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Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof talks about how he escaped Iran on foot after making his new political thriller, The Seed of the Sacred Fig.

Come to the table and join us, as we celebrate "Hanksgiving." That's right, our guest this week is Tom Hanks! He joins the show to talk about the limits of charm, shares driving etiquette tips and his shift from comedy acting to working in drama.

You may not see Denzel Washington in the new Netflix film adaptation of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson, but his influence as producer - and parent - is unmistakable. Denzel's son Malcolm Washington is the director, and his son John David ...

Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ronan Farrow about his new HBO documentary, "Surveilled," which looks at the increasing use of spyware.

Not all movies work at cruising altitude. If you're traveling for the holidays, here's what NPR's pop culture critics suggest to make the time fly by.

Two big-budget films are set to battle at the box office: Wicked offers a gravity-defying origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West, while Gladiator II revisits the violence of ancient Rome.

Fans of the Broadway hit Wicked have turned to social media to ask fellow movie-goers not to sing along when the film adaptation hits theaters on Friday, Nov. 22.

Cynthia Erivo says being different had "something to do with" her role as Elphaba in 'Wicked: Part 1.'

The musical Wicked is a bold, revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz. It imagines that back in college, the Wicked Witch of the West (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Ariana Grande) were best friends. The sprawling film delivers . ...