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Arts

'Outsider' Actor Ben Mendelsohn On Australian Machismo And Mastering Accents

3:29pm February 26, 2020

by Terry Gross

In the HBO series, which was adapted from Stephen King's novel, the Australian actor plays a detective trying to solve a murder — and resisting the idea that the killer may be a supernatural entity.

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National

NAACP Image Awards Recognizes Artists Snubbed By Mainstream

5:13pm February 23, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The 51st NAACP Image Awards aired live on BET last night. In a year when the Oscars and other big awards failed to largely recognize people of color, the Image Awards grow in importance.

Noah Centineo and Lana Condor negotiate life as an established couple in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Arts

'To All The Boys' Star Noah Centineo Has An 'Inner Mr. Potato Head'

7:27am February 23, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Centineo returns as possibly-perfect boyfriend Peter Kavinsky in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. He says meditation — and doodling cartoon characters — has helped him keep a sense of self.

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'Gentefied': A Netflix Series Set East Of Downtown Los Angeles

4:26pm February 21, 2020

The new Netflix show Gentefied is about a Latino family in the LA neighborhood of Boyle Heights. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with first-time creators Linda Yvette Chávez and Marvin Lemus about the show.

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Yes, Al Pacino (seen here with Logan Lerman) is in Hunters, Amazon's new show about a band of Nazi hunters in the 1970s, but he's not the most interesting thing about it.

Arts

Flashy, Splashy 'Hunters' Is More Fun Than It Should Be

4:26pm February 21, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Al Pacino is the marquee attraction in Hunters, Amazon's new show about Nazi hunters in the 1970s — but the story is splashy and electric enough that he's not the most interesting thing in it.

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Arts

Back For Season 5, 'Better Call Saul' Keeps The Fun And Narrative Going

1:13pm February 21, 2020

by David Bianculli

Fans of Breaking Bad will love some of the faces that show up this season in Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's prequel/sequel series. It's already clear this show will be one of the year's best.

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'Hunters,' A New Amazon Prime Video Series Debuts On Friday

6:39am February 21, 2020

It's New York City, 1977, and a team of Nazi hunters is tracking high-ranking Nazi officials conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The new Amazon series Hunters stars Al Pacino.

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Review: Season 5 Begins Friday For 'Better Call Saul'

6:10am February 21, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The hit AMC show Better Caul Saul returns for another season. The Breaking Bad prequel is edging closer to the time when Saul became the fixer for Walter White's meth operation.

Claire Danes was a teenager when she landed a starring role on the series My So-Called Life, about a girl in high school dealing with anxieties about boys, friends, school and parents.

Arts

Claire Danes Reflects 'With Gratitude' On Her Life-Changing 'Homeland' Tenure

6:52pm February 20, 2020

by Terry Gross

As her Showtime series draws to an end, Danes talks about playing CIA agent Carrie Mathison and what it was like navigating adolescence while starring in My So-Called Life.

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Arts

A Vigilante Group Seeks Revenge On Nazis In Amazon's Garish 'Hunters'

1:25pm February 19, 2020

by John Powers

A jaunty new 10-part series plays as an amped-up comic book, blending an old-school revenge saga with a grim history lesson. Hunters exhibits a desire to be inventive that doesn't always pay off.

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