Arts & Life Kevin Bacon visits 'Footloose' school before it's torn down — and in time for prom The Utah high school where Footloose was filmed invited Kevin Bacon to visit for their prom on the 40th anniversary of the film's release. Ciara Hulet
Technology A.I. and the movies A look at some of the news and controversies surrounding several uses of generative AI in the movie industry this week, including a trailer for a nonexistent James Bond film starring Margot Robbie. Chloe Veltman
Arts & Life USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking. The Associated Press
Movies 'We Grown Now' imbues hope in a coming-of-age story in a Chicago housing project A gently poetic coming-of-age story, We Grown Now chronicles an adolescent friendship in Chicago's Cabrini Green housing project in the early 1990s. Bob Mondello
Arts & Life What makes a good courtroom drama With former president Trump's real-life legal drama unfolding in New York, here are some of Hollywood's best courtroom dramas for some low-stakes intrigue. Linda Holmes
Movies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM, celebrates its 100th anniversary The Hollywood Heritage Museum is showcasing the studio's history. Highlights include personal items and costumes worn by Golden Age stars including Humphrey Bogart, Mae West and Clark Gable.
Movies David and Nathen Zellner on their absurdist film 'Sasquatch Sunset' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with David and Nathen Zellner about their new, absurd film "Sasquatch Sunset," which is about a family of sasquatches. Ayesha Rascoe Ryan Benk
Arts & Life Dystopian film 'Civil War' follows journalists covering a second American civil war Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do. Bob Mondello
Movies Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' is getting a 2nd theatrical release The release of the science fiction masterpiece is to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Paramount Pictures says the release will be in IMAX 70 millimeter format as well as digital screens this September.
Arts & Life The cultural legacy of OJ Simpson: football player, actor and murder suspect OJ Simpson, one of the greatest running backs of all time, has died at 76. His infamous police chase and murder trial changed the media landscape, and accelerated the obsession with celebrity culture. A Martinez Mandalit del Barco