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'Avengers: Endgame' Turns Previous Box Office Record To Dust

More than 100 million people went to see the Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Endgame during the film's worldwide opening and left all Hollywood records far behind.

'Avengers: Endgame' Turns Previous Box Office Record To Dust

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John Singleton, Pioneering Director Of 'Boyz N The Hood,' Dies At 51

John Singleton attends last year's American Black Film Festival Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Boyz n the Hood director died after suffering a stroke. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption

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John Singleton, Pioneering Director Of 'Boyz N The Hood,' Dies At 51

The 1991 film earned him two Oscar nods and a spot in history as the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for best director. Singleton died in Los Angeles after a stroke.

John Singleton, Pioneering Director Of 'Boyz N The Hood,' Dies At 51

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How A 'Mama's Boy' And His Mama Found A Path Beyond Politics
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How A 'Mama's Boy' And His Mama Found A Path Beyond Politics

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's new book is a memoir of his relationship with his mother, and how they found a way forward after he came out as gay and left the Mormon church that she loved.

How A 'Mama's Boy' And His Mama Found A Path Beyond Politics

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With Final 'Avengers' Movie Out, The Wait Ends For Marvel Superfan

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marvel superfan Tony Mitchell about Avengers: Endgame, which has been breaking box office records this week.

With Final 'Avengers' Movie Out, The Wait Ends For Marvel Superfan

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Filmmaker And Satanic Temple Leader Talk New Documentary 'Hail Satan?'

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Hail Satan? is a new documentary that follows the rise of the Satanic Temple. NPR's Michel Martin discusses the film with director Penny Lane and the co-founder of the Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves.

Filmmaker And Satanic Temple Leader Talk New Documentary 'Hail Satan?'

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Music

The Story Of 'The Fabulous Stains' And Riot Grrrl

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains, made in the early 1980s, inspired many of the early members of the underground feminist punk movement.

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'The White Crow' Shows The Complicated Life Of Russian Ballet Star Rudolf Nureyev

Ralph Fiennes steps behind the camera for a ballet biopic — not Black Swan, but The White Crow — about the early years and defection to the west of Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev.

'The White Crow' Shows The Complicated Life Of Russian Ballet Star Rudolf Nureyev

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Marvel Fans Try To Avoid 'Avengers: Endgame' Spoilers As They Flood Social Media

Marvel fans treated the plot of Avengers: Endgame like the Mueller report. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Vox critic Todd VanDerWerff about the obsession with spoilers.

Marvel Fans Try To Avoid 'Avengers: Endgame' Spoilers As They Flood Social Media

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World

News Brief: China's Belt And Road Initiative, Pivot District, 'Avengers'

Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting world leaders in a forum on China's Belt and Road Initiative. Also, a look at a district that voted for Obama and then Trump.

News Brief: China's Belt And Road Initiative, Pivot District, 'Avengers'

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'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

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'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought us Iron Man movies, Thor movies, Captain America movies, Avengers movies, and many other superhero franchises over the last decade, and they all feed into one epic that ties up many of the loose ends. Today we're talking the juggernaut to end all juggernauts, Avengers: Endgame.

'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

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'Avengers: Endgame' Brings Marvel Saga To Close With Epic Three-Hour Film

With most of the Marvel superheroes turned to dust in the last Avengers movie — along with half the universe — Avengers: Endgame brings the Marvel saga to a close in an epic three-hour film.

'Avengers: Endgame' Brings Marvel Saga To Close With Epic Three-Hour Film

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