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Oscar Nominees For Best Picture Include 'Captain Phillips,' 'Gravity'

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Oscar Nominees For Best Picture Include 'Captain Phillips,' 'Gravity'

January 16, 2014 • The latest nominees for the movie industry's highest awards are out. Nine films have also been nominated for the "best picture" award. The others: American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, Philomena, 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Run Run Shaw, Kung Fu Movie Pioneer, Dies

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Run Run Shaw, Kung Fu Movie Pioneer, Dies

January 7, 2014 • The Hong Kong movie mogul's films included 1972's Five Fingers of Death, which was a kung fu classic. With his brother Ronnie, Shaw produced more than 1,000 films over five decades. He also helped produce some American films, including Blade Runner. Later, he became a prominent philanthropist.

On 'Morning Edition': NPR's David Greene talks about Run Run Shaw

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Juanita Moore, Groundbreaking Actress, Dies

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Juanita Moore, Groundbreaking Actress, Dies

January 2, 2014 • Her role as Annie Johnson in the 1959 film Imitation of Life led to an Oscar nomination — just the fifth at that time for a black actor or actress. Moore was 99 when she died on Wednesday.

From the NPR Newscast: NPR's Kat Chow on the life of actress Juanita Moore

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Screen Time: Bob Mondello's Favorite Films Of 2013

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Screen Time: Bob Mondello's Favorite Films Of 2013

December 30, 2013 • TV may have been great this year, but don't roll the credits on 2013 films just yet. The film critic lists his annual best of the best for your pleasure.

Screen Time: Bob Mondello's Favorite Films Of 2013

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The Case For — And Against — Loving 'Love Actually'

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The Case For — And Against — Loving 'Love Actually'

December 14, 2013 • These past few weeks, a battle over why you should love or hate the film has bubbled up on the Internet. We wade in.

Violence In PG-13 Movies Comes With Plenty Of Sex And Booze

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Violence In PG-13 Movies Comes With Plenty Of Sex And Booze

December 9, 2013 • Watching violent movies makes teenagers more aggressive, and that violence is almost always associated with sex, drinking and smoking. Violent characters in PG-13 movies are as likely to indulge in violent activities as those in R-rated flicks.

At Auction, Maltese Falcon Goes For $4 Million, Dreams Included

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At Auction, Maltese Falcon Goes For $4 Million, Dreams Included

November 25, 2013 • Sam Spade would say the falcon is much more than a bird: It's the "stuff that dreams are made of." One of the two statues used in the 1941 movie was sold at an auction in New York Monday.

Movies Rated PG-13 Feature The Most Gun Violence

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Movies Rated PG-13 Feature The Most Gun Violence

November 11, 2013 • Banning R-rated movies for your kids isn't enough to spare them from scenes of gun violence. The amount of gun violence in R-rated films has stayed fairly stable since 1985, while gun violence in PG-13 movies has soared.

Blockbuster Fades Out, But Some Zombie Stores Will Live On

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Blockbuster Fades Out, But Some Zombie Stores Will Live On

November 8, 2013 • Dish Network announced this week that it will shutter the 300 or so remaining Blockbuster stores it owns across the country. But in some places, dozens of the video stores will have an unlikely afterlife.

Blockbuster Fades Out, But Some Zombie Stores Will Live On

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New Closed-Captioning Glasses Help Deaf Go Out To The Movies

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New Closed-Captioning Glasses Help Deaf Go Out To The Movies

May 12, 2013 • This is a big moment for the deaf, many of whom haven't been to the movies in a long time. The new glasses display closed captions just for the wearer, and they're headed for 6,000 screens across the country.

New Closed-Captioning Glasses Help Deaf Go Out To The Movies

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Ray Harryhausen, Master Of Stop-Motion Animation, Dies

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