Music Interviews Spinal Tap Hits The Road Unwigged And Unplugged March 30, 2009 • 25 years after their musical mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean are back... not as Nigel, Derek and David, but as themselves. Spinal Tap Hits The Road Unwigged And Unplugged Listen · 30:19 30:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102515072/102515065" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Does 'Watchmen' Hold Hidden Physics Lessons? March 27, 2009 • Can superhero movies teach audiences about science? Dave Gibbons, author and artist of the Watchmen comic series, discusses the science behind the superheroes in his story. Physics professor James Kakalios talks about teaching science to the Watchmen actors and stuntmen.
The Memorable Faces Of 'Goodbye Solo' Fresh Air March 27, 2009 • In Ramin Bahrani's new film, Goodbye Solo, a Senegalese immigrant cabdriver tries to save an elderly passenger who he suspects is suicidal.
James Franco: The Method Of 'Milk' Fresh Air March 27, 2009 • James Franco stars in the biopic Milk as Scott Smith, the boyfriend of gay activist and politician Harvey Milk. In November, Franco talked with Terry Gross about his role in Milk and his career in acting.
Review 'Monsters Vs. Aliens': When 3-D Attacks March 26, 2009 • A meteor transforms a valley girl into a giantess — and kick-starts her career as a world-saving monster once aliens invade.
Sean Penn Signs On For 'Three Stooges' Role March 26, 2009 • It's no joke: The studio MGM says double Oscar winner Sean Penn will play Larry in the Farrelly brothers' big-screen update of The Three Stooges. Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly.
Review Young And Old, Driven 'Solo' Beyond Themselves March 26, 2009 • A gruff old man and an outgoing West African immigrant become unlikely allies in a North Carolina town.
Review From France, A 'Kiss' Of No Little Consequence March 26, 2009 • Love stories intertwine in Shall We Kiss, a lighthearted, gently moving film by writer-director Emmanuel Mouret. The raciest action takes place off-screen, but virtuoso acting provides ample thrills.
Colin Hanks: The Mentalist's Apprentice Fresh Air March 26, 2009 • Colin Hanks currently stars in The Great Buck Howard as the assistant to a washed-up mentalist. He joins Fresh Air to talk about his role in the film and his career in acting.
Culture 'Three Stooges' To Get Hollywood Treatment March 25, 2009 • The Hollywood Reporter says that a remake of the Three Stooges is on the way. The surprising thing is the casting: The stooges will be played by Jim Carrey, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro.
Jason Segel: The Best Man For The Job Fresh Air March 23, 2009 • Actor Jason Segel stars as an obnoxious best man in the new "bromantic" comedy I Love You Man. Segel also wrote and starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Corporate Dirty Tricks And Romance In 'Duplicity' March 22, 2009 • Corporate dirty tricks aren't just for the news headlines anymore. Now, they provide the backdrop for a new film — part romance, part spy thriller. In the movie Duplicity, which opened Friday, former spies Julia Roberts and Clive Owen go undercover with a pair of conglomerates to steal the plans for a multimillion dollar product. Writer-director Tony Gilroy talks to Jacki Lyden about his densely plotted romantic thriller.
Culture Natasha Richardson, Betsy Blair Remembered March 21, 2009 • Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson died this week at the age of 45 after an accident at a Canadian ski resort. Another actress died this week — a woman whose career was also cut short.
Review Danger And Friendship, En Route To North America March 20, 2009 • Sin Nombre has a first-time director, actors you've never heard of, Spanish dialogue and a story about illegal immigration. Somehow all that adds up to a surprisingly striking movie.
Culture The Writer Who Gave 'Willy Wonka' His Ending March 20, 2009 • The film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was plenty strange. But the tale of how the ending for the movie was written is every bit as weird. Screenwriter David Seltzer tells the story.