Sex And The Cinema August 30, 2008 • Amid the special effects of this summer's movies, a different sort of fireworks has emerged: people's conflicting feelings about lust. Film critic Desson Thomson talks about two movies with different takes on sensuality: the Woody Allen comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelon and the drama Elegy, based on a Philip Roth novel. Sex And The Cinema Listen · 5:18 5:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94140677/94140643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'Year Of The Fish': A Cinderella Story, In Chinatown August 29, 2008 • A pretty, plucky heroine, a wicked massage-parlor proprietress, and a handsome-prince figure more perceptive than most — this modern fairy tale stays breezy, brisk and down to Earth.
Summary Judgment Summary Judgment: Yet Another 'College' Movie? August 29, 2008 • Do we really need another SuperBad-esque comedy? Slate.com's Mark Jordan Legan tells us what the critics are saying about College as well as the latest sci-fi flick, Babylon AD starring Vin Diesel and Traitor starring Don Cheadle. Summary Judgment: Yet Another 'College' Movie? Listen · 3:20 3:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94105708/94105681" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'Trouble The Water' Captures Katrina On Camcorder Fresh Air August 29, 2008 • As New Orleans' levees buckled, Kimberly Rivers Roberts turned her video camera on marooned friends, relatives and neighbors. Roberts' footage has been adapted into a powerful documentary that is as much about America as it is about the deadly storm. 'Trouble The Water' Captures Katrina On Camcorder Listen · 5:02 5:02 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94100777/94105887" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Katrina & Beyond Film Shows Close-Up View Of Katrina Survival August 29, 2008 • When the floodwaters in New Orleans trapped Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband, Scott, in their home, she turned on her new video camera. The footage she shot — and their story — is part of a new documentary, "Trouble The Water." Film Shows Close-Up View Of Katrina Survival Listen · 7:18 7:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94081648/94095801" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Don Cheadle's Spy Turn Fresh Air August 27, 2008 • In his latest movie, Traitor, Don Cheadle plays a CIA operative who goes undercover to work with a terrorist group — but then becomes a suspected terrorist himself. Don Cheadle's Spy Turn Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94017561/94017869" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Minorities Get Little Respect On The Big Screen August 27, 2008 • As the summer movie season draws to a close, Morning Edition commentator John Ridley weighs in on what he thinks has been a really bad spell for minorities at the multiplex — both for actors and moviegoers. Minorities Get Little Respect On The Big Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93995425/94011813" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Andrew Fleming And Pam Brady: Making 'Hamlet 2' Fresh Air August 26, 2008 • The two collaborated on the new Steve Coogan comedy, about a failed actor and overzealous drama teacher who mounts a musical sequel to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. Andrew Fleming And Pam Brady: Making 'Hamlet 2' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93976594/93976593" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Summary Judgment Summary Judgment: 'Death Race,' 'House Bunny,' 'Hamlet' August 22, 2008 • Slate's Mark Jordan Legan reviews film reviews for Death Race, House Bunny, and Hamlet 2. Summary Judgment: 'Death Race,' 'House Bunny,' 'Hamlet' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93874942/93874924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Is America Obsessed With Beauty? August 22, 2008 • Director Darryl Roberts explores whether Americans care too much about looks in his new movie America the Beautiful. He follows models and interviews media editors to get answers. Is America Obsessed With Beauty? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93874956/93874925" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review You Must Read This In Praise Of Drive-Ins And Doris Day August 22, 2008 • Movie Love In The Fifties offers a view of America as it was 50 years ago, a postwar nation whose struggle to understand race and sex and fashion was reflected in films that weren't all pitched to the appetites of teenage boys. In Praise Of Drive-Ins And Doris Day Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93874755/93891578" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture An Animated Take On The 'Chicago 10' Fresh Air August 22, 2008 • Brett Morgan's film, Chicago 10, uses a combination of archival footage, animation and music to tell the story of eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention. An Animated Take On The 'Chicago 10' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93870724/93848993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review 'Hamlet 2': Something Deliriously Rotten August 22, 2008 • Steve Coogan stars as an Arizona drama teacher inspired to save his failing theater program — with a musicalized sequel to the best-known drama in the English language. The results? Tragically funny. 'Hamlet 2': Something Deliriously Rotten Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93525052/93866199" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Hollywood and Technology August 22, 2008 • We look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies — from Technicolor to the rise of digital special effects — and how new ideas and technologies, such as the Internet, are still shaping the movie industry today. Hollywood and Technology Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93872989/93872973" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'I Served The King': Smooth Operator, With Issues August 22, 2008 • Audacious Czech dramedy feels a bit like an Eastern European Forrest Gump — though its protagonist isn't quite so innocent, and the tumultuous times he lives through are markedly harsher. (Recommended)