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News Articles: Movies

Anthony Bourdain, in <em>Roadrunner</em>, the new documentary about his life.

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I Thought I Knew Anthony Bourdain. 'Roadrunner' Shows Us Who He Really Was

Chef and food writer Anthony Bourdain died by suicide in 2018. The new documentary Roadrunner gathers people who knew him well to praise and remember him, and also to rage about his death.

July 16, 2021
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  • Jason Sheehan
The chef-turned-media personality died by suicide in 2018. His voice was recreated in the new documentary <em>Roadrunner</em> by AI technology.

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  • Movies

AI Brought Anthony Bourdain's Voice Back To Life. Should It Have?

The director of the new Anthony Bourdain documentary Roadrunner says he used AI to generate Bourdain reading from letters he'd never spoken aloud, triggering a debate about technology and ethics.

July 16, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
<em>Scales — </em>debut feature from filmmaker Shahad Ameen — was Saudi Arabia's official entry for the 2021 Oscars. It's set in a dystopian fishing village and tells the lyrical story of a young woman struggling to find her place.

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  • Movies

'Scales' Is A Saudi Arabian Filmmaker's Feminist Fable Of The Sea

Saudi Arabin director Shahad Ameen's debut feature film is set in a dystopian fishing village and tells the lyrical story of a young woman struggling to find her place.

July 16, 2021
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  • Marisa Mazria Katz
<em>Stillwater</em> centers on an Oklahoma oil worker (Matt Damon), who seeks the help of a French theater actress (Camille Cottin) when his daughter is accused of murder in Marseille, France.

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  • Movie Reviews

After Attending Cannes From Afar, Justin Chang Recommends 7 Bold Festival Films

Reviewer Justin Chang didn't travel to the Cannes Film Festival this year, but he managed to see a number of the movies in Los Angeles. His favorites include The Souvenir Part II and Stillwater.

July 14, 2021
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  • Justin Chang
Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor in <em>Billions</em>

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  • Arts & Life

Best Actor Or Actress? Gender-Expansive Performers Are Forced To Choose

There's a growing call for entertainment award categories to no longer be split by gender. Some nonbinary performers say these gendered divisions erase their identity.

July 14, 2021
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  • Melissa Block
The 5th Dimension perform in Harlem's 'Summer of Soul' in Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson's acclaimed new concert film. (Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures)

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  • Opinion

After A Violent Winter, The 'Summer Of Soul' Was A Musical Moment Of Healing

Music writer Carol Cooper reflects on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival documented in the new film Summer of Soul as a necessary catharsis for Black America from the collective losses of the 1960s.

July 13, 2021
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  • Carol Cooper
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  • Movie Reviews

Documentaries 'Summer Of Soul' And 'McCartney 3-2-1' Celebrate The Sound Of The '60s

Summer of Soul reveals never-before-seen film from a '69 Harlem concert series known as the Black Woodstock. McCartney 3-2-1 is a six-part series in which Paul McCartney talks to producer Rick Rubin.

July 10, 2021
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  • David Bianculli
Writer and director Robert Downey Sr.'s anti-establishment ethos and experimental streak would go on to influence a new generation of filmmakers, including directors like Paul Thomas Anderson and Jim Jarmusch.

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  • Obituaries

Robert Downey Sr., Director of Experimental American Movies, Dies At Age 85

Downey Sr., who wrote and directed the 1969 film Putney Swope, died Wednesday in his home from complications due to Parkinson's disease.

July 09, 2021
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  • Summer Thomad and
  • Vincent Acovino
In an interview with NPR, Barry Diller, chairman of IAC, called the movie business dead. Here, he walks to a session of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Idaho on Wednesday.

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Barry Diller Headed 2 Hollywood Studios. He Now Says The Movie Business Is Dead

In an exclusive interview with NPR, the IAC chairman laments the state of the movie industry, saying the rise in streaming has upended both the business model and the quality of films being made.

July 08, 2021
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  • David Gura
The red carpet is rolled out at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 6, 2021, in Cannes, France.

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  • Movies

Cannes Rolls Out The Red Carpet For An Expanded, More Inclusive Film Festival

After the cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Cannes Film Festival returns to the French Riviera with an expanded program and a historic jury led by filmmaker Spike Lee.

July 07, 2021
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  • Eleanor Beardsley and
  • Bilal Qureshi
Richard Donner attends a 2017 tribute to his work.

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  • Arts & Life

Director Richard Donner, A Pioneer In The Action-Adventure Genre, Has Died

Donner directed 1978's Superman — which is in the National Film Registry — as well as The Goonies and the Lethal Weapon franchise. He was 91.

July 06, 2021
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • Movies

Weekend Edition Student Film Showcase: Watch Standout Student Films

Each week in July, Weekend Edition is talking to student filmmakers about their projects. We found exceptional short films from filmmakers across the country.

July 04, 2021
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  • Andrew Craig
The Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 in the documentary<em> Summer of Soul.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Summer Of Soul' Celebrates A 1969 Black Cultural Festival Eclipsed By Woodstock

The Harlem Cultural Festival was filled with stars from soul, R&B, blues and jazz and drew more than 300,000 people. Questlove directs this breathtaking chronicle of Black culture in a pivotal moment.

July 03, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
Jean Satterfield plays the revolutionary leader of an underground women's army in the 1983 feminist classic <em>Born in Flames.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

Born in Flames was made by pioneering underground filmmaker Lizzie Borden. She vanished from screens for decades, and now her work is being rediscovered.

July 03, 2021
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  • Neda Ulaby
The funk of "Shaft" came less from the plot, than from cool and commanding presence of its star, Richard Roundtree, who started his career as a model.

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  • Movies

Looking Back On The Legacy Of 'Shaft,' 50 Years Later

"Shaft" was released 50 years ago this week. The film heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema, a genre with a chequered legacy that also created inspired, Oscar-winning music.

July 02, 2021
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  • Marc Rivers and
  • Bilal Qureshi
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