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A new movie follows the dangerous escape journey North Koreans make to China
A new documentary uses rare footage of the escape route North Koreans take as they try to defect. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Madeleine Gavin and defector Soyeon Lee about the journey.
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Errol Morris talks about new John le Carré doc 'The Pigeon Tunnel'
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with filmmaker Errol Morris about his new documentary, The Pigeon Tunnel, about the life of spy novelist John le Carré.
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Director Christopher Zalla and actor Eugenio Derbez on their film 'Radical'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Eugenio Derbez and director Christopher Zalla about "Radical," a new film based on the true story of an unconventional teacher in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Meg Ryan rethinks the rom-com genre in her new film 'What Happens Later'
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and director Meg Ryan about her new movie, What Happens Later, in which former lovers get snowed in at an airport overnight.
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Raven Jackson on her film 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks writer-director Raven Jackson about her new film, "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt."
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Sofia Coppola imagines Priscilla's teen years, living at Graceland with Elvis
"I felt like my role was just to explain her experience," Coppola says of her new film, Priscilla. The filmmaker also has a new book, Archive, which collects documents from her eight movies.(Image...
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Nicolas Cage becomes Frumpy Krueger in 'Dream Scenario'
In the new film Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage plays a man who unwittingly starts showing up in other people's dreams. NPR speaks with writer and director Kristoffer Borgli.(Image credit: A24)
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'We need to record everything': This team stayed behind in a Ukrainian war zone
Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov was in Mariupol when Russia invaded. "I just understood that we need to record everything," he says. His new documentary is 20 Days in Mariupol.(Image credit:...
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New film dramatizes Diana Nyad's 2013 feat: swimming from Cuba to Florida
The biopic chronicles the life of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Miami at the age of 64. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Nyad director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
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Albert Brooks finds humor in everyday life: 'I never told jokes'
The comic/filmmaker is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Defending My Life, directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner. In 1996, Brooks spoke about his early career in stand-up.
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'Maxine's Baby' is a documentary chronicling the life of Hollywood mogul...
Ailsa Chang talks to Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz about their new documentary Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story that chronicles the life and controversy of the Hollywood mogul.
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The stars of "Fallen Leaves" talk comedy and romance in the new Finnish film
Scott Simon talks with actors Alma Poysti and Jussi Vatanen about their new film, "Fallen Leaves." They play an unlikely couple in this Finnish movie, which won a Jury Prize at Cannes.
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'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam...
If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.(Image credit: Netflix)
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Kel Mitchell tells NPR what to expect from the 'Good Burger' sequel
It's been more than 25 years since the '90s cult classic came out. Now, the burger-slinging duo is back. (Image credit: Vanessa Clifton/Nickelodeon/Paramount+)
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A new documentary shows the impact of book bans in Florida public schools on...
In her directorial debut, Sheila Nevins' chronicles the impact of book bans in Florida public schools. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what inspired her to profile those most affected — the students.
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The twelve days of Christmas come to life in new movie from director Reginald...
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Reginald Hudlin, director of the movie Candy Cane Lane, in which a house decoration contest leads leads to Eddie Murphy battling the 12 days of Christmas come to life.
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'Bad Press' follows one tribal news outlet's fight to survive and inform its...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with directors Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler about their new documentary "Bad Press," which follows one tribal news outlet's fight to remain independent.
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In '80 for Brady', four friends travel to see Tom Brady winning the 2017...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe earlier this year spoke with actor Lily Tomlin about a film she starred in, "80 for Brady." The movie follows four friends who travel to see Tom Brady play in the 2017 Super Bowl.
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'Periodical' filmmaker wants to talk about PMS, menopause and the tampon tax
Lina Lyte Plioplyte sees menstruation as a "beautiful cycle" that happens to half of the world's population — one that "we're not supposed to talk about it." Her new film aims to break the...
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In 'Poor Things', Emma Stone plays a woman exploring the world, learning to...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos about their new movie, "Poor Things."
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