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News Articles: Movie Interviews

Jorrybell Agoto plays Isabel, a 17-year-old "tee girl" who works at an upscale resort in Manila<em>.</em>

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See inequity through the eyes of a 'tee girl' at a fancy resort in 'Filipiñana'

Seventeen-year-old Isabel tees up balls for golfers in a lush luxury oasis in Manila. It's the feature film debut of writer and director Rafael Manuel, and every shot of Filipiñana churns with life.

September 03, 2026
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  • Justin Chang
Kirstine Barfod (from left), Mark Perlmutter, Thaer Ahmad, Poh Si Teng, Feroze Sidhwa and Reem Haddad attend the premiere of <em>American Doctor</em> at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 23. Perlmutter and Ahmad, both of whom are physicians, as well as Teng, the director of <em>American Doctor</em>, spoke with <em>Morning Edition</em> about the documentary and the doctors' work treating wounded Palestinians in Gaza.

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These American doctors treated Gaza's wounded. Then they came home to bear witness

The director of American Doctor and two physicians in the film discuss the challenges of treating Gaza's wounded civilians and why they believe the world must see what is happening there.

August 24, 2026
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  • Leila Fadel and
  • Lindsay Totty
In <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day,</em> Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is alone — very alone. "There's just nothing better than watching Tom play an awkward scene," says director Destin Daniel Cretton. "His comedic timing with his awkwardness, I think, is one of the most brilliant things about him. It's so relatable."

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'Spider-Man' director found his connection to the world at the movies

Destin Daniel Cretton grew up in Maui, and says movies expanded his perspective: "I have always found movies to be a way of peering into other lives that I would never otherwise experience," he explains.

August 11, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
Jon Bernthal plays Menelaus in Christopher Nolan's film <em>The Odyssey. </em>He's pictured above at Comic-Con International in San Diego in July 2017.

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  • Movie Interviews

In 'Spider-Man,' 'The Odyssey' or 'The Bear,' Jon Bernthal loves to 'take it too far'

"Our grit and our dedication is the one thing that we have control of," Bernthal says. He plays a Spartan king in The Odyssey, and reprises his role as the Punisher in the new Spider-Man film.

July 30, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
Classicist and translator Emily Wilson published <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man"target="_blank"   >a critical review</a> of Christopher Nolan's <em>The Odyssey</em> in the <em>London Review of Books. </em>Wilson has loved Greek myths since childhood and has translated both the <em>Iliad</em> and <em>Odyssey</em>. She has tattoos of a spear on one leg and a bow on the other — she says they represent Achilles and Odysseus.

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'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

July 29, 2026
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  • Dave Davies
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz star in <em>The Invite.</em>

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How the duo behind 'The Invite' wrote a sex comedy (that's not really about sex)

Rashida Jones and Will McCormack met decades ago, when McCormack's sister set them up on a date. It didn't work out as a romantic pairing, but it was the start of a long-running creative partnership.

July 13, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
Azar Nafisi on the set of Eran Riklis' new film, <em>Reading Lolita in Tehran.</em>

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Azar Nafisi on the movie adaptation of her memoir 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'

In an interview with NPR, memoirist Azar Nafisi reflects on the enduring power of literature.

July 11, 2026
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  • Scott Simon and
  • Dianna Douglas
Lenny Kaye has been Patti Smith's guitarist since their early days, when he was a rock critic, and she was doing poetry readings.

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  • Movie Interviews

'Music belongs to the moment': Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye is 'Goin' Local'

Kaye's collaboration with Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to always keep evolving. Now 79, he has his first solo album.

July 09, 2026
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  • Terry Gross
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Steven Spielberg on falling in love with movies and becoming a filmmaker

After making E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind years ago, Spielberg returns to the theme of extraterrestrials in his new film, Disclosure Day. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2022.

July 03, 2026
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  • Terry Gross
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert hold their trophies after Evert beat Navratilova to win the Women's Singles title at the French Open in 1986.

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  • Movie Interviews

They were world-class tennis rivals. Now friends, they've teamed up against cancer

They were the women's tennis champions of their generation. Now, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set.

June 29, 2026
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  • Terry Gross
Wendell Pierce stars in <em>Othello</em> at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.

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Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater

Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello.

June 23, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
In <em>Disclosure Day</em>, Josh O'Connor plays a cybersecurity expert who has proof that aliens are among us.

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'Disclosure Day' star Josh O'Connor received a 'genius' late-night text from Spielberg

O'Connor says one of the best bits of acting advice he ever received came late one night while filming Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster — never mind that the text was meant for Spielberg's wife.

June 10, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley

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  • Movie Interviews

'A wounded Southern gentleman': New Gregg Allman documentary explores rock legend's complexities

The Music of My Soul premieres at Macon's Grand Opera House on June 11, with a panel discussion and performance by Chuck Leavell. 

June 05, 2026
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Alfre Woodard plays a retired journalist in the Netflix series <em>The Boroughs.</em><br>

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  • Television

'Look to your elders': Alfre Woodard shares her secret to Hollywood longevity

Woodard says not giving up is the key to her long career. In the Netflix series The Boroughs, she plays a resident of a retirement community where something supernatural is preying on the residents.

May 28, 2026
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  • Tonya Mosley
Rose Byrne poses at a 2025 press conference in Berlin for <em>If I Had Legs I'd Kick You</em>.

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  • Theater

'It's one of my dreams,' Rose Byrne says of her comic turn on Broadway

Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year —for the indie film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, and for Fallen Angels on Broadway.

May 21, 2026
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
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