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Actor Alan Rickman.

Actor Alan Rickman. Rickman stars in the new drama, "Close My Eyes." In recent years, he's played a couple of great bad guys...the suave terrorist Hans Gruber in "Die Hard," and the Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 5, 1991: Interview with Andrea Sankar; Interview with Alan Rickman; Review of the television shows "Pearl Harbor: Two Hours that Changed the World" and "Remember…
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Caring for a Dying Person at Home.

Medical anthropologist Andrea Sankar. She's written a new book that explains how to take care of a dying loved one at home. It's called "Dying At Home: A Family Guide for Caregiving." It's published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

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The Fiftieth Anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Television.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews two of the many specials commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tonight's two hour special on ABC, "Pearl Harbor: Two Hours That Changed the World," and Saturday's special on CBS, called "Remember Pearl Harbor."

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The Best Action Picture This Year

While some film critics praise Bruce Willis's sensitive performance, Stephen Schiff says Die Hard's charm is in its fast-paced scenes of jubilant, large-scale destruction. It's this summer's guilty pleasure.

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Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

David Leitch, is a former stuntman, who directed the new film, "The Fall Guy," about a stuntman, who ends up having to execute spectacular stunts in his real life in order to save the film he's working on, regain the love of the woman who's directing it and save his life. Inspired by the '80s TV series, "The Fall Guy," Leitch's new film is a blend of action film and rom-com, starring Ryan Gosling as the stunt man, and Emily Blunt as the camera operator-turned-director.

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A humorist faces life with Stage 4 lung cancer: 'The future disappeared for me'

Terry Gross interviews humorist, memoirist and actress ANNABELLE GURWITCH about her new memoir called The End of My Life is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker. It is a national bestseller.

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