Bob Mondello

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The man who re-popularizing the ancient art of pantomime was born 100 years ago

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Marcel Marceau, who spent more than half the 20th century re-popularizing the ancient art of pantomime for a modern age, was born 100 years ago this month.

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The carnage and Keanu remain elegant in 'John Wick Chapter 4'

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Keanu Reeves' reluctant assassin is a little less reluctant in his latest outing, John Wick Chapter 4.

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2023 marks a watershed year for Asian performers at the Oscars

Saturday, March 11, 2023

With four nominations, more Asian performers were recognized by the Academy in 2023 than in any single year in its history. In other respects, this year was a step back from diversity at the Oscars.

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What to know about Sunday's Oscars

Friday, March 10, 2023

A preview of what observers are expecting — potential firsts, records and oddities — at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.

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Step inside a movie projection booth to see what's changed since film

Thursday, March 09, 2023

Before digital projectors in movie theaters, projectionists had to quickly move from one film reel to the next. NPR looks at what has changed since the days of film in our series, "Backstage Pass."

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Spielberg shared his own story in 'parts and parcels' — if you were paying attention

Monday, March 06, 2023

Steven Spielberg says he's been hiding from his own story since he was 17. The Fabelmans is a lightly fictionalized version of his life, without raptors, sharks, or historical figures to hide behind.

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The theatrical curtain call is more than just bows

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

You're at the theater, the last scene ends, and the cast comes out for applause. It's pretty standard today. But curtain calls once were eccentric, revealing, funny and just plain effective.

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A preview of movies hitting theaters this spring

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Hollywood generally takes a breather in January and February, but here's a selective peek at the laughs, tears, and action coming to theaters before Memorial Day.

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A peek at some of the movies coming out this spring

Monday, February 20, 2023

Hollywood generally takes a breather in January and February, but here's a selective peek at the laughs, tears and action Hollywood has in store before Memorial Day.

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'El Juicio' detalla el régimen de terror de la dictadura argentina 1976-'83

Friday, February 17, 2023

Cuarenta años después de la caída de la dictadura militar argentina que torturó y asesinó a miles de civiles, se muestra una grabación del juicio de los militares responsables por primera vez.

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'El Juicio (The Trial)' details the 1976-'83 Argentine dictatorship's reign of terror

Friday, February 17, 2023

Forty years after the fall of an Argentine military dictatorship that tortured and murdered tens of thousands of civilians, a video record of its trial will be shown to the public for the first time.

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'Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' launches a new villain in Marvel's 31st movie

Thursday, February 16, 2023

A big title for some very small superheroes — Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania — heralds the latest Marvel movie.

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Review: The magic peaks early on in 'Magic Mike's Last Dance'

Friday, February 10, 2023

Channing Tatum bids an apparent farewell to the franchise that made him a star in Magic Mike's Last Dance.

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Highlights from the 2023 Sundance Film Fest

Saturday, January 28, 2023

A look at some of the highlights and discoveries at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which concludes this weekend.

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An adolescent friendship fractures in the Belgian Oscar hopeful, 'Close'

Thursday, January 26, 2023

The social forces are pervasive but subtle in Lukas Dhont's Close — no overt bullying or homophobia, just internalized pressures on still-developing psyches.

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The movies that stood out in 2022

Monday, December 26, 2022

NPR's Bob Mondello shares the movies that stood out to him in 2022. He says ten is an arbitrary number and generally ignores it, and this is no exception.

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All appears idyllic in 'Women Talking,' except for what none of the women has said — until now

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Director Sarah Polley's adaptation of the novel by Miriam Toews is about women in an isolated religious colony who break the silence about abuse at the hands of the colony's men.

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Movie review: 'Babylon'

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Director Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" is a comically over-the-top look at scandal-ridden 1920s Hollywood. It's a celebration of an art form in turmoil as silent films give way to talkies.

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Movie Review: 'Living' and 'A Man Called Otto'

Friday, December 23, 2022

Two new films about men who find flexibility late in life, "Living" and "A Man Called Otto," are remakes of acclaimed foreign films: Director Akira Kurosawa's "Ikuru" and Sweden's "A Man Called Ove."

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Movie Review: 'Babylon'

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Director Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" is a comically over-the-top look at scandal-ridden 1920s Hollywood. It's a celebration of an art form in turmoil as silent films give way to talkies.

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