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Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in the first attempt to adapt the blockbuster video game for the big screen. And Pedro Pascal returns in a real-life inspired Bay Area anthology with a lot going on.

Elizabeth Olsen doesn't want validation, but she does want you to understand her taste. She shares why she's terrified of dying, but is fascinated with death and the joy of idle people watching.

More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.

In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith -- played by Jimmy Stewart -- spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption.

Paul Rudd stars in the new comedy-horror film Death of a Unicorn as a meek father who hits a unicorn with his car -- and soon learns that's a very bad thing to do.

Paul Rudd stars in the new dark-comedy-meets-horror film "Death of a Unicorn" as a meek father who hits a unicorn with his car -- and soon learns that's a very bad thing to do.

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

An affable lottery winner decides to bring his favorite singer to a remote island off the coast of Wales for a private concert. Turns out, he's invited the singer's ex-bandmate/ex-girlfriend, too.

The apology appeared after a wave of online protest against the Academy -- first for not responding to Ballal's attack, and then for not naming him and his film directly in its initial statement.

In the new romantic comedy, "A Nice Indian Boy," a son brings home his new boyfriend to meet his Indian parents. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer-director Roshan Sethi.