Bob Mondello
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Movies
What 2020 Was Like For The Movie Industry
This year was quite bad for most movie theaters — but not bad at all for movies. NPR discusses what 2020 was like for the movie industry.
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Movies
Regina King Imagines What 4 Black Icons' Gathering In 1964 Might Have Looked Like
Regina King's directorial film debut, One Night in Miami, envisions a 1964 gathering of boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, fullback Jim Brown and singer Sam Cooke.
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Movies
Chadwick Boseman's Last Movie, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' Reviewed
August Wilson's award-winning play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, about a recording session in 1927 Chicago, comes to the screen with Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final role.
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Movies
'The Prom' Musical Moves From Broadway To Cinema Screens
The Prom is the latest hit Broadway musical to get a screen adaptation. Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Andrew Rannells, it will be released in cinemas on Friday.
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Movies
Holiday Film Preview: What To Watch Now And What To Expect Next Year
NPR offers an expanded holiday film preview to cover the movies that have had their releases delayed into January and February 2021.
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Movies
While Votes Are Counted, Discover What Movie Characters Count
The process of counting ballots has stressed out a lot of people this week. NPR's movie critic says he's been distracting himself from the election with cinematic counting.
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Arts & Life
Sean Connery, Hollywood's 1st James Bond, Dies At 90
Actor Sean Connery has died at age 90. He will best be remembered as Hollywood's first James Bond — and as a Scotsman to his core.
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Arts & Life
Actor Jeff Bridges Tweets That He Has Been Diagnosed With Lymphoma
The Oscar-winning Crazy Heart actor — indelibly identified with The Dude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski — writes: "I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good."
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National
How Movie Theaters Are Surviving The Pandemic
Since the coronavirus shut down movie screens across the U.S., the film industry has tried many strategies for rebooting cinemas. Theater owners discuss what's working and what isn't.
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Movies
What Movies To Expect This Fall
NPR offers a selective preview of what Hollywood thinks it will be showing in cinemas this fall.