Movies In 'Milk,' A Man And A Movement Remembered November 26, 2008 • Gay politician Harvey Milk served just 11 months in office before his assassination 30 years ago. Critic Bob Mondello says Gus Van Sant's new movie biography is a portrait of a hero, and of his cause. In 'Milk,' A Man And A Movement Remembered Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97470061/97541839" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Four Christmases,' And Still Nothing But Coal November 26, 2008 • A curiously charmless Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon anchor a home-for-the-holidays sitcom that mines four separate situations and finds nothing resembling real comedy.
Movies 'Milk' Is Much More Than A Martyr Movie Fresh Air November 26, 2008 • Film critic David Edelstein says the Harvey Milk biopic, starring Sean Penn, is one of the most heartfelt portraits of a politician ever made. "The personal and the political aren't just hand-in-hand," he says: "They dance." 'Milk' Is Much More Than A Martyr Movie Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97518380/97522394" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Baz Luhrmann, Dreaming Big In 'Australia' November 26, 2008 • What would Thanksgiving weekend be without an epic film opening on the nation's big screens? This year is no exception: Critic Kenneth Turan says Baz Luhrmann's latest is as colorful and expansive as the Outback. Baz Luhrmann, Dreaming Big In 'Australia' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97467639/97502328" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Refueling A Franchise In 'Transporter 3' November 25, 2008 • Jason Statham returns as organized-crime courier Frank Martin; the latest installment of the hard-driving series lacks originality, but critic Mark Jenkins says it offers an appealing alternative to the latest Bond.
Movies 'The Secrets': Love And Dogma, At Odds In Israel November 25, 2008 • An Orthodox Jewish woman gets a most unorthodox education in this mystical Israeli drama, which Mark Jenkins says is as concerned with the erotic as with the spiritual.
Movies 'Twilight': For Teens, A Swooningly Risky Romance November 21, 2008 • Morning Edition's movie critic is not, and never has been, a 13-year-old girl. But Catherine Hardwicke's dead-on screen take on Stephenie Meyer's vampire books makes him wish he could be — if only to get the full effect. 'Twilight': For Teens, A Swooningly Risky Romance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97210195/97296009" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies An Undercooked But Enjoyable 'Twilight' Fresh Air November 21, 2008 • A vampire love story set in high school has Fresh Air's critic feeling like he's 17 again. David Edelstein says "the biochemistry angle" could make Twilight the occasion for mass public swoon-a-thons. An Undercooked But Enjoyable 'Twilight' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97308355/97308354" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Bolt': A Show-Biz Hero With More Bark Than Bite November 20, 2008 • An animal actor, convinced his TV-show superpowers are real, scrambles to find his way from New York back to Hollywood. Kids will have a fine time, says critic Mark Jenkins, but adults might develop an allergy.
Movies 'Were The World Mine': 'Tis Definitely Fairy Time November 20, 2008 • How's a much-bullied gay teen to get his revenge? Well, if he's starring in a musicalized A Midsummer Night's Dream, and he stumbles upon a working formula for Puck's love potion ...
Movies 'Quantum': Plenty Of Action, Just Not Bond's Kind Fresh Air November 14, 2008 • Critic David Edelstein says the new Bond film makes plenty of noise — just not the seductive kind. Actor Daniel Craig, though, holds things together nicely enough. 'Quantum': Plenty Of Action, Just Not Bond's Kind Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97000156/97003276" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Bond's New Villain? He's A Gift In 'Christmas Tale' November 14, 2008 • Mathieu Amalric plays two completely different characters in Quantum of Solace, the new Bond film, and A Christmas Tale. Critic Kenneth Turan says the latter's licensed to thrill. Bond's New Villain? He's A Gift In 'Christmas Tale' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96957459/96993681" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Sleeping Beauties,' Comforting A Lonely Sinner November 13, 2008 • An adaption of Yasunari Kawabata's 1961 novella, Sleeping Beauties is a wistful erotic mystery centered around an eccentric German brothel. Mark Jenkins calls it artful and delicate — but with an oddly tone-deaf ending.
Movies 'How About You': A Fantastic Foursome, At Odds November 13, 2008 • A familiar story — about cranky senior citizens running roughshod over an inexperienced rest-home manager at the holidays — is redeemed by a crop of thoroughbred actors who burnish the material to a warm glow.
Movies 'Slumdog Millionaire': Mumbai Jackpot November 12, 2008 • Based on an Indian novel about a TV quiz show contestant from the Mumbai slums, Danny Boyle's film has already sparked Oscar talk. Critic Bob Mondello says that chatter is entirely justified. (Recommended) 'Slumdog Millionaire': Mumbai Jackpot Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96876187/96922172" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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