Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Movies to watch during the holidays
If you’re overstuffed after Thanksgiving, maybe relax with a movie. We hear from Emmy winning actor Sterling K. Brown, get recommendations for this year’s holiday movies, and learn about a new documentary on making fireworks in one Mexican town.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenPhoto: 69th Primetime Emmy Awards – Photo Room – Los Angeles, California, U.S., 17/09/2017 - Sterling K. Brown holds his Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for This Is Us. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
In this episode
3 storiesSterling K. Brown: It's a better time for black actors in Hollywood
Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy for portraying Christopher Darden in “The People v. OJ Simpson” last year. He won again this year as Randall Pearson on “This Is Us.”
Read the story19 minWhat movies should you watch this Christmas?
Christmas movies are hard to avoid on TV, even if you don’t celebrate the holiday. You know the classics, such as ”It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Story.” There are less traditional Christmas favorites like “Home Alone” and “Love Actually.”
Read the story13 min'Brimstone and Glory' documents Mexico's love for fireworks
One Mexican town hand-makes most of the fireworks for the entire country. They also have a crazy weeklong fireworks festival every year. They’re the focus of the new documentary “Brimstone and Glory.”
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