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Meet Alana Mayo, the young, Black, queer studio executive who greenlit 'Till'

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Meet Alana Mayo, the young, Black, queer studio executive who greenlit 'Till'

Mayo may be the new face of Hollywood star-makers. The president of Orion Pictures is under 40, and dedicated to realizing unique artistic visions in a risk-adverse industry.

Meet Alana Mayo, the young, Black, queer studio executive who greenlit 'Till'

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Movie Reviews

Critic Bob Mondello remembers the movie fright-fests he conjured in his youth

Halloween has a film critic remembering the movie fright-fests he conjured in his youth.

Critic Bob Mondello remembers the movie fright-fests he conjured in his youth

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Three great horror movies for scaredy cats

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Three great horror movies for scaredy cats

It's Halloween, and maybe you're into the idea of horror movies, but you aren't looking to be grossed out by gore or freaked out by jump scares. If that's the case then this is the episode for you. In this encore episode, we're revisiting a conversation about three great horror movies for scaredy cats.

Three great horror movies for scaredy cats

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Sunday

Think you're not a fan of horror films? Try starting with these picks

Halloween is peak scary film season. But can a horror film enthusiast convince a reluctant public radio host to check out a film or two this year?

Think you're not a fan of horror films? Try starting with these picks

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My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

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My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

It took me years to fully realize why my mother loved her spooky books so much. Those horror stories gave my mother the courage to leave her abuser.

My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

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Movie Interviews

A new documentary follows an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Billy Corben, director of "God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty." The movie is about an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career.

A new documentary follows an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career

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Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up

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Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up

The cinemas, shut down after threats from separatist militants, reopened last month. Moviegoers pass through an Indian police checkpoint and are frisked at the theater entrance for bombs and weapons.

Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up

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Saturday

Movie Interviews

Elizabeth Banks was drawn to 40-year-old's coming-of-age story in timely 'Call Jane'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actress Elizabeth Banks about her new movie Call Jane, based on a real-life underground network that provided access to safe abortions in the Chicago area.

Elizabeth Banks was drawn to 40-year-old's coming-of-age story in timely 'Call Jane'

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'Aftersun' follows a father and daughter's last summer vacation together

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Charlotte Wells about her new movie, "Aftersun," a story that follows a father and daughter as they remember the last summer vacation they spent together.

'Aftersun' follows a father and daughter's last summer vacation together

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Friday

Review

Movie Reviews

Movie review: 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

The Netflix adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front," the classic novel about the horrors of World War I, was directed by a German man and is in the German language.

Movie review: 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

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Author Interviews

Fresh Air's Halloween special, with horror masters Stephen King and Jordan Peele

Fresh Air

King talks about what terrified him as a child — and what frightens him as an adult. Peele talks about the fears that inspire his filmmaking. Originally broadcast in 1992, 2013 and 2017.

Fresh Air's Halloween special, with horror masters Stephen King and Jordan Peele

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A director critically reexamines his 1980s childhood in 'Armageddon Time'

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A director critically reexamines his 1980s childhood in 'Armageddon Time'

Fresh Air

James Gray has made a loving re-creation of a time and place he knows well — but this is no rosy nostalgia trip. This film is a tough-minded movie about race, class, assimilation and white privilege.

A director critically reexamines his 1980s childhood in 'Armageddon Time'

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Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light

It's been five years since The New York Times first launched stories spotlighting years of abuse and harassment by movie producer, Harvey Weinstein. The stories helped make the #MeToo movement go viral around the world. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light

#MeToo helped launch a wider examination of society's treatment of women in everyday life, at the workplace, and in Hollywood. But there remain institutional problems resistant to change.

Wendell and Wild features (dead) bodies in (stop-)motion

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Wendell and Wild features (dead) bodies in (stop-)motion

Director and animator Henry Selick, best-known for films like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, has teamed up with co-writer Jordan Peele for Wendell & Wild, a new stop-motion animated movie from Netflix. Peele also stars in the film, reuniting with Keegan-Michael Key as a pair of demon brothers who escape the underworld with the help of Kat, a teenager with a tragic past.

Wendell and Wild features (dead) bodies in (stop-)motion

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