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Two Ways Of Documenting Uncertainty: 'All This Panic' And 'God Knows Where I Am'

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Two Ways Of Documenting Uncertainty: 'All This Panic' And 'God Knows Where I Am'

Two documentaries out now flex a bit of moviemaking technique: All This Panic, about young women exploring what life has to offer, and God Knows Where I Am, about a woman who's sure she's seen it all.

Two Ways Of Documenting Uncertainty: 'All This Panic' And 'God Knows Where I Am'

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Thursday

A Painter, A Novelist And A Contentious Lifelong Friendship: 'Cézanne et Moi'

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A Painter, A Novelist And A Contentious Lifelong Friendship: 'Cézanne et Moi'

It'll help to brush up on your Impressionists before seeing writer-director Danièle Thompson's decades-spanning portrait of Emile Zola and Paul Cézanne, but the film deftly avoids biopic clichés.

Despite Historic Mix-Up, PricewaterhouseCoopers Will Keep Its Oscars Job

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Despite Historic Mix-Up, PricewaterhouseCoopers Will Keep Its Oscars Job

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says there'll be a few new safeguards following the Best Picture flub, including not allowing electronic devices backstage.

Tuesday

Senator: Treasury Secretary's Plug For 'Lego Batman' May Be Ethical Violation

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Senator: Treasury Secretary's Plug For 'Lego Batman' May Be Ethical Violation

Last week, Stephen Mnuchin told a crowd he couldn't legally promote movies he helped fund, then recommended one. His audience laughed. The ranking senator on the Senate Finance Committee isn't amused.

Sunday

Author Interviews

Jay Chandrasekhar Of 'Super Troopers' On His Memoir 'Mustache Shenanigans'

Jay Chandrasekhar of Super Troopers fame talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his new memoir about how he made it in Hollywood. The book is called Mustache Shenanigans.

Jay Chandrasekhar Of 'Super Troopers' On His Memoir 'Mustache Shenanigans'

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New Film Spotlights Palestinian Women Navigating Life 'In Between' Cultures

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New Film Spotlights Palestinian Women Navigating Life 'In Between' Cultures

Maysaloun Hamoud's In Between highlights the challenges young Palestinian women face in Israel as they try to live amid contradictory expectations. Hamoud has received death threats since its release.

New Film Spotlights Palestinian Women Navigating Life 'In Between' Cultures

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Saturday

'After The Storm' Continues In Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Tradition

KUNC

After the Storm is the latest from internationally revered Japanese writer/director Hirokazu Kore-eda. Like his last several films, it deals with a family going through death and divorce.

'After The Storm' Continues In Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Tradition

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Friday

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A Middle-Aged Misanthrope Reconnects With His Long Lost Daughter In 'Wilson'

Fresh Air

Daniel Clowes' angst-ridden graphic novel is the basis for a new film starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Critic David Edelstein says Wilson's abrasive protagonist is worth getting to know.

A Middle-Aged Misanthrope Reconnects With His Long Lost Daughter In 'Wilson'

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Negin Farsad: Can Humor Fight Prejudice?
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Negin Farsad: Can Humor Fight Prejudice?

Comedian Negin Farsad traveled all over the U.S. to clear up misconceptions about Islam while making people laugh. She calls this form of activism "social justice comedy."

Negin Farsad: Can Humor Fight Prejudice?

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Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?
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TED Radio Hour

Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?

Maysoon Zayid teases herself for all the ways she's different: she has cerebral palsy, she's Muslim, she's Palestinian. By making us laugh at it, she gets us to think about acceptance.

Maysoon Zayid: Should Humor Make Us Uncomfortable?

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