Author Interviews
Play It Sam: Moments That Made The Movies
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Movies
In Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey takes on the role of Ron Woodroof, a Texas man who, diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s, begins to smuggle experimental drugs in from Mexico.
Matthew McConaughey, Fiercely Committed To This 'Club'
Dallas Buyers Club tells the true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a Texas man whose '80s AIDS diagnosis drives him to fight for access to the drugs he believes can save him. Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto also star. (Recommended)
The Dallas Cowboy Behind The Real 'Buyers Club' ()
November 1, 2013 The film Dallas Buyers Club tells the story of Ron Woodroof, a man with AIDS in the 1980s who smuggled in experimental treatments to fight his disease. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports that the real Ron Woodroof was just as colorful as the Hollywood version.
Movie Interviews
'Open Secret': When Everyone Knows Who Your 'Real' Mom Is, Except You()
November 3, 2013 When he turned 18, Steve Lickteig learned that the woman he knew as his older sister was actually his mother, a secret his other siblings and most of his small Kansas town had known and kept from him. In a new documentary, Lickteig tries to understand how he was left in the dark for so long.
Movie Reviews
This 'Time,' Supernatural Love Story Falls Flat()
November 2, 2013 About Time, written and directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually), follows a young man looking for love — with a little help from time-travel. NPR's Bob Mondello says that in this instance, time travel and romantic comedy don't necessarily blend well together.
Remembrances
The Story Behind The Stunts: Remembering Hollywood's Hal Needham()
November 1, 2013 Throughout his career, Needham did the kind of stunts that would either end with a spectacular shot ... or an ambulance. On Oct. 25, Needham died of cancer at age 82. We listen back to a 2011 interview, in which he tells the stories behind some of his most daring stunts.
Movie Interviews
Four Decades On, 'The Exorcist' Is Still A Head-Turner()
October 31, 2013 On Halloween — and the occasion of The Exorcist's 40th anniversary — NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the film's director, William Friedkin, about the making and the legacy of the famed horror film.
Movie Interviews
Jared Leto Was 'Seduced' By Role Of Rayon In 'Buyers Club'()
October 31, 2013 In Dallas Buyers Club, Leto plays Rayon, a transgender woman who is living with HIV and a drug habit. Rayon becomes an unlikely friend to Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a rodeo cowboy who starts smuggling HIV drugs from Mexico in the 1980s after he's diagnosed as HIV-positive and given just a few weeks to live.
Monkey See
Scary Movie Night: Settle In And Unsettle Yourself()
October 31, 2013 Glenn McDonald offers a list of films you might put on in the living room on Halloween night, just to make sure you don't get too much peaceful sleep.
