Bilal Qureshi

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Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Preview: The Films We're Most Excited About

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

The NPR Movies Team picks the 12 films they're most looking forward to seeing — movies that will likely end up in theaters or on streaming services sometime in the next few months.

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The World Of Paris Publishing In 'Non-Fiction'

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Non-Fiction is being billed as a comedy of adultery in the publishing industry. But it poses some serious questions about the effects of the digital age on all of us.

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In 'Birds Of Passage,' A New Lens On The Narcotrafficking Drama

Monday, February 18, 2019

Colombia's submission to the Oscars this year addresses the beginnings of the drug trade in rural Columbia — and how it shattered the traditions and families of the indigenous Wayúu people.

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Confronting Germany's Past In Oscar-Nominated 'Never Look Away'

Monday, February 04, 2019

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's newest historical epic tells the story of an artist after World War II. It touches on the sensitive subject of national guilt — and not without controversy.

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How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.

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In 'Capernaum,' The Chaos Of Lebanon From A Homeless Child's Perspective

Sunday, December 16, 2018

In Beirut, a young boy sues his parents for giving birth to him in poverty. That's the premise of a new film from director Nadine Labaki which features her most unapologetically activist agenda.

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The Anthemic Allure Of 'Dixie,' An Enduring Confederate Monument

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.

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Widening The Lens: Integrating The Toronto International Film Festival

Monday, September 17, 2018

The reckoning that is reshaping Hollywood is finally making its way to the critic's perch.

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What We're Looking Forward To At The Toronto International Film Festival

Thursday, September 06, 2018

The NPR Movies team is off to Toronto, where they'll sit in the dark for days at a time watching films that you'll get to see in the coming weeks and months. Here's some of what they're excited about.

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Encore: Randy Weston Has Always Played For Africa

Sunday, September 02, 2018

The great American jazz pianist Randy Weston died this weekend. Weston helped trace the links between African music and jazz.

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Gregory Porter On Channeling Nat King Cole: 'Nat Got Me Through Some Moments'

Friday, June 29, 2018

Whether it's through jazz, soul or an electronic music collaboration, Gregory Porter wants to spread Nat King Cole's message that "the greatest thing you'll learn is to love and be loved in return."

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This Photographer Wants To Put A Museum In Your Pocket

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

When Dayanita Singh grew frustrated with the conventional gallery format, she created Museum Bhavan, an exhibition of almost 300 photos housed in a small box.

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Staging Muslims: Identity Angst In American Theater

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Hammaad Chaudry's new play An Ordinary Muslim pushes against limited perceptions of Muslim-Americans, but it may be pushing against too much all at once.

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A Lavish Bollywood Musical Is Fueling A Culture War In India

Thursday, January 25, 2018

From the moment Padmaavat went into production, it's been plagued by violent protests over its depiction of Queen Padmavati, a legendary Hindu royal.

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In 'The Insult,' All Politics Is A Local Neighborhood Squabble

Monday, January 15, 2018

Ziad Doueiri's new Oscar-shortlisted film is about the religious and tribal divisions in contemporary Lebanon — and how a small altercation in Beirut can spiral out of control.

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Germany's 'In The Fade' Flips The Script On The Terrorism Film

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Filmmaker Fatih Akin says he made In the Fade to spotlight something terrorism stories often overlook: the victims. It follows a woman whose husband and 6-year old son have been murdered by neo-Nazis.

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In 'The Square,' A Scandinavian Satire Of A Modern Art Museum

Thursday, October 26, 2017

The Swedish movie which won top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival skewers the cultural elite — the same kind of people who attend Cannes.

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Even As A Musical Ambassador For The U.S., Randy Weston Has Always Played For Africa

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

"When I touch the piano, it becomes an African instrument," says the pianist and composer, who has been bridging cultures through music for some 60 years.

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Bollywood Queen Deepika Padukone Sets Her Sights On Hollywood

Saturday, February 04, 2017

One of India's biggest movie stars, Deepika Padukone, is making her Hollywood debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. She's hoping to replicate her massive Bollywood success on American movie screens.

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A Cinematic Classic Of Resistance Returns To The Big Screen

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Bilal Qureshi writes that The Battle Of Algiers, currently in movie theaters for a 50th anniversary rerelease, influenced many films that followed it and has striking relevance to the present.

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