Month: March 2022

LOS ANGELES—Calling the choice both lazy and uninspired, top film reviewers criticized Judd Apatow for nepotism Monday after the director and producer cast his own sperm to star in his new movie, The Bubble. “Rather than cast a wide net and discover new talent, Judd Apatow has once again decided to rely on those close…

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Shouts & Murmurs by Henry Alford: What you said: Cool hors d’oeuvres! What they heard: I love Shelley Duvall and my anti-embolism stockings.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with artists Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Liz Gre about The Cartography Project — a multi-year art commission that explores the effects of racial violence.

Adrian Florido speaks with actor Franz Rogowski about the movie “Great Freedom,” where a German man is imprisoned for being gay.

The executive producer of HBO’s new series Winning Time is known for his fourth-wall breaking, look-at-the-camera-and-explain style. That approach comes up in Super Pumped, a show he didn’t make.

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Everyone has a movie they’ve just never marked off their watchlist. NPR’s Weekend Edition wants to help.

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Including baking, knitting, and how to successfully market yourself.

Gallery owners Julia and Max Voloshyn came to Miami five months ago to exhibit the work of Ukrainian artists. Now that Russia has invaded their homeland, they can’t go back.

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Erich Schwartzel says film studios rely upon Chinese audiences to break even. Justin Chang reviews The Batman. Meghan O’Rourke writes about chronic illnesses in The Invisible Kingdom.

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Porsha Williams is an activist, author, entrepreneur and the realest of the Real Housewives. But, what does she know about the fake housewives of classic TV sitcoms?

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