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Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman
Filmmaker Roger Corman, the "King of the B" movies, died last week at the age of 98. He made hundreds of films, such cult classics as Little Shop of Horrors, A Bucket of Blood, House of Usher, The Last Woman on Earth, and The Cry Baby Killer. We feature our 1990 interview with him, and with those whose careers he helped launch – including actors Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern, as well as directors James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Demme. And our critic at large, John Powers, has an appreciation.
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Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go
Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.
David Bianculli shares an appreciation of John Mulaney's six-part live Netflix talk show, Everybody's in L.A.
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Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas War
The Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom explains why some Arab leaders hate Hamas, fear Iran and have some sympathy for Israel — although not for how Israel is waging the war.
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'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams
Williams was thrust into the public eye as a kid, when he starred in Everybody Hates Chris. Now, playing a teacher on Abbott Elementary, he strives to make the child actors on set feel comfortable. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the trauma of fame as a kid, his Crohn's diagnosis, and tuning out online chatter.
Justin Chang reviews the Japanese film Evil Does Not Exist, by Drive My Car director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.
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Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life
Kathleen Hanna's band Bikini Kill was the epicenter of the riot grrrl feminist punk movement of the '90s. Their song "Rebel Girl" was the anthem. Now Hanna has a memoir (also called Rebel Girl) about her time in the punk scene, her childhood, and finding joy in expressing anger in public.
Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Claire Messud's new novel, This Strange Eventful History.
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Mel Brooks' Cinematic Parodies All Come From A Place Of Love (Fresh Air+)
Emmy- Grammy - Oscar- and Tony-Award-winning director, comedian, actor and songwriter Mel Brooks is best known for his cinematic parodies, some of which he cast himself in. That comes from a childhood love of cinema — and his desire to be a suave leading man himself. Hear his full 1991 interview: https://n.pr/44885br | Hear his 2001 interview: https://n.pr/4d5f09x | Hear his 2013 interview: https://n.pr/4aHWzpP | Hear his 2021 interview: https://n.pr/3JvoqgQ. Listen to 40+ years of Fresh Air's archives at https://FreshAirArchive.org. Not a Fresh Air+ supporter yet? Find out more, and join for yourself, at https://plus.npr.org/freshair.