People are watching more TV and adding new streaming services to cope with isolation — but statistics show they're tending to re-watch old favorites. Marco Martins / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption toggle caption Marco Martins / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Coronavirus Live Updates Returning To Old Favorites? Comfort TV (And Books, And Music) Is A New Trend April 15, 2020 A new study shows that while there's so much uncertainty in the world, people prefer to return to old favorite books, movies and TV for comfort, rather than trying something new.
Delivery van driver Ricky (Kris Hitchen) takes a break with his his daughter (Katie Proctor) in the Ken Loach drama Sorry We Missed You. Joss Barratt/Zeitgeist Films hide caption toggle caption Joss Barratt/Zeitgeist Films Review Movie Reviews 3 Movies That Strike A Balance Between Escapism And Anxiety Fresh Air April 14, 2020 What to watch next while sheltering in place? Critic Justin Chang recommends Sorry We Missed You, Green for Danger and My Neighbor Totoro. 3 Movies That Strike A Balance Between Escapism And Anxiety Listen · 6:11 6:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/833285717/834279813" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pin-Ju (Hong-Chi Lee) and Yuan (Yo-Hsing Fang) in the Netflix release Tigertail. Chen Hsiang Liu/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Chen Hsiang Liu/Netflix Review Movie Reviews In The Disappointingly Thin 'Tigertail,' A Taiwanese Immigrant Struggles To Connect April 10, 2020 Writer/director Alan Yang turns away from his proven track record in comedy for this "earnest, drippy" multi-generational drama that traffics in underwritten, wanly dramatized conflicts.
Do you miss sitting for long stretches of time where you don't think about anything? Glen Weldon suggests you start a puzzle. Markus Spiering/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption toggle caption Markus Spiering/Getty Images/EyeEm Pop Culture Happy Hour Pop Culture Solutions To Quarantine Problems April 10, 2020 Let's talk about solutions. Specifically, solutions to the problems we're running into entertaining ourselves at home. There's a lot to watch and read and hear, but there's also a lot that we're missing--like live sports, concerts, and spending nights out with friends. And we've got some ideas about how to fill those voids. Pop Culture Solutions To Quarantine Problems Listen · 22:48 22:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/830593075/830910984" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Yevgenich (Michael Gor) and Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) look sanguine in Why Don't You Just Die! Arrow Films hide caption toggle caption Arrow Films Review Movie Reviews Gore-Flecked 'Why Don't You Just Die!' Is Brutally Fun April 9, 2020 Writer/director Kirill Sokolov's stylish and exuberant black comedy involves a corrupt cop, his would-be killer and a sardonic take on contemporary life in Russia.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gave Americans a much-needed on-screen escape in the 1930s. Above, they dance in the 1938 comedy musical Carefree. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Fred And Ginger Cheered Us Up During The Depression. Might They Do It Again? April 8, 2020 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gave Americans a much-needed on-screen escape in the 1930s. You can find their dance numbers online, but critic Bob Mondello recommends you watch their films in full. Fred And Ginger Cheered Us Up During The Depression. Might They Do It Again? Listen · 4:59 4:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/825696927/830205936" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Two chefs get blasted in the face with a mystery entree on Dishmantled. I smell a Peabody! No, wait — marinara sauce. My mistake. Quibi hide caption toggle caption Quibi Pop Culture Happy Hour Short Attention Span Theater: A Quick Look At Quibi's Launch Titles April 6, 2020 The streaming service "designed specifically for your phone" launches with 50 shows — and over 100 more on the way. Here are our highlights from the opening batch. Short Attention Span Theater: A Quick Look At Quibi's Launch Titles Listen · 3:46 3:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/826105374/827922329" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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This year's SXSW festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the films that were scheduled to be shown there have the option to be screened on Amazon. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images Arts & Life SXSW Film Festival Heads To Amazon April 2, 2020 The SXSW Film Festival joins other canceled or postponed film fests looking for alternate ways to screen their movies.
Shepherd (Michiel Huisman) and his flock in The Other Lamb. IFC Films hide caption toggle caption IFC Films Review Movie Reviews A Young Cult Member Turns Against Her Flock In 'The Other Lamb' April 2, 2020 Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska's film about a young woman (Raffey Cassidy) questioning her place in a remote religious cult wears its broad allegory on its (woolen) sleeve.
An image from the last episode of MASH on June 18, 1984 at the Malibu Creek State Park in California. Paul Harris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Harris/Getty Images The Coronavirus Crisis Need Some Fresh Ideas? Family-Friendly Ways To Spend Your Days Inside March 27, 2020 Parents have been circulating ideas for how to keep kids happy — or at least occupied — during this time of social isolation due to COVID-19. Our Arts Desk has some heart-felt suggestions to offer.
Marcel (Jesse Eisenberg) in the film Resistance. IFC Films hide caption toggle caption IFC Films Review Movie Reviews Marcel Marceau Walks Against The Winds Of War In 'Resistance' March 26, 2020 Jesse Eisenberg stars as the famous mime as he gets involved in the French Resistance during World War II. The film is an "honorable, absorbing homage to the making of a man and his art."
Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) and Gemma (Imogen Poots) go house hunting and find something more in Vivarium. Mongrel Media hide caption toggle caption Mongrel Media Review Movie Reviews 'Vivarium': House Hunters, Unnatural March 26, 2020 A young couple seeking a house in the 'burbs encounter an unexpected (sub)development and cannot leave. Despite its Twilight Zone premise, the film's "eccentricity and wit" carry it a long way.
Roger Allam as Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest directed by Jeremy Herrin at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images Pop Culture Happy Hour Wanted: Stories With Happily Ever Afters - Here's Where To Start Looking March 26, 2020 In uncertain times, we want stories that reassure us that everything will be okay. Here are some books, films, plays and TV shows that believe in Happily Ever After. Wanted: Stories With Happily Ever Afters - Here's Where To Start Looking Listen · 3:48 3:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/821005625/824358286" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Camp Jened, in upstate New York, was the epicenter of a disability rights movement that led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Steve Honigsbaum hide caption toggle caption Steve Honigsbaum Review Movie Reviews 'Crip Camp' Is A Raucous Celebration Of A World-Changing Place March 25, 2020 Near Woodstock, at an early '70s summer camp for kids with disabilities, a revolution was born that became a civil rights movement, and led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 'Crip Camp' Is A Raucous Celebration Of A World-Changing Place Listen · 4:06 4:06 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/821425631/821591182" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman attend An Evening With Discovery Channel's Mythbusters at The Paley Center for Media on June 13, 2011. Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic hide caption toggle caption Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic Review Pop Culture Happy Hour Family Friendly Crowd Pleasers: Three Things To Stream Your Whole Family Can Enjoy March 25, 2020 When you're staying in, it can be hard to keep everybody happy. But never fear, we're here to help. We've got a few recommendations to keep everybody in the family happy and stave off cabin fever. Family Friendly Crowd Pleasers: Three Things To Stream Your Whole Family Can Enjoy Listen · 8:28 8:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/818433278/820150272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Coronavirus Live Updates 'Wonder Woman' And 'In The Heights' Films Delayed During Coronavirus Outbreak March 24, 2020 Warner Brothers is postponing the openings of some of its big summer movies. Some have rescheduled opening dates, others are on hold indefinitely.
Chinese movie theaters are beginning to reopen as the rate of COVID-19 cases declines. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Coronavirus Live Updates China Reopens Movie Theaters For 1st Time Since January March 23, 2020 There's a bit of hopeful news for the film industry coming from China.
Coronavirus Live Updates Hollywood Reports Its Lowest Daily Box Office In Decades March 20, 2020 With movie theatres closed, there literally is no box office.
Coach Elie Rwirangira conducts a basketball lesson through a live-streaming session at YBDL Campus in Shanghai, China on March 12. Many people and companies are providing free online classes to stay fit. Aly Song/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Aly Song/Reuters The Coronavirus Crisis Getting Bored? Here's A List Of Free Things That Weren't Free Before Coronavirus March 20, 2020 From Broadway plays to playwrights giving writing lessons to online courses from Ivy League schools, here's a look at some things (but not everything!) that have suddenly become free.
Coronavirus Live Updates Cannes Film Festival Delayed By Coronavirus Concerns March 19, 2020 The postponement is the first ever for the festival which was set for May. Organizers say they don't have a firm date yet but suggest late June is possible.
Coronavirus Live Updates Sidelined Movie Workers Worry About Losing Health Benefits During Coronavirus Crisis March 19, 2020 "Our jobs are relatively short-term. So traditional emergency leave benefits are things that we can't always qualify for," says camera assistant Kymm Swank. Sidelined Movie Workers Worry About Losing Health Benefits During Coronavirus Crisis Listen · 1:51 1:51 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/818707871/818805202" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and Pris (Sophie Lowe) get a stern talking-to from Enid (Margo Martindale) in Blow the Man Down. Jeong Park/Amazon Studios hide caption toggle caption Jeong Park/Amazon Studios Review Movie Reviews It Ain't Cabot Cove: Murder In Maine Haunts The Twisty 'Blow The Man Down' March 19, 2020 Two sisters attempt to cover up a killing in a fishing village that harbors its own sinister secrets in this film that evokes the tone of films like Fargo and Blood Simple.
In the 1971 movie "Harold and Maude," Bud Cort play Harold and Ruth Gordon, Maude. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images The Coronavirus Crisis While Waiting Out The Pandemic, It's Worth A Watch Of These Classic Films March 19, 2020 In this time of fear and quarantining, critic Bob Mondello offers three classic movies worth revisiting — or watching for the first time. While Waiting Out The Pandemic, It's Worth A Watch Of These Classic Films Listen · 4:14 4:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/818518743/818518746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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AP/Sigur Rós and Evan Agostini/Getty Images Pop Culture Happy Hour Here's How We Cope When We're Stressed: Ideas From NPR's Arts Desk March 16, 2020 A Norwegian knitting marathon. America's Next Top Model. British crime dramas. Real-time strategy games. Peanut soup. These are some things that help us feel better — maybe they'll work for you, too?