Movies Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Rent,' 'The Ice Harvest,' 'Yours, Mine & Ours' November 25, 2005 • Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new film releases: Rent, The Ice Harvest and Yours, Mine & Ours. Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Rent,' 'The Ice Harvest,' 'Yours, Mine & Ours' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5027523/5027524" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Bob Mondello's Holiday Movies Preview November 24, 2005 • More than 30 holiday movies will open between now and the end of the year -- many of them Oscar hopefuls. Bob Mondello has a selective preview. Bob Mondello's Holiday Movies Preview Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5026266/5026308" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Syriana': Provoking Thought on the Fight for Oil November 23, 2005 • A power struggle over oil in the Middle East is the backdrop for the new film Syriana, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. Critic Kenneth Turan says the movie is one of "paradoxes, contradictions and complications... it takes numerous risks, and thrives on them all." 'Syriana': Provoking Thought on the Fight for Oil Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5024435/5024436" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Walk the Line' Walks a Straight Line November 18, 2005 • Movie critic Bob Mondello says Walk The Line, the new biopic about the country music legend known as "The Man in Black, boasts terrific performances from Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, while the film itself is conventional. 'Walk the Line' Walks a Straight Line Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5019088/5019089" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture The Cash Story: 'Walk the Line' Fresh Air November 18, 2005 • Walk the Line is the new biopic about music icon Johnny Cash, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the "Man in Black" and Reese Witherspoon as his wife, June Carter. The Cash Story: 'Walk the Line' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5018594/5018595" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture A Winning 'Harry Potter' Installment November 18, 2005 • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opens Friday. Critic Kenneth Turan says that new director Mike Newell and his cast have finally done justice to J.K. Rowling's work. A Winning 'Harry Potter' Installment Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5018292/5018293" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Knightley in 'Pride and Prejudice' Fresh Air November 11, 2005 • The Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice takes to the screen again, in an adaptation starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet; Matthew MacFadyen as Mr. Darcy; and Donald Sutherland as Elizabeth's father. Knightley in 'Pride and Prejudice' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5009022/5009023" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Derailed,' 'Zathura,' 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'' November 11, 2005 • Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new film releases: the Jennifer Aniston flick Derailed, Zathura and the Fifty Cent rap biopic Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Derailed,' 'Zathura,' 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5009123/5009124" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'': Partly Artistic, Partly Pulp November 9, 2005 • The film Get Rich or Die Tryin' opens in limited release Wednesday. Critic Kenneth Turan says that while director Jim Sheridan turned out a quality film, it's marred by Sheridan's use of salacious material. 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'': Partly Artistic, Partly Pulp Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5005339/5005340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Modern Marines and Modern Conflict in 'Jarhead' Fresh Air November 4, 2005 • Jarhead tells the story of a Marine sniper whose unit is sent to the Middle East for the Iraq conflict of 1991. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, who narrates the film; Jamie Foxx; and Peter Sarsgaard. It was directed by Sam Mendes, who won an Oscar for American Beauty. Modern Marines and Modern Conflict in 'Jarhead' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4989549/4989550" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture 'Jarhead': Less Than the Sum of Its Parts November 4, 2005 • Anthony Swofford's memoir of his time as a Marine in the first Iraq war, Jarhead, has been adapted to the screen. Critic Kenneth Turan says the movie has brilliant parts and excellent co-stars, but the picture rarely makes the emotional connection it's after. 'Jarhead': Less Than the Sum of Its Parts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4989266/4989267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Chicken Little,' 'Jarhead,' 'I Love Your Work' November 4, 2005 • Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new film releases: Chicken Little, Jarhead and I Love Your Work. Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Chicken Little,' 'Jarhead,' 'I Love Your Work' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4989685/4989686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fresh Air The Lessons of Murrow and 'Good Night' Fresh Air October 31, 2005 • In several ways, the age of "infotainment" is foretold in Good Night, and Good Luck, set in the 1950s. The film tells of newsman Edward R. Murrow's fight against Sen. Joe McCarthy -- but it also details "the inherent debasement of mass news in a commercial culture." The Lessons of Murrow and 'Good Night' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4982690/4982691" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Cage, Caine in 'The Weatherman' Fresh Air October 28, 2005 • The new film The Weatherman stars Nicholas Cage and Michael Caine. Film critic Daivd Edelstein has a review. Cage, Caine in 'The Weatherman' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4979292/4979293" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movies 'Paradise Now' Is a Life-and-Death Drama October 28, 2005 • Paradise Now is a powerful and provocative drama about the nightmare of terrorism. It gets its strength from its dispassion. It is uncompromising in its determination to explain, rather than justify, incomprehensible acts. 'Paradise Now' Is a Life-and-Death Drama Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4978214/4978215" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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