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News Articles: Movie Interviews

Mark Hamill attends the premiere of <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</em> in Hollywood on Dec. 16, 2019.

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  • Movie Interviews

Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

June 03, 2025
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  • Sam Briger
GPB News NPR

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  • Movie Interviews

Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

Filmmaker David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. "You are responsible for their safety," he explains. Originally broadcast July 22, 2024.

May 30, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Movie Interviews

Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius'

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the overwhelming pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2025.

May 26, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
Brec Bassinger plays Iris in <em>Final Destination Bloodlines, </em>the sixth installment of the series.

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  • Movies

'Gore is back, baby!' Directors of 'Final Destination' are pushing bloody boundaries

Co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein say they hope audiences will be cringing – and laughing – as they watch Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved horror franchise.

May 15, 2025
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By:
  • Erika Ryan
Chloë Sevigny leads a wayward American TV crew in rural Argentina in Amalia Ulman's latest feature film, <em>Magic Farm</em>.

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  • Movie Interviews

Amalia Ulman mocks trend chasers in her new film, 'Magic Farm'

Amalia Ulman's new film Magic Farm follows an American TV crew chasing a viral story that, through a series of misunderstandings, ends up in the wrong town in the wrong country.

May 15, 2025
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Olivia Hampton
Ia Sukhitashvili plays Nina, an obstetrician who performs abortions in rural Georgia, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains in Dea Kulumbegashvili's film <em>April</em>.

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  • Movie Interviews

Georgian filmmaker embedded in a birth clinic for a year to make abortion drama

Dea Kulumbegashvili embedded for a year inside a maternity clinic for her new film, April, about an obstetrician in rural Georgia, as the country faces increased abortion restrictions.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Olivia Hampton
A promotional photo shows Rosanna Arquette (left) and Madonna on the set of Desperately Seeking Susan in New York City in 1984.

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  • Movie Interviews

'Desperately Seeking Susan' at 40: Groundbreaking director shares stories behind the film

Susan Seidelman presents a special screening of her iconic movie at the Atlanta Film Festival on May 3.

April 25, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Billy Payne and Andrew Young are the subjects of the new documentary, 'The Games in Black & White.'

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  • Arts & Culture News

New documentary reframes Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Games as a blueprint for overcoming division

The Games in Black & White goes beyond the headlines to spotlight the legendary friendship between two Georgia icons who built bridges between Atlanta and the world.

April 25, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Cardinal O'Malley (Brían F. O'Byrne) and Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) confer in <em>Conclave. </em>

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  • Movie Interviews

Here's what 'Conclave' got right — and wrong — about the selection of a new pope

The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and Sister Susan Rose Francois weigh in on whether it checks out.

April 21, 2025
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  • Dhanika Pineda
A scene from the film <em>Viet and Nam</em>. The film will hit select U.S. theaters on March 28, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

'Việt and Nam' is a film about love, exile and the memory of war

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with director Trương Minh Quý about his new film Việt and Nam. It follows the journey of two young miners as they search for intimacy and escape.

March 27, 2025
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  • Alejandra Marquez Janse,
  • Emily Kwong,
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Emily Bett Rickards, right, plays the lead role of 20th century women's wrestling champion and trailblazer Mildred Burke in Ash Avildsen's new film <em>Queen of The Ring</em>.

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  • Movie Interviews

'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.

March 07, 2025
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  • Olivia Hampton and
  • A Martínez
Simu Liu stars as saturation diver Dave Yuasa in <em>Last Breath, </em>trying to rescue his stranded teammate.

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  • Movies

'Last Breath' tells the terrifying story of a deep-sea diver trapped underwater

In 2012, three deep-sea divers were on a routine operation in the North Sea when one of them became trapped underwater. Liu had to dive in deep, dark water in order to recreate the harrowing rescue.

March 06, 2025
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
Yura Borisov as Igor in <em>Anora.</em>

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  • Movie Interviews

How 'Anora' breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive 'brute'

Borisov, who plays the hired henchman Igor in Anora, is the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar in decades. The film has a total of six nominations, including for best picture.

February 26, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
The musician and documentary filmmaker Questlove says that music Sly Stone created in the 1960s and 1970s laid the foundation for the pop, R&B and funk sounds we hear today.

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  • Movie Interviews

Questlove confronts the 'burden of Black genius' in a new Sly Stone documentary

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage."

February 10, 2025
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Ariana Grande initially auditioned for both witch roles in <em>Wicked,</em> but "I knew I was Glinda," she says.

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  • Movie Interviews

Ariana Grande says 'Wicked' was a gift — and she's proud to be in a 'beautiful coven'

As a kid, Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. "I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly," she says. "I think that's a large part of the reason why I learned to sing."

February 04, 2025
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  • Tonya Mosley
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