The Straight-To-DVD World Of 'Mockbusters'
Dreamworks' animated movie Puss in Boots was a big deal. It won an Oscar, and its swashbuckling, sloe-eyed kitty was voiced by Antonio Banderas. The meticulous computer-generated animation took four...
View ArticleSpace Shuttle Endeavour Makes Final Landing
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Finally this hour, to California, where space shuttle Endeavour made its final flight today. Endeavour left Andrews Air Force Base this morning on the back of a 747. It...
View Article'Sábado Gigante' Celebrates 50 With Lots Of Variety
For 50 years, Spanish-speaking TV viewers have tuned into the weekly variety show Sábado Gigante.Host Don Francisco commands a festive live audience in Miami, with celebrity interviews, musical...
View ArticleWalt Disney Co. To Buy Lucasfilm
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Oh my gosh. You create the social equivalent of nuclear fusion when you combine the people who are obsessed with Star Wars and the people obsessed with Disney. The Walt...
View ArticleCalifornia Keeps Death Penalty, Amends 3-Strikes Law
Several thousand prisoners in California may be eligible to apply for sentence reductions, after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative Tuesday that alters the state's controversial...
View ArticleHollywood Execs Shift Programming After Newtown Shooting
Entertainers are making shifts in their programming because of the killings in Connecticut. The premiere for the violent movie Django Unchained was cancelled and a reality show about a funeral was...
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Recognition: An Undocumented Immigrant's Resilient Fight
Unlike many undocumented immigrants, Sofia Campos is not afraid to give her real name."It's deliberate, and it's liberating," she says. "It's kind of a shock to hear somebody say, 'I am undocumented'...
View ArticleSouth Park Duo Creates Production Studio
Having success in TV, movies and Broadway, Trey Parker and Matt Stone are now branching out with their own $300 million production company. They've named it Important Studios, and it's poised to...
View ArticlePorn Industry Turned Off By L.A. Mandate For Condoms On Set
In November, more than 1.5 million Los Angeles County voters passed the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act.
View ArticleSouth L.A. Teens Doubt New Laws Will Change Gun Culture
On 53rd Street and Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles, violent members of at least six gangs run the streets. A landmark church is boarded up and tagged. There are liquor stores and abandoned lots. On...
View ArticleWhy Al Walser Got A Grammy Nomination And Justin Bieber Didn't
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View ArticleFamous Behind The Scenes, A Hitmaker Covets The Spotlight
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View ArticleThe Story Of 'No' Is The Story Of Modern Chile
The film No revisits the moment in Chile's history when 56 percent of the country voted to oust a dictator from power. It's the tale of the ad campaign that helped persuade Chileans to cast their...
View ArticleWhat You Didn't See At The Academy Awards
NPR's Sam Sanders and Mandalit del Barco were backstage at the Oscars on Sunday, covering the awards show. They sat in the press room, where winners go for interviews during and after the show.
View Article'Argo,''Life Of Pi' Win Top Oscars
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Okay. The movies "Argo" and "Life of Pi" and the actors Daniel Day Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence were among the winners at last night's Academy Awards. NPR's Mandalit Del...
View ArticleSpanish-Language Network Univision Ranks 3rd In U.S. Ratings
The latest TV ratings are out and CBS captured the top spot with help from its Super Bowl broadcast. Last fall, NBC was No. 1 but now it's fourth. What's surprising is that Spanish-language network...
View ArticleWill 'Oz The Great And Powerful' Live Up To Emerald Status
The newest movie version of The Wizard of Oz, opens this weekend. Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco as the wizard. The movie goes beyond the Technicolor wonder of the famous MGM film to a...
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