Culture Actor Paul Rudd, Rewriting the Commandments Fresh Air July 31, 2007 • Paul Rudd, who co-starred in Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin, produced and stars in the new independent film The Ten — a series of irreverent vignettes that reinterpret the Ten Commandments for a modern audience. Actor Paul Rudd, Rewriting the Commandments Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12373448/12373456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Antonioni, a Filmmaker with an Eye for the Invisible July 31, 2007 • Michelangelo Antonioni's depiction of alienation, in movies such as Blow-Up and L'Avventura, made him an art-house icon. He was awarded an Oscar for career achievement in 1995.
Pop Culture Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up July 31, 2007 • Glance at reports of drunken-driving charges and lurid tabloid coverage and it's easy to see 21-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan as just another bad-girl celeb. But some in Hollywood defend her as a real talent, battling child-star demons. Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370596/12370597" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Simpsons Movie' Rakes in the Dough July 31, 2007 • The first feature-length film featuring Springfield's favorite animated family is off to a great start at the box office. The Simpsons Movie made more than $74 million in its first weekend. 'Simpsons Movie' Rakes in the Dough Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370599/12370602" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Actress Liv Ullman on Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Fresh Air July 30, 2007 • Actress Liv Ullman, longtime muse of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, talks about working with the legendary director, who died today at the age of 89. Bergman made more than 50 films, including The Seventh Seal, Cries and Whispers, and Fanny and Alexander. Actress Liv Ullman on Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12350237/12350242" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Obituaries Film Legend Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89 July 30, 2007 • The Swedish director, regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, died Monday at his home. In more than 50 films, his vision encompassed all the extremes of his beloved country, from summer nights filled with joy to the gloom of endless winter. Film Legend Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12347936/12360625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Remembering Director Ingmar Bergman July 30, 2007 • The Swedish film director, widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, has died at the age of 89. Fellow director Woody Allen described Bergman as "probably the greatest film artist ... since the invention of the motion picture camera." Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12352785/12352786" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries 'Film Artist' Bergman Put His Life on the Screen July 30, 2007 • Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman is dead at 89. His many films included Scenes from a Marriage and Wild Strawberries. Fellow director Woody Allen once called Bergman "probably the greatest film artist ... since the invention of the motion picture camera." 'Film Artist' Bergman Put His Life on the Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12344582/12344587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Art Isn't Easy, Unless You're Living It on Screen July 28, 2007 • Four supposedly biographical films — about Goya, Moliere, Edith Piaf and Jane Austen — have more than art in common: They all suggest that making art is as simple as stealing from your own experiences. Art Isn't Easy, Unless You're Living It on Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12048352/12304853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'The Simpsons Movie' Gets Critical Nod July 28, 2007 • Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell has seen The Simpsons Movie and — cowabunga! — he likes it. He talks to Scott Simon about the movie version of the 18-year-old Fox series. 'The Simpsons Movie' Gets Critical Nod Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12323851/12323853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National 'Guerrilla Drive-Ins' Spring Up in California July 28, 2007 • A group in Santa Cruz, Calif., descends on parks and vacant lots twice a month to screen subversive movies on random walls — "Guerrilla Drive-Ins." Members are striving to promote community participation and what they consider their right to public space. 'Guerrilla Drive-Ins' Spring Up in California Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12323855/12323856" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Moliere' Director Compares U.S., French Cinema July 27, 2007 • French director Laurent Tirard's second film, Moliere, has been likened to a French version of Shakespeare in Love. Tirard is the screenwriter and director of the movie, which has its U.S. release Friday. The movie imagines an undocumented period of the great French playwright and actor Moliere. Tirard talks with Robert Siegel about learning to be a director in America and learning about the differences between French and American cinema. 'Moliere' Director Compares U.S., French Cinema Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12309237/12309242" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Cinema Offers Look Inside North Korea's Evolution July 27, 2007 • For the first time in its history, North Korea had a film screened at the Cannes film festival, which was held earlier this year. Observers say it's a cultural indication of the secretive nation's interest in opening up to the West. Cinema Offers Look Inside North Korea's Evolution Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12308131/12310026" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Cinema Offers Look Inside North Korea's Evolution Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12308131/12310026" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'Summary Judgment': New Movies July 27, 2007 • In this week's edition of Summary Judgment from the online magazine Slate, we hear what critics are saying about the new releases The Simpsons Movie, No Reservations and I Know Who Killed Me. 'Summary Judgment': New Movies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12301492/12301493" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'Simpsons Movie': Bigger, Longer, Underwhelming Fresh Air July 27, 2007 • Iconic series loses something when it's padded and ironed out to conform to Hollywood's templates; the film rarely captures the magic of the show, with its lunatic free-associations and its manic highs. 'Simpsons Movie': Bigger, Longer, Underwhelming Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12297974/12300113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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