Marc Rivers
Stories
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Black History Month: A look back at 2016 in film and TV
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016.
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How do you cast the right actors to tell a story on screen?
An Academy Award in Best Casting will be the newest prize at the Oscars in March. An NPR panel examines what an achievement in casting might mean.
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How 2016's Black art and culture set the stage for 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks to critics Angelica Jade Bastién and Vinson Cunningham about 2016's music, literature, politics, and on-screen representation as the nation celebrates Black History Month.
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What's your favorite depiction of POTUS on the big screen?
In honor of President's Day, an NPR panel picks their favorite depictions of POTUS in film.
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We're talking to you - Taxi Driver is 50
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Goodbye, Minute Maid frozen juices
Coca-Cola, which owns Minute Maid, has announced it will discontinue its line of frozen juice concentrates, which have been a staple in many American homes over the past 80 years.
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At the movies: the case for and against musicals
Since the first sound film came out, Hollywood musicals have provided some of the most iconic movie moments. Three NPR movie fans discuss the merits and drawbacks of the genre.
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Pianists celebrate Morton Feldman's 100th birthday with two marathon concerts
The experimental composer Morton Feldman would have turned 100 years old this week. To celebrate, more than a dozen pianists played two marathon, six-hour-long concerts of his work in Los Angeles.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes to end operations
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to formally end operations. NPR's mission will continue, unchanged.
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Resolve to a new year, fun you — and it just might stick
What would 2026 look like if your resolutions were ruled by fun? That's what one science writer suggests.