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Naomi Scott plays Jasmine in the new live-action Aladdin movie. The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film. (Daniel Smith/Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
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Lifestyle

How Disney princesses influence girls around the world

Disney has made an effort to diversify and empower its princess cast in recent decades, responding to criticisms that the brand is too white and casts women in passive roles.

7 years ago

Flicks

Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton for “The Sun is Also A Star”

Air Date: May 23, 2019

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1989 file photo, actress and animal rights activist Doris Day poses for photos after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award she was presented with at the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in '60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her Carmel Valley, California, home. (AP Photo, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97

The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends.

7 years ago

Laura Dern, Ed Zwick, Jack O'Connell on the set of
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Edward Zwick and Trial by Fire

Filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Edward Zwick discusses his past projects and most recent film, Trial by Fire.

7 years ago

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Flicks

Nicholas Hoult for “Tolkien”

Air Date: May 9, 2019

Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist, and transformed the conversation around sexuality. (Austin Hargrave/Hulu)
NPR
Health

In ‘Ask Dr. Ruth,’ the famous sex therapist looks inward at last

Dr. Ruth Westheimer revolutionized talk around sex in America. At 90, she's letting her own walls come down in a new documentary.

7 years ago

This December, 2017 photo released by Fin and Fur Films shows a double rainbow over Big Bend National Park, Texas, and the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border, with Mexico being on the right side of the river. The new documentary,
Arts & Entertainment

‘The River and The Wall’ explores Rio Grande’s border world

A new documentary examining the diverse wildlife and landscape of the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border debuted this week at select theaters nationwide and on iTunes.

7 years ago

The Lightbox Film Center. (Courtesy of Lightbox Film Center)
Community
Billy Penn

West Philly’s International House is closing. What happens to the renowned theater inside?

After 40 years, Lightbox Film Center is looking for a new home.

7 years ago

Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame. And yes, Cap, these are apparently the real numbers. (Film Frame/Marvel Studios)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The record-breaking box office of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ by the (huge) numbers

It's already made an estimated one billion dollars around the world. Well, $1.2 billion, actually.

7 years ago

In this January 1954 file photo, three Americans who refused repatriation, take a smoke break outside the peace hut at Panmunjom, Korea. They were among 21 U.S. prisoners of war who refused to come home after the Korean War. The new PBS documentary
Arts & Entertainment

PBS film ‘KOREA’ eyes social, political tolls of Korean War

Filmmaker John Maggio said he wanted to create something that wasn't focused on solely on views of ambassadors and historians but real people affected by the war.

7 years ago

Flicks

Josh Lucas for “Breakthrough”

Air Date: April 25, 2019

Flicks

Zach Galifianakis for “Missing Link”

Air Date: April 18, 2019

Writers Guild of America West President David Goodman speaks in Los Angeles at the 2019 union award ceremony. The WGA instructed is writers to fire their agents on Friday. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

‘Uncharted waters’: Union tells Hollywood writers to fire their agents

The abrupt directive on Friday followed a breakdown in talks over proposed changes to the agreement that has guided the basic business relationship between writers and agents.

7 years ago

A visitor to the Franklin Institute's Marvel Comics exhibit poses for a photo with a life-size Spider-Man figure. The exhibit promises to be a crowd pleaser, with a quarter million visitors expected through the summer. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Marvel universe brings all its superheroes to the Franklin Institute

The superhero exhibit traces 80 years of comics and movies. Visitors can also learn about the process of making comics, including drawing, inking, coloring, and layout.

7 years ago

Flicks

Elle Fanning for “Teen Spirit”

Air Date: April 11, 2019

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