Brittany Howard makes acting debut as a pony with big dreams in 'Thelma the Unicorn' Singer-songwriter Brittany Howard makes her voice acting debut in Thelma the Unicorn, a mini pony who longs to be a star, and her dream comes true when she disguises herself as a unicorn. Mallory Yu
Remembering filmmaker Roger Corman, king of B-movies Corman, who died May 9, made hundreds of films, including the cult classics House of Usher and A Bucket of Blood. We listen back to a 1990 interview, plus critic John Powers offers an appreciation. Terry Gross
New concert documentary has behind-the-scenes look at Spingsteen's latest tour Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band is coming to Disney+ and Hulu in October. It feature interviews with the musicians as they figure out their performance setlists and other issues.
This film festival spotlights efforts to preserve and discover lost movies The Restored and Rediscovered film festival begins Monday at the Jacob Burns Film Festival in New York City. It's meant to put a spotlight on movies that have been since lost. Christopher Intagliata
What 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' thinks of Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tart movie 'Unfrosted' The Netflix movie Unfrosted tells a made-up version of Pop-Tarts' origin story. It hasn't been received favorably, including by NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts. Stephen Thompson
The adventures of Middle Earth will soon continue in theaters Andy Serkis, the actor who portrayed Gollum, the tormented creature obsessed with the One Ring to rule them all, in Lord of the Rings, will reprise the role in two films centered around the character.
The 1970 documentary 'Let It Be' is getting its first official release since 1981 The documentary is about the making of the Beatles' album of the same name. Its raw footage was the basis of Peter Jackson's eight hour series Get Back. The new release is only 80 minutes long.
In 'The Fall Guy,' stunts finally get the spotlight For years, Hollywood's behind-the-scenes action heroes have been pushing for an Oscars category to honor their work. Many hope The Fall Guy will make it a reality. Mandalit del Barco
Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness' Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to? Leah Donnella
'The Fall Guy' entertains as an action-adventure romcom while revealing movie magic In the new stunt-crammed romcom The Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling is a stuntman, and Emily Blunt is both his ex and his director. Bob Mondello