary Theater Camp.
Biggest Hollywood strike in decades: SAG-AFTRA walks out after negotiations collapse
NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, about the decision by the actors’ union to strike.
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