Culture When the Devil You Know Turns Out to be Family Fresh Air October 26, 2007 • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, a robbery thriller directed by Sidney Lumet, is perfectly weighted and expertly crafted, says Fresh Air film critic David Edelstein. When the Devil You Know Turns Out to be Family Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15660790/15660758" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Oscar May Come Calling to Lumet's Stellar 'Devil' October 26, 2007 • In five decades of filmmaking, director Sidney Lumet has shepherded some of Hollywood's biggest stars to Oscar nominations. His latest film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, also has a pretty stellar cast, and Oscar may just come calling again. Oscar May Come Calling to Lumet's Stellar 'Devil' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15673530/15673503" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Real Life' Rarity: A Romantic Comedy for Grownups October 26, 2007 • Dan in Real Life is a rare romantic comedy aimed at adults. The Dan of the title is a newspaper advice columnist stumped by his own life. He's mourning the death of his wife and raising three rambunctious daughters who are growing up faster than he'd like. 'Real Life' Rarity: A Romantic Comedy for Grownups Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15655355/15655392" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' October 25, 2007 • Sidney Lumet's latest film tracks a pair of brothers as a supposedly foolproof (but definitely illegal) moneymaking scheme comes fatally apart. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Rosemary Harris, Albert Finney and Marisa Tomei star.
'Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains' October 24, 2007 • Jonathan Demme's documentary follows former President Jimmy Carter as he tours to promote his controversial book on the Israeli-Palestinian land conflict, encountering everything from inquisitive radio hosts to outraged rabbis.
Culture 'Wristcutters: A Love Story' October 19, 2007 • Goran Dukic's supremely dusty, gently offbeat, beguiling little road comedy centers on a guy who decides he can't go on — then discovers that in the suicide's purgatory, going on (and on, and on) is all there is.
Culture 'Rendition' October 19, 2007 • Gavin Hood's film turns on "extraordinary rendition" — the practice of handing terrorism suspects over to governments not bound by pesky restraints like, say, the Bill of Rights. It's a tale of torture and twisty morality — all of which sounds more intriguing than the movie is.
Culture 'Rendition,' Putting Torture in Context Fresh Air October 19, 2007 • Fresh Air film critic David Edelstein reviews the clunky but stirring melodrama Rendition, about an Egypt-born U.S. resident who gets detained by the CIA and shipped off to be tortured in an unnamed North African country. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Omar Metwally and Meryl Streep. 'Rendition,' Putting Torture in Context Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15446020/15446080" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies 'Things We Lost' Explores Family, Addiction, Death October 19, 2007 • In the new film Things We Lost in the Fire, Halle Berry plays a recent widow who builds a relationship with her deceased husband's old friend, a recovering heroin addict. It is rough at times, but the film gathers strength as it goes on. 'Things We Lost' Explores Family, Addiction, Death Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15436575/15435865" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Gone Baby Gone' October 18, 2007 • Ben Affleck's directing debut, Casey Affleck's second knockout performance in a month, source material by the author of Mystic River — all fine reasons for catching this child-kidnapping mystery.
Culture 'Reservation Road' October 18, 2007 • The latest in a string of lost-children dramas, well acted and reasonably affecting — if a little heavy on the plot coincidences linking a hit-and-run driver (Mark Ruffalo) and a grieving father (Joaquin Phoenix).
Movies 'Control:' A New Spin on Rock Tragedy October 13, 2007 • Anton Corbijn's film about the late Ian Curtis, Joy Division's lead singer, spins new variations on a music-business story that's all too familiar. Control is about losing control, but it's very precisely made. 'Control:' A New Spin on Rock Tragedy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15257624/15257622" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Elizabeth's Not-So-'Golden' Sequel October 12, 2007 • Actress Cate Blanchett was a movie newcomer in 1998 when the Oscar-nominated biopic Elizabeth established her as an international star. Now, she returns to the role in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Elizabeth's Not-So-'Golden' Sequel Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15233553/15234731" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Joaquin Phoenix Shines in 'We Own the Night' Fresh Air October 12, 2007 • We Own the Night is a crime drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg. They play two brothers — one a cop, the other a nightclub owner — who find themselves on opposite sides of the law. Joaquin Phoenix Shines in 'We Own the Night' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15226316/15226396" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies 'Lars and the Real Girl' Heralds Friendship October 12, 2007 • Lars and the Real Girl, about a loner who finds companionship with a life-sized anatomically correct doll, is capable of sweeping you off your feet. It's a tribute to the joys of friendship and community, but it's constructed around one of the most salacious items modern culture provides. 'Lars and the Real Girl' Heralds Friendship Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15218405/15217665" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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