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NPR Movies podcast, movie reviews, and commentary on new and classic films. Interviews with filmmakers, actors, and actresses.
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Hal Holbrook: A Lifetime Of Diverse Roles
After a lifetime of acting, the 85-year-old Hal Holbrook is still racking up new accomplishments. In 2008, he received his first Oscar nomination for his performance in Into The Wild. Last year, he starred in That Evening Sun. Now, he has a reoccurring role on the new FX series Sons of Anarchy.
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Joaquin Phoenix, 'Still Here' (But Not All There?)
Despite the dominance of reality shows on television, it's become harder and harder to tell what's actually real and what's been augmented, massaged or just plain made up. Casey Affleck's new film, said to be a documentary about an actor in full flame-out, is only going to add fuel to that fire.
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A Charming 'Heartbreaker,' Paid To Do You Wrong
Rich, beautiful Juliette thinks she's found her Romeo, but daddy disagrees. Enter Alex Lippi, savior by trade of unhappily attached women. With a week until the wedding, and a perfectly happy bride to boot, Alex needs to up his game. Along the way, he's forced to reconsider his own opinion of true love.
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For These 'Romantics,' Little To Rhapsodize About
Galt Niederhoffer adapts her novel for the movie screen, wearing her cinematic influences proudly on her sleeve. Critic Ian Buckwalter says the affection is apparent -- but what motivates the characters decidedly is not.
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'Bran Nue Dae': Aboriginal Pride, With Jazz Hands
A musical with the energy of Fame and the sheer bubbliness of Hairspray, the road-trip romance Bran Nue Dae examines Australia's multicultural legacy through one boy's saga of self-discovery -- not to mention his tendency to burst into song at odd times.
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