Nicholas Hoult (front row, center) plays Justin Kemp in Juror #2. Warner Bros. hide caption toggle caption Warner Bros. Last week, Warner Bros. opened Juror #2 in limited release, with minimal fanfare, and no plans to report the film’s domestic box office. It’s not the typical treatment for a Clint Eastwood movie, especially one that…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. In July of 1874, waves of Black Americans rushed to their local bank branches to find out if the news they were hearing was true. The Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company, a bank for newly emancipated Black Americans, was abruptly shutting down. And patrons at…
Netflix’s film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In 1955, Mexican novelist Juan Rulfo published a slim…
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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Today, we remember Quincy Jones. He died Sunday at the age of 91. In his New York Times obit, music critic Ben Ratliff described Jones as one of the most powerful forces in American popular music for more than a century. Jones started his career…
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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. My guest today is Al Pacino. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, “THE GODFATHER”) AL PACINO: (As Michael Corleone) Don’t ask me about my business, Kay. DIANE KEATON: (As Kay Adams-Corleone) Is it true? PACINO: (As Michael Corleone) Don’t ask me about my business. KEATON: (As Kay Adams-Corleone)…
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in Here, a film adapted from the millennia-spanning graphic novel by Richard McGuire. It’s a technically and narratively difficult story to tell on-screen and the result is crowded and confusing. Sony Pictures Entertainment hide caption toggle caption Sony Pictures Entertainment The marketing of the film Here has heavily emphasized…
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In Blitz, Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan play a mother and son separated by war in 1940 London. Apple TV+ hide caption toggle caption Apple TV+ From Empire of the Sun to Au Revoir les Enfants, there’s been no shortage of films that show us World War II through the eyes of a child. Youthful…
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To achieve good health, you must maintain a regular sleep schedule, and be able to get back to sleep once you are awake. At least eight hours of sleep—or nine hours, or even more, if you include the time you spend awake, trying to get back to sleep—is essential. Scientists who study sleep patterns stress…
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Let me ask you, is there anything scarier than an evil Santa Claus? (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, “TERRIFIER 3”) JENNIFER JOHNSON: (As character) He’s scaring my kids. ANDREW HOLLINGER: (As character) Yeah. He’s scaring…
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