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Race, Hollywood, And The Rise Of Chadwick Boseman

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Race, Hollywood, And The Rise Of Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman had raw talent, world-class training and the will to defy Hollywood gatekeepers. As a college student at Howard University, he had a helping hand from Denzel Washington. Boseman often spoke about the impact of that contribution and how it helped him chart his own path.

Race, Hollywood, And The Rise Of Chadwick Boseman

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Obituaries

Looking Back On Chadwick Boseman's Culture Significance

Actor Chadwick Boseman died after battling colon cancer at the age of 43. Film-goers comment on his pivotal role as a Black actor in films that depicted Black heroes and superheroes.

Looking Back On Chadwick Boseman's Culture Significance

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Sunday

Movie Interviews

Maite Alberdi On Her 'Spy Thriller' Documentary Set In A Nursing Home

Maite Alberdi's new documentary, The Mole Agent, is set in a nursing home. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to the Chilean director about her spy thriller featuring an 83-year old sleuth.

Maite Alberdi On Her 'Spy Thriller' Documentary Set In A Nursing Home

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Saturday

Obituaries

Chadwick Boseman, 'Black Panther' Star, Dies Of Cancer At 43

Actor Chadwick Boseman has died of cancer. He played James Brown, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall, but may have been best known for starring in Marvel's Black Panther.

Chadwick Boseman, 'Black Panther' Star, Dies Of Cancer At 43

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Friday

'Bill And Ted Face The Music': Excellent, Bogus, Or Heinous?

Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter star in Bill & Ted Face The Music. Patti Perret/Orion Pictures hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Bill And Ted Face The Music': Excellent, Bogus, Or Heinous?

Back in 1989, we met Bill S. Preston and Ted "Theodore" Logan in the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. They returned in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey in 1991. And now, almost 30 years later, they're back. In Bill and Ted Face the Music, Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves return as... well, Bill and Ted, respectively. And this time, they'll need not just their triumphant band to save the world, but also their daughters.

'Bill And Ted Face The Music': Excellent, Bogus, Or Heinous?

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Thursday

Review

Movie Reviews

More Persuasively Dickensian: 'The Personal History Of David Copperfield' Reviewed

Satirist, director and the creator of Veep, Armando Iannucci does Charles Dickens in The Personal History Of David Copperfield. And NPR's critic says there's a lot that's unexpected in the movie.

More Persuasively Dickensian: 'The Personal History Of David Copperfield' Reviewed

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Wednesday

'Tenet' Opens Internationally. Will Be Shown In Select U.S. Cities Next Month

Director Christopher Nolan poses at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France on May 12, 2018. Warner Bros. has released Nolan's Tenet internationally with a U.S. release in select cities to follow over Labor Day weekend. Arthur Mola/Arthur Mola/Invision/AP hide caption

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'Tenet' Opens Internationally. Will Be Shown In Select U.S. Cities Next Month

The sci-fi thriller Tenet was originally slated to open in July, but the studio repeatedly rescheduled the film's release while the coronavirus pandemic shuttered cinemas around the globe.

'Tenet' Opens Internationally. Will Be Shown In Select U.S. Cities Next Month

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Sunday

Politics

'The Brink' Director On Steve Bannon Indictment

Following the indictment of former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alison Klayman, director of a documentary that follows Bannon's exploits in far-right fundraising.

'The Brink' Director On Steve Bannon Indictment

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Not Heinous At All: Bill And Ted Are Back To 'Face The Music'

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are back as everyone's favorite dim-witted would-be rock stars, Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted "Theodore" Logan. Patti Perret/Orion Pictures hide caption

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Movie Interviews

Not Heinous At All: Bill And Ted Are Back To 'Face The Music'

Thirty years after they befriended Napoleon and beat the Grim Reaper in a game of Battleship, Bill S. Preston (Esq.) and Ted "Theodore" Logan are back — older, but not necessarily any wiser.

Not Heinous At All: Bill And Ted Are Back To 'Face The Music'

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Saturday

Armando Iannucci On His New Film Retelling Classic 'David Copperfield' Story

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Armando Iannucci about his film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, based on the Charles Dickens classic. The movie debuts in the U.S. on August 28.

Armando Iannucci On His New Film Retelling Classic 'David Copperfield' Story

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