The Music Soars As A Singer Burns Out In A Muddled 'Blaze'
The voice of country singer-songwriter Blaze Foley sounds familiar, even if you've never heard it. It has a timbre, an ache that doesn't slow a song — as if to say, "Look how sad I am" — but drives it....
View ArticleDocumentary Reveals The 'Secret History' Of Hollywood Pimp Scotty Bowers
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In 2012, the best-selling memoir "Full Service: My Adventures In Hollywood And The Secret Sex Lives Of The...
View Article'Three Identical Strangers' Tells The Astounding Story Of Triplets Separated...
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The new documentary "Three Identical Strangers" centers on triplets adopted from the same agency in the...
View Article'Leave No Trace' Follows A Father And Daughter Off The Grid
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The new film "Leave No Trace" is inspired by the true story of a father and daughter who lived...
View ArticleA Birdbrained Library Heist Is Suffused With Irony In 'American Animals'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. On December 17, 2004, four young men stole books and manuscripts valued at more than three quarters of a...
View Article2 Women Share The Stress And Sleeplessness Of Motherhood In 'Tully'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody first collaborated on the teen pregnancy comedy "Juno"...
View ArticleAmy Schumer Deftly Challenges Beauty Standards In 'I Feel Pretty'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The comedian Amy Schumer became a movie star with her 2015 comedy "Trainwreck," which she co-wrote....
View ArticleGiddy, Over-The-Top 'Blockers' Makes Parents The Butt Of Prom Night Jokes
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The teen sex comedy "Blockers" opens in theaters this week. It's directed by "30 Rock" and "Pitch Perfect"...
View ArticlePhilosophically Rich 'Isle Of Dogs' Is A Howl Of Joy
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Wes Anderson is known for writing and directing such films as "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums,"...
View ArticleHumor Blends With Tragedy In The Farcical 'Death of Stalin'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Armando Iannucci, who created the award-winning TV show "Veep," has made a satirical comedy about Joseph...
View ArticleSpy Thriller 'Red Sparrow' Is A Long Slog With Minimal Suspense
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Film critic David Edelstein has a review of the new thriller "Red Sparrow," starring Jennifer Lawrence as...
View ArticleMythic 'Black Panther' Is A Momentous Event In Pop Culture History
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The new superhero film "Black Panther" opens wide tomorrow. As originally conceived in 1966 by Stan Lee...
View ArticleClint Eastwood Celebrates Old-Fashioned Heroism In 'The 15:17 To Paris'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. At age 87, Clint Eastwood shows little signs of slowing down. His last two films, "American Sniper" and...
View ArticleDocumentary Offers A Devastating Look At The Obama Administration's 'Final Year'
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. For his documentary "The Final Year," filmmaker Greg Barker had access to several members of President...
View ArticleThe Vigilant Thriller 'In The Fade' Melds Tragedy With Nihilism
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The surprise winner in the Best Foreign Language category of this year's Golden Globe Awards was Germany's...
View Article'Florida Project' Tops David Edelstein's List Of The Year's Best Films
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Let's see what's on our film critic David Edelstein's list of the best films of the year. DAVID EDELSTEIN,...
View Article'Phantom Thread' Is Deeply Weird And Marvelously Entertaining
Copyright 2017 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. "Phantom Thread" is the latest film from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, whose acclaimed movies...
View Article'Last Jedi' Puts The Smarts — And The Heart — Back Into The 'Star Wars'...
Copyright 2017 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Film critic David Edelstein has a review of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." It features actors who showed up...
View Article'I, Tonya' Offers A Sympathetic Second Act To A Disgraced Figure Skater
Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In January 1994, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was struck on the leg with a police-style baton by a man...
View ArticleDelusions Of Grandeur Take Center Stage In James Franco's 'Disaster Artist'
Copyright 2017 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In 2003, a huge billboard appeared on Sunset Boulevard advertising a movie called "The Room," directed...
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