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Terry Gross

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Friday, May 24, 2013 8:35pm

Two New Stories With A New-Wave Vibe

The Truffaut borrowings are explicit in Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, while Richard Linklater's Before Midnight takes its cues from Eric Rohmer's gentle but expansive talkfests. In both films, conversation is a centerpiece as characters navigate relationships.
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Friday, May 24, 2013 8:34pm

Marcus Samuelsson: On Becoming A Top Chef

The James Beard award-winning chef was the youngest ever to receive a three-star review from The New York Times. His memoir, Yes, Chef, explains what it takes to be a master chef — and describes his journey from Ethiopia to Sweden to some of America's finest restaurants.
- Audio
Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:33pm

Douglas, Damon Illuminate HBO's 'Candelabra'

Steven Soderbergh's latest film is a showbiz story about Vegas icon Liberace and his secret lover — played, respectively, by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, both terrific in their roles. It premieres Sunday on HBO.
- Audio
Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:33pm

Julianne Moore, Relishing Complicated Characters

In What Maisie Knew, Moore plays a troubled rock star who might initially seem like a rotten person, but Moore's performance humanizes the character, highlighting her human frailties — something Moore has done in many parts.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:31pm

Daft Punk: Accessing Electronic Music's Humanity

Random Access Memories finds the French duo changing its music-making process in an effort to make its songs sound more human. To that end, Daft Punk enlists guest stars such as Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
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The 'Real Life' Of Actor Steve Carell

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Steve Carell spent six years as Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott on NBC's The Office before departing the show in 2011.

By editor

Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 1:37 pm

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This interview was originally broadcast on Oct. 24, 2007.

By the end of The-40-Year-Old Virgin, the title character had lost his virginity — and actor Steve Carell had become a star.

12:51 pm

Thu May 9, 2013

'The Woman Upstairs': A Saga Of Anger And Thwarted Ambition

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Claire Messud is also the author of When the World Was Steady, The Hunters, The Last Life and The Emperor's Children.

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Originally published on Thu May 9, 2013 1:59 pm

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"How angry am I? You don't want to know. Nobody wants to know." Those are the opening lines of Claire Messud's new novel, The Woman Upstairs. The novel is about a single woman, Nora, who hasn't fulfilled her dreams of being an artist and having children. Nora's plight is complicated when she befriends a woman who has done both.

12:29 pm

Thu May 9, 2013

In A Cluster Of New Sitcoms, 'Family Tree' Stands Tall

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In the new HBO series Family Tree, Chris O'Dowd (above left, with the series' writer-director-producer Christopher Guest) stars as a guy who has just lost his job and girlfriend and fills the void by looking into his family genealogy.

By David Bianculli

Originally published on Thu May 9, 2013 1:29 pm

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Christopher Guest, co-creator with Jim Piddock of the new HBO comedy series Family Tree, obviously is having a good time making this show — and it's contagious. It's several shows in one, and every element is a self-assured little delight.

11:20 am

Thu May 9, 2013

Remembering Monster-Maker Ray Harryhausen

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Medusa from 1981's Clash of the Titans is among legendary animator Ray Harryhausen's many creations.

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Harryhausen designed and animated the skeleton soldiers from 1963's Jason and the Argonauts.

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Harryhausen manipulates the figure of a serpent-like monster for a stop-motion film circa 1965.

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Originally published on Thu May 9, 2013 1:19 pm

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Ray Harryhausen, who died Tuesday in London at age 92, became fascinated with animation after seeing King Kong in 1933. He went on to create some of the most memorable monsters of old Hollywood, from dinosaurs to mythological creatures.

His monsters, however, were never completely divorced from the real world.

12:46 pm

Wed May 8, 2013

Nearly Three Years After Dodd-Frank, Reforms Happen Slowly

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Originally published on Wed May 8, 2013 2:06 pm

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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Dodd-Frank bill. Reporter Gary Rivlin says "the passage of Dodd-Frank was something of a miracle." But to the chief lobbyist for the Financial Services Roundtable, a lobbying group that represents 100 of the country's largest financial institutions, it was just "halftime."

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