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Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault

Molly Ringwald starred in iconic '80s films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She now views the films very differently. Mychal Watts/Getty Images hide caption

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Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault

The 1980s movie darling talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the impact of the era's pop culture, which came up during hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. These days she has a teen of her own.

Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault

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Friday

Movie Interviews

Robert Redford: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

Fresh Air

Redford has announced that he's retiring from acting, and that his role in the new film The Old Man and the Gun, will be his last. In 2013, he said it was "sort of weird" being known for his looks.

Robert Redford: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

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A Single Act Of Violence Inspires Outrage And Anger In 'Monsters And Men'

Fresh Air

Reinaldo Marcus Green's haunting new film tells the story of three Brooklyn men whose lives are impacted by the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in their neighborhood.

A Single Act Of Violence Inspires Outrage And Anger In 'Monsters And Men'

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'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

From left: Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu and actors Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva at the Cannes Film Festival. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

In the hopes of becoming an Oscar contender, the Kenyan film board allowed the movie to play in Nairobi for a week. Director Wanuri Kahiu sees it as the beginning of a fight for freedom of expression.

'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

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Pop Culture Happy Hour's 2018 Fall Movie Preview

(From left) Kiki Layne and Stephan James in If Beale Street Could Talk, Ryan Gosling in First Man, Amanda Stenberg in The Hate U Give, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born Tatum Mangus/Annapurna Pictures, Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Neal Preston/Warner Bros. hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour's 2018 Fall Movie Preview

We're excited for a whole bunch of new movies this fall. Today, we dive into our 2018 Fall Movie Preview and talk about as many of them as we can — from the big studio flicks to the festival favorites and everything in between.

Pop Culture Happy Hour's 2018 Fall Movie Preview

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Thursday

A Stand-Up Comic Stands Up To Her Troubled Past In The Blistering 'All About Nina'

Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays a stand-up comic in a film that's all about her life, and her act (and Common), in All About Nina. Thomas Scott Stanton/The Orchard hide caption

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A Stand-Up Comic Stands Up To Her Troubled Past In The Blistering 'All About Nina'

Mary Elizabeth Winstead's bracingly mercurial performance drives this film about a New York stand-up who moves to Los Angeles for her career — and to sort out her private life.

Wednesday

Movie Interviews

John C. Reilly On 'The Sisters Brothers'

Actor John C. Reilly talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his new film The Sisters Brothers. He plays one of an infamous duo of assassins who journey through the gold rush land of California.

John C. Reilly On 'The Sisters Brothers'

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Monday

Still Reinventing At 80, Jane Fonda Says, 'I Feel Better Than I Ever Have'

"In order to know where you're going you have to know where you've been," says actress Jane Fonda — and she's been in a lot of places. The 80-year-old actress, activist and fitness icon is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Jane Fonda in Five Acts. Arthur Mola/Invision/AP hide caption

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Still Reinventing At 80, Jane Fonda Says, 'I Feel Better Than I Ever Have'

The actress, activist and fitness icon is the subject of the documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. Married three times, she says, "It took me into my 60s and 70s to begin to say: I deserve respect."

Still Reinventing At 80, Jane Fonda Says, 'I Feel Better Than I Ever Have'

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Saturday

Movie Interviews

New Documentary Explores Shape-Shifting Comedy Of Gilda Radner

Love, Gilda, explores the life of one of the original SNL cast members, Gilda Radner. NPR's Melissa Block speaks to the director, Lisa D'Apolito, about the struggles Radner faced off camera.

New Documentary Explores Shape-Shifting Comedy Of Gilda Radner

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Friday

2 Movies Set A Century Ago Capture The Coming Of Modern Age

The Sisters Brothers is about a Wild West on the verge of being tamed. The biopic Colette is about a French novelist who refused to be tamed.

2 Movies Set A Century Ago Capture The Coming Of Modern Age

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The Tough Wild West — Now With Feelings — In 'The Sisters Brothers'

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The Tough Wild West — Now With Feelings — In 'The Sisters Brothers'

Fresh Air

Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly play a brotherly pair of assassins-for-hire in Jacques Audiard's latest film. Critic Justin Chang calls The Sisters Brothers a "funny, stirring, brutal story."

The Tough Wild West — Now With Feelings — In 'The Sisters Brothers'

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Thursday