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Rob And Nick Reiner Say 'Being Charlie' Is 'Drawn From Our Lives'

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Rob And Nick Reiner Say 'Being Charlie' Is 'Drawn From Our Lives'

Being Charlie is a new film about addiction in a Hollywood family. It's a story director Rob Reiner and his son, writer Nick Reiner, say they know well because of their own family's struggles.

Rob And Nick Reiner Say 'Being Charlie' Is 'Drawn From Our Lives'

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Friday

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A White House Meeting Brings Together 2 Lost Souls In 'Elvis & Nixon'

Fresh Air

A new film imagines what happened when Elvis Presley met President Nixon on Dec. 21, 1970. Film critic David Edelstein says Elvis & Nixon "shows the crazy-making insulation of celebrity."

A White House Meeting Brings Together 2 Lost Souls In 'Elvis & Nixon'

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Key And Peele Duo Are Back As Action-Duo In 'Keanu'

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks with Wesley Morris, critic at large for The New York Times, about Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the comedians behind the award-winning sketch comedy show.

Key And Peele Duo Are Back As Action-Duo In 'Keanu'

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Tuesday

Tom Hanks Says Self-Doubt Is 'A High-Wire Act That We All Walk'

Tom Hanks plays an American businessman on an assignment in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert in A Hologram for the King, which is based on a novel by Dave Eggers. Roadside Attractions hide caption

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Tom Hanks Says Self-Doubt Is 'A High-Wire Act That We All Walk'

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"No matter what we've done there comes a point where you think, 'How did I get here?' " Hanks says. He plays an American businessman working in the middle of the Saudi Arabian desert in his new film.

Tom Hanks Says Self-Doubt Is 'A High-Wire Act That We All Walk'

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Meryl Streep's First Acting Gig: Becoming Pretty And Popular In High School
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Author Interviews

Meryl Streep's First Acting Gig: Becoming Pretty And Popular In High School

In a new biography called Her Again, author Michael Schulman says that at 14, Streep decided to reinvent herself — and before she was an Oscar winner, she was homecoming queen.

Meryl Streep's First Acting Gig: Becoming Pretty And Popular In High School

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Sunday

The Gospel According To Wendell Berry, On Screen

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The Gospel According To Wendell Berry, On Screen

America's foremost farmer-philosopher, Wendell Berry, is the subject of a new documentary. It celebrates the writer's work, and the rural community in Kentucky in which he's rooted.

The Gospel According To Wendell Berry, On Screen

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Lorene Scafaria Pays Tribute To Mother In 'The Meddler'

Lorene Scafaria's new film is a valentine to her mother, and mothers everywhere. Rachel Martin talks to Scafaria about the film, which follows a widow remaking her life after the death of her husband.

Lorene Scafaria Pays Tribute To Mother In 'The Meddler'

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Saturday

After Very Visible Roles, Lupita Nyong'o Looks To Disappear Into Character

Lupita Nyong'o says it was "a very discombobulating thing," to go from obscurity to the Academy Awards. Alex Lubomirski/Lancôme hide caption

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After Very Visible Roles, Lupita Nyong'o Looks To Disappear Into Character

The actor is now starring on Broadway in Eclipsed, a searing story of young women held captive in Liberia. After that and 12 Years a Slave, Nyong'o says she's ready for some lighter material.

After Very Visible Roles, Lupita Nyong'o Looks To Disappear Into Character

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Friday

'The Meddler' Pokes Fun Without Mocking The Mom

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'The Meddler' Pokes Fun Without Mocking The Mom

The Meddler is a new comedy starring Susan Sarandon about mom who's just a bit much — just in time for Mother's Day.

'The Meddler' Pokes Fun Without Mocking The Mom

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'Huntsman' And 'Tale Of Tales' Put A Modern Spin On Classic Fairy Tales

Fresh Air

Critic David Edelstein reviews The Huntsman: Winter's War, a sequel to the 2012 movie, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Tale of Tales, an adaptation of a group of 17th century Italian folk stories.

'Huntsman' And 'Tale Of Tales' Put A Modern Spin On Classic Fairy Tales

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