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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Film Roundup: Secret Agent Men Move over superheroes - this summer was all about the secret agent movie. Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Spy, Kingsman and more.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Friday Film: “Fifty Shades” Drops It’s Friday, and the day before Valentine’s Day, so we can all admit what news story is on our minds today: Fifty Shades of Grey” hits theaters this weekend. The movie already took in nearly $9 million from midnight showings last night, and it’s expected to hit the $70 million mark by Sunday. When it comes to pre-sale tickets, Fifty Shades has already been crowned the biggest Valentine’s release of all time. So, is it any good? We talk about that and more in our regular Friday film segment.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Halloween at the Theater There’s not a lot candy at the box office. But if you’re headed to the theater this weekend - presumably to avoid all of the people in sexy carrot or zombie Waldo costumes - we’ve got your weekend movie guide.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Movie Roundup: Biopics and Superheros Marvel’s pretty much printing money these days with all of their movie efforts. Will “Guardians of the Galaxy follow suit? And a James Brown biopic hits theaters this weekend. What’s the secret to making a great biopic? All the new releases, and some casting news as well in this week’s Movie Roundup.
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Good Food
Good Food’s Thanksgiving tips Evan Kleiman and Dorie Greenspan answer your questions about making a memorable Thanksgiving meal. Culinary technologist Dave Arnold is bringing his Thanksgiving hacks to the potluck, too. There’s a new film in theaters about a chef prodigy named Flynn McGarry. Plus: Los Angeles pie queen Nicole Rucker dishes on her holiday treats.
The Treatment
Mark Harris: Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War "The sixth character was alcohol," journalist Mark Harris says of "Five Came Back," about five directors who filmed from the WWII trenches.
The Business
Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War' In his career as a documentary filmmaker, Matthew Heineman has criss-crossed the country, followed Syrian activists in exile and embedded with vigilantes fighting Mexican drug cartels. His newest film, ‘A Private War’ is an adventure of a different kind--a narrative feature about war correspondent Marie Colvin. He tells us about using techniques he learned doing documentaries to make his first narrative film.