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Filmmaking Program Helps Disadvantaged Kids See A Path To Hollywood

Hollywood's film industry can be tough to break in to, and that's especially true if you are a poor kid without resources. Creating Creators is all about changing that — and it's having some success.

Filmmaking Program Helps Disadvantaged Kids See A Path To Hollywood

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New Nation, New You: 'Synonyms' Crosses Borders In Search Of Self

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The movie is about a young Israeli man, not long out of the army, who decides to renounce his national identity. He wants to become French, but finds culture can't be changed like an outfit.

New Nation, New You: 'Synonyms' Crosses Borders In Search Of Self

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Daniel Craig: 'Knives Out' Aims To Be One Of Those 'Grand Pieces Of Entertainment'

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Daniel Craig: 'Knives Out' Aims To Be One Of Those 'Grand Pieces Of Entertainment'

As a kid, Craig remembers Agatha Christie "event movies" such as Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile. He says his new whodunit, Knives Out, strives for a similar effect.

Daniel Craig: 'Knives Out' Aims To Be One Of Those 'Grand Pieces Of Entertainment'

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Friday

Review

Movie Reviews

Holiday Movie Preview: What's Coming To Theaters Before The End Of The Year

There's one month left of 2019 and another 40 or so would-be blockbusters and awards contenders that Hollywood will be unwrapping during the holiday season.

Holiday Movie Preview: What's Coming To Theaters Before The End Of The Year

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'Beautiful Day' Director On Mister Rogers' 'Radical Notion': Telling Kids The Truth

Fresh Air

Marielle Heller's film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood centers on Fred Rogers' unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist. Originally broadcast Nov. 20, 2019.

'Beautiful Day' Director On Mister Rogers' 'Radical Notion': Telling Kids The Truth

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Play Your Cardigans Right And See 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood'

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Play Your Cardigans Right And See 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood'

Who can possibly play Fred Rogers? That's a question that the new film A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood tries to answer with a performance from Tom Hanks as the beloved TV host. In the movie a journalist played by Matthew Rhys has a transformative experience with Rogers that reshapes his relationship with his troubled father. A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is directed by Marielle Heller, who most recently made the Melissa McCarthy film Can You Ever Forgive Me? It uses unconventional techniques to place the journalist's story within Rogers' land of make believe.

Play Your Cardigans Right And See 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood'

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Wednesday

Edward Norton On Urban Planning And 'Slow Cooking' 'Motherless Brooklyn'

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Edward Norton On Urban Planning And 'Slow Cooking' 'Motherless Brooklyn'

Fresh Air

Norton wrote, directed and starred in the film adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's novel. The movie centers on a detective with Tourette's syndrome who uncovers corruption in New York City.

Edward Norton On Urban Planning And 'Slow Cooking' 'Motherless Brooklyn'

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Lena Waithe's 'Queen & Slim' Is An Odyssey For The Black Lives Matter Era

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Lena Waithe's 'Queen & Slim' Is An Odyssey For The Black Lives Matter Era

The screenwriter's new movie is about a black couple who shoot a white police officer in self-defense during a routine traffic stop. Their ensuing flight, she says, is a "meditation on blackness."

Lena Waithe's 'Queen & Slim' Is An Odyssey For The Black Lives Matter Era

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Get A Clue, Go See 'Knives Out'

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Get A Clue, Go See 'Knives Out'

Whodunit? Was it Jamie Lee Curtis? Chris Evans? Michael Shannon? Don Johnson? Toni Collette? This is the question at the center of the marvelous new comedy Knives Out. The film is directed and written by Rian Johnson, of films like Looper and Brick as well as Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The stellar cast goes on and on to include Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig, LaKeith Stanfield, and, playing the man in the whodunit to whom it was done, Christopher Plummer.

Get A Clue, Go See 'Knives Out'

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Tuesday

Review

Movie Reviews

Killer Thriller 'Knives Out' Is Surprisingly Subversive — And Comfortingly Familiar

Fresh Air

Writer-director Rian Johnson's deliriously entertaining comic detective story brings together an all-star cast and an ingeniously plotted crime story whose every twist catches you by surprise.

Killer Thriller 'Knives Out' Is Surprisingly Subversive — And Comfortingly Familiar

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Why Ana De Armas Was Hesitant To Take A Role In 'Knives Out'

In the movie Knives Out, the patriarch of a wealthy family is found dead. Was it murder or suicide? The dark comedy is packed with Hollywood stars - including a relative newcomer.

Why Ana De Armas Was Hesitant To Take A Role In 'Knives Out'

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Sunday

Chinese Star Zhao Shuzhen Gains Hollywood Attention

Actress Zhao Shuzhen made her U.S. film debut in this year's hit film The Farewell. Already well-known to audiences in her native China, she has just been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

Chinese Star Zhao Shuzhen Gains Hollywood Attention

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