Celebrating 'Taxi Driver' at 50, with Martin Scorsese, Jodie Foster and more We celebrate the Oscar-winning 1976 film by listening back to archival interviews with Scorsese, screenwriter Paul Schrader, and actors Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd and Albert Brooks. Terry Gross
Their film was shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran. It won an award at Sundance Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran's underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival. Mandalit del Barco
'More relevant every day' in the U.S.: A filmmaker documented Russia's journalists Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Tonya Mosley
I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades. Bob Mondello
The 'Melania' movie audience: Older white women The pricey Amazon documentary did well in areas like Dallas, Tampa, Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta and West Palm Beach. Amazon says a docuseries is also on the way. Ivy Buck
'Blue Moon' pushed Ethan Hawke to his limit: 'That's a thrilling spot to be in' "Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of his Oscar-nominated portrayal of lyricist Lorenz Hart. Originally broadcast Nov. 13, 2025. Terry Gross
Hollywood takes some shortcuts when it comes to depicting Americans abroad An NPR panel looks at how movies portray Americans abroad, from romantic self discovery to culture clash and stereotypes. Lauren Frayer
'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it. Bob Mondello
Catherine O'Hara, who starred in 'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek,' dies at 71 O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992. Mandalit del Barco
'Islands' is a spare and satisfying slow-burn thriller A washed-up tennis pro gives lessons at a fancy hotel in the Canary Islands. But when he meets an elegant woman with an unlikable husband, things take a noirish turn. John Powers
