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Gustav De Waele and Eden Dambrine star in <em>Close, </em>which Belgium has submitted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

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  • Movie Reviews

An adolescent friendship fractures in the Belgian Oscar hopeful, 'Close'

The social forces are pervasive but subtle in Lukas Dhont's Close — no overt bullying or homophobia, just internalized pressures on still-developing psyches.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer Ryuichi Sakamoto, photographed on June 30, 2016 in Paris.

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  • Music Interviews

As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact

The composer has been lauded for decades over his deeply affective music; director Alejandro González Iñárritu, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and more join us to explain why.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair,
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
  • and 1 more
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and James Hong in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once</em>, which led the Oscar nominations Tuesday.

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  • Movies

5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations

War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle. All this, plus the big showing for the unconventional nominations leader.

January 24, 2023
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
A screenshot from <em>Casablanca</em> showing Humphrey Bogart and Helmut Dantine.

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  • Movies

The real-life refugees of 'Casablanca' make it so much more than a love story

Casablanca is more than just a love story. It is a film about, and stocked with, the waves of refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during wartime.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Nellie Gilles
YouTube star and documentary film-maker Andrew Callaghan has publicly apologized after women came forward to say he sexually assaulted or coerced them.

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  • Arts & Life

A full guide to the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan

The documentarian behind Channel 5 and This Place Rules apologized and said he's seeking therapy after women came forward on social media to say he sexually assaulted or coerced them.

January 23, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Views of Splash Mountain are seen at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., on July 23, 2020. Following controversy, Splash Mountain is now closed for redesign and will reopen as Tiana's Bayou Adventure in late 2024.

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  • National

Disney World's Splash Mountain runs dry, as the iconic ride closes for good

Sunday was the last day for the ride in the Florida park. Controversy surrounded the ride, based on the 1946 film Song of the South and its racist themes. It will relaunch as Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Jake Sully, portrayed by Sam Worthington, in "Avatar: The Way of Water."

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  • Movies

'Avatar' marks 6 straight weeks at No. 1 as it surpasses $2 billion in ticket sales

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water led ticket sales in movie theaters for the sixth straight weekend, making it the first film to have such a reign atop the box office since 2009's Avatar.

January 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Arts & Life

Anime broadens its reach — at conventions, at theaters, and streaming at home

Manga artist Hajime Isayama says when he was growing up in Japan, anime wasn't considered cool. Now, he says, he has a "global audience" in mind.

January 21, 2023
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  • Maison Tran
Still from Kyle Edward Ball's <em>Skinamarink</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Skinamarink and more.

January 20, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Reanna Cruz,
  • and 2 more
Prosecutors in Santa Fe, N.M., have announced involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin in connection with the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

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  • National

Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in 'Rust' shooting death

Prosecutors announced charges against Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the film Rust. Baldwin was rehearsing a scene when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed.

January 20, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Actor Brandon Lee died at age 28 while filming <em>The Crow</em> in 1993.

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  • Movies

Actor Brandon Lee was killed by a prop gun, years before the 'Rust' shooting death

In an accident similar to Alec Baldwin's shooting of Halyna Hutchins, Lee's co-star fired a prop gun at the 28-year-old actor during filming of The Crow.

January 20, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Ben Whishaw, Rooney Mara and Claire Foy star in <em>Women Talking</em>,<em> </em>which tells the story of a religious colony devastated by sexual violence.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Women Talking' explores survival, solidarity and spirituality after sexual assault

Eight women come together in a hayloft to decide what's next after their religious colony is devastated by sexual violence. Sarah Polley adapted Miriam Toews' novel, which was drawn from true events.

January 20, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

Sundance returns in-person to Park City — with more submissions than ever

The film festival went largely online during the pandemic. There were more than 16,000 submissions this year, and nearly half of the films featured are made by first-time filmmakers.

January 19, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda) confesses to causing the death of her baby daughter Elise in <em>Saint Omer.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Saint Omer' is a complex courtroom drama about much more than the murder at hand

Based on an actual criminal case in France in which a Senegalese woman killed her baby daughter, Alice Diop's film is rigorous, powerful and crackling with ideas about isolation and colonialism.

January 19, 2023
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By:
  • John Powers
June (Storm Reid) is on the case when her mother disappears during a vacation with her boyfriend.

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  • Movie Reviews

When her mother goes 'Missing,' a Gen-Z teen takes up a tense search on screens

The new thriller Missing unfolds on the screens of a teenager searching for her vanished mother. But the growth of what should be a simple format turns out to be ... complicated.

January 19, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
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