Moviegoers wait for their movie to start at the AMC Burbank in Burbank, Calif. on reopening day in March 2021. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images As good as Hollywood is at imagining alternate realities, it didn’t see this one coming. The first weekend in March 2020,…
Read More “How COVID-19 is still impacting movies – and theaters : NPR” »
Robert Pattinson stars as various versions of the same character in Mickey 17. Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Warner Bros. Pictures There’s long been a current of topical anger running through the work of the brilliant South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho. Parasite was a domestic thriller and an indictment of economic inequality….
Read More “Bong Joon Ho’s farcical vision of the future : NPR” »
Millions of employees who can work from home don’t seem interested in returning to the office anytime soon, even as social-distancing guidelines are relaxed. But that hesitation doesn’t take into account the many potential upsides of going back into the office. Below are just a few examples of why we should look forward to resuming…
Emily Bett Rickards, right, plays the lead role of 20th century women’s wrestling champion and trailblazer Mildred Burke in Ash Avildsen’s new film Queen of The Ring. Steve Squall/Sumerian Pictures hide caption toggle caption Steve Squall/Sumerian Pictures When she first stepped into the ring in the 1930s, Mildred Burke became one of the very first…
Read More “‘Queen of the Ring’ lead talks playing Mildred Burke : NPR” »
Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) in Daredevil: Born Again. Giovanni Rufino/Marvel hide caption toggle caption Giovanni Rufino/Marvel Here’s the thing about Marvel’s new Disney+ series, Daredevil: Born Again. There’s not as much Daredevil in it as you might expect. That’s because a fair amount of the story centers on our hero, Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, turning…
Read More “Born Again,’ there’s not as much Daredevil as you might expect : NPR” »
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. And if you’re ever in the French Quarter in New Orleans, chances are you’ve spotted my guest today, clarinetist and vocalist Doreen Ketchens. For over 30 years, she’s performed on the corner of Royal and St. Peter Street, four days a week, sometimes 12 hours…
Read More “Celebrating Mardi Gras with New Orleans clarinetist and vocalist Doreen Ketchens : NPR” »
Good morning, ladies and gentleman. This is your underpaid, overworked, and quite possibly going-through-a-divorce captain speaking, looking up from the game on my phone for two minutes to welcome you aboard this non-stop flight from Denver, Colorado, to Orlando, Florida. Our ground team has finished making their whirring, clicking, and loud sawing noises, and the…
Sean Baker, who won Oscars for directing, film editing, original screenplay and best picture for Anora, poses in the press room during the 97th Academy Awards. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Coppola/Getty Images At Sunday night’s Oscars, there was one big winner, a lot of heartfelt speeches, and not much politics. Here…
It’s Oscars weekend: Time to grab your ballot and mark your picks for Best Everything before Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: It is Oscars weekend. Time to grab your ballot and mark your picks for best everything before Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast. What do you think for best picture? The green…
Read More “NPR’s movie critic previews Hollywood’s biggest night : NPR” »
A slate-gray cat hops aboard a sailboat in an effort to avoid a great flood in Flow. Janus Films hide caption toggle caption Janus Films Perhaps the most famous line in ancient Greek thought comes from the philosopher Heraclitus, who said, You cannot step into the same river twice. That’s because reality is not a…
Read More “Animals battle a flood in this Oscar-nominated film : NPR” »
