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News Articles: Movies

A still from the 1975 coming-of-age film <em>Cooley High</em>.

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  • Movies

'Return of the Jedi,' 'Selena' and 'Sounder' added to National Film Registry

The Library of Congress annually picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity. Selections this year range from 'WALL-E' to 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?'

December 14, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Ahead of Golden Globes nominations, many remain wary of the group behind the awards

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group behind the awards, says it's changing, but Hollywood may not be ready to forgive.

December 12, 2021
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors reacts after the Phoenix Suns missed a basket during a game Dec. 3.

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  • Pop Culture

From Steph Curry to 'Squid Game,' this year-end list will surprise and delight you

As the year draws to a close, critic John Powers singles out seven revelatory people or things that made 2021 a little brighter. At the top of his list? Basketball star Steph Curry.

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • John Powers
Ariana DeBose (center) is Anita in <em>West Side Story.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' will make you believe in movies again

This is the first musical Spielberg's ever made, but he proves a natural: Few other American filmmakers have a more instinctive sense of rhythm and visual flow, or more direct access to your emotions.

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • Justin Chang
GPB  NPR

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  • Movie Interviews

Actors Rita Moreno and George Chakiris remember the original 'West Side Story'

Moreno became the first Latina actor to win an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 film. Chakiris won an Academy Award for his performance as Bernardo. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2001.

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Lina Wertmüller's most famous film, <em>Seven Beauties,</em> is about a dissolute Italian Army deserter captured by the Germans during World War II. She's shown above in September 1984.

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  • Obituaries

Lina Wertmüller, first woman nominated for Oscar in directing, has died

The Italian filmmaker made extravagant, eye-popping films. She used to say she wasn't surprised to be the first woman nominated for an Oscar in directing — she was only surprised that she didn't win.

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Halle Berry plays MMA fighter Jackie Justice in <em>Bruised</em>.

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  • Movie Interviews

Halle Berry entered the ring ready — she's been a fighter all her life

Berry stars as a disgraced MMA fighter in Bruised — a film she also directed. It's a role that she identifies with fundamentally: "I've also been a fighter my whole life, my whole career."

December 08, 2021
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Mel Brooks (shown here in 1984) calls comedy his "delicious refuge" from the world: "I hide in humor and comedy. I love it."

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  • Author Interviews

Mel Brooks says his only regret as a comedian is the jokes he didn't tell

Brooks wrote countless edgy jokes over the years, but he doesn't regret any of them. He calls comedy his "delicious refuge" from the world. "I hide in humor," he says. His new memoir is All About Me!

December 07, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Misaki (Tôko Miura) is the personal driver to a grieving actor (Hidetoshi Nishijima) in  <em>Drive My Car.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Drive My Car' may be the most absorbing ride you take all year

After his wife's death, a middle-aged stage actor forms an unlikely bond with the 20-something woman sent to be his chauffeur. Drive My Car is an intricately structured drama about love and loss.

December 07, 2021
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani with Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci in Ridley Scott's <em>House of Gucci</em>.

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  • Arts & Life

Lady Gaga responds to criticism of her performance in 'House of Gucci'

She stars in the film as the woman at the center of a scandal in the fashion world. But the actors' Italian accents have been panned, and the Gucci family has criticized the way it was depicted.

December 04, 2021
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By:
  • A Martínez,
  • Danny Hajek,
  • and 1 more
<em>The Thanksgiving Text</em> will follow the unlikely friendship that came from a mistaken text message between Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton.

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  • Movies

Netflix is making a feature film about the Thanksgiving grandma text mix-up

The Thanksgiving Text will follow the true story of an unlikely friendship between a grandmother and an unintended text message recipient that began in 2016.

December 03, 2021
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By:
  • Tien Le
David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film Selma, pictured here in a still from the film.

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  • Movies

What three films and their Black characters reveal about America's ideas on race

A new book Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World unpacks the lens through which Black characters have been seen. Will Haygood, the author, explores this using three movies.

December 03, 2021
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By:
  • Mallory Yu
Mickey and Minnie in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle, marking the 25th anniversary of Disneyland - originally Euro Disney Resort.

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  • Business

Disney appoints its first female board chair

Susan Arnold has been elected as chairman of the Walt Disney Co. Arnold will be the first woman to hold the position at Disney.

December 03, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Dean
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Suspect identified in shooting death of Jacqueline Avant, L.A. philanthropist

Police have identified a suspect, Aariel Maynor, in the shooting death of Jacqueline Avant, after he was apprehended nearby.

December 02, 2021
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
The 'Home Alone' house in Winnetka, Ill. will be available to rent through Airbnb for one night later this month. The $25 stay will also include junk food, booby traps, a film screening and other holiday hijinks.

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  • National

The 'Home Alone' house could be yours for a night

The McCallister family home will be available to rent on Airbnb later this month. The overnight stay will include junk food, booby traps and "ample opportunity to scream into the mirror."

December 02, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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