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In 'Downsizing,' A New Addition To The Large History Of Tiny People In Film

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In 'Downsizing,' A New Addition To The Large History Of Tiny People In Film

Alexander Payne's new film is about a couple who are made tiny as part of a solution to overpopulation. It's the latest in a long line of movies that revel in the cinematic joy of people shrinking.

In 'Downsizing,' A New Addition To The Large History Of Tiny People In Film

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With 'Phantom Thread,' Director Paul Thomas Anderson Offers Audiences An Intimate Film

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new film, Phantom Thread. The film is about a fastidious British dressmaker named Reynolds Woodcock, played by Daniel Day Lewis, whose life becomes upended when he finds a new muse, who begins to challenge him.

With 'Phantom Thread,' Director Paul Thomas Anderson Offers Audiences An Intimate Film

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'Phantom Thread' Is Deeply Weird And Marvelously Entertaining

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Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a British women's fashion designer in the 1950s. Critic David Edelstein says the film is an amusing portrait of artistic and marital anguish.

'Phantom Thread' Is Deeply Weird And Marvelously Entertaining

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Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

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Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

Not many patients have a heart that grows three sizes in a day. Cardiologist David Kass ponders what could have caused the Grinch's abrupt change of heart in the classic holiday story.

Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Tension Beckons And A Caftan Billows In 'The Post'

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Tension Beckons And A Caftan Billows In 'The Post'

Steven Spielberg directed the new film The Post, about the publication of the Pentagon Papers in the early 1970s. NPR's film critic, Bob Mondello, joins the panel to talk about how it turned out.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Tension Beckons And A Caftan Billows In 'The Post'

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'The Post': Pentagon Papers Put The Press Under Pressure

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'The Post': Pentagon Papers Put The Press Under Pressure

Steven Spielberg's account of the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 is melodrama, but Bob Mondello says it's urgent — and effective.

'The Post': Pentagon Papers Put The Press Under Pressure

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From The Book Of Esther To Larry David: The History Of Jewish Comedy (Rebroadcast)

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In his new book, "Jewish Comedy: A Serious History," Professor Jeremy Dauber looks at how religion, persecution and assimilation affected the pioneers and practitioners of American comedy, and how comedians shaped Jewish identity in the United States.

From The Book Of Esther To Larry David: The History Of Jewish Comedy (Rebroadcast)

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Latest 'Star Wars' Teaches The Value Of Failure

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Latest 'Star Wars' Teaches The Value Of Failure

The Last Jedi highlights the need for failure to find success, as the ongoing dynamic of The Force — the tug-of-war between good and evil — aptly defines our humanity, says Marcelo Gleiser.

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New Movies Will Inundate Theaters Over The Next Couple Of Weeks

To name just a few of the new movies coming out: Steven Spielberg's The Post, All the Money in the World and what might be Daniel Day Lewis's last film: Phantom Thread.

New Movies Will Inundate Theaters Over The Next Couple Of Weeks

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'The Post' Is A Crackling Newsroom Thriller With Electrifying Relevance

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Steven Spielberg's new drama revisits The Washington Post's 1971 decision to publish the Pentagon Papers in defiance of the Nixon administration. Justin Chang calls it "terrifically entertaining."

'The Post' Is A Crackling Newsroom Thriller With Electrifying Relevance

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A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen Trauma

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Jonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in a working-class African-American section of North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot.

A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen Trauma

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Hanukkah Special
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Hanukkah Special

While you may have wrapped up your Hanukkah celebrations, we wanted to share a conversation about the role that Hanukkah plays for kids and adults, and some of the pop culture that surrounds it.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Hanukkah Special

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A Slow-Moving Disaster Of Immodesty: Cameron's 'Titanic,' 20 Years Later

Twenty years ago today, the James Cameron movie "Titanic" opened in theaters in the U.S. It was a, forgive us, titanic success and, apparently, a cultural moment for many.

A Slow-Moving Disaster Of Immodesty: Cameron's 'Titanic,' 20 Years Later

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