'Sounds like censorship to me.' O cinema co-founder slams proposed eviction over film No Other Land has no U.S. distributor, so the filmmakers have had to make one-on-one deals with cinemas. Art house theaters such as O Cinema have been screening the film independently. Mandalit del Barco
John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project. Elizabeth Blair Play AudioListen 5 mins
Tim Curry remembers his first film role in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' The 1975 cult classic Rocky Horror turns 50 this year. To mark the occasion, we listen back to a 2005 interview with Curry, who played the cross-dressing scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Terry Gross Play AudioListen 20 mins
'The Alto Knights' is a mob drama with a double dose of De Niro and ... not much else Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it's fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative. Justin Chang Play AudioListen 7 mins
Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR. Kat Lonsdorf Play AudioListen 4 mins
Magically horrific: ‘Death of a Unicorn’ leans more into laughs than screams Some horror movies are funny because they’re morbidly grotesque. Others are funny because they’re appalling and tragic. “Death of a Unicorn” falls into the latter category. Dyer Oxley
A young man's homecoming sets off erotic shockwaves in this unsettling French thriller Misericordia is one of the most surprising films our critic's seen this year. It focuses on a man who returns to his small village for a funeral — only to become enmeshed in countless entanglements. Justin Chang Play AudioListen 8 mins
Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65 Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies. The Associated Press
25 hours? Before Cory Booker, there was 'Mr. Smith' In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption. Bob Mondello
Appreciating the many onscreen moods of Val Kilmer More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience. Bob Mondello
