Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.
Kirk Jones and Robert Aramayo on the making of ‘I Swear’
I Swear (2025) · May 1, 2026
Ben McKenzie’s Crypto Warning: ‘Everyone Is Lying to You for Money’
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2026) · Apr 24, 2026
Riz Ahmed on bringing 'Hamlet' into the modern world
Hamlet (2026) · Apr 17, 2026
Drew Goddard shoots for the stars with ‘Project Hail Mary’
Project Hail Mary (2026) · Apr 10, 2026
A human conversation with the producers of ‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026) · Mar 20, 2026
Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent’ and taking a stand
The Secret Agent (2025) · Feb 27, 2026
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on ‘Sinners’
Sinners (2025) · Feb 20, 2026
Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and returning to Iran under legal threat
It Was Just an Accident (2025) · Feb 13, 2026
‘Sentimental Value’ director Joachim Trier is begging Netflix to embrace movie theaters
Sentimental Value (2025) · Jan 16, 2026
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value'
Sentimental Value (2025) · Jan 14, 2026
Celine Song on confronting the cost of love in ‘Materialists’
Materialists (2025) · Dec 5, 2025
Digging into ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) · Nov 28, 2025
‘The Alabama Solution’ filmmakers on exposing America’s prison crisis
The Alabama Solution (2025) · Nov 7, 2025
Aziz Ansari on turning bad luck into 'Good Fortune'
Good Fortune (2025) · Oct 17, 2025
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ slays at the box office
KPop Demon Hunters (2025) · Aug 29, 2025
Adam Arkin on ‘Poker Face’ and nepo baby narratives; Warner Bros Discovery announces a split
Poker Face (2022) · Jun 13, 2025
Filmmaker Jared Hess on leaning into his oddball humor for ‘A Minecraft Movie’; An alarming personnel shake up at ‘60 Minutes’
A Minecraft Movie (2025) · Apr 25, 2025
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Daryl Hannah on her Neil Young doc 'Coastal'
Coastal (2025) · Apr 15, 2025
Michael Shannon on his directorial debut ‘Eric LaRue’; What role will tariffs play in Hollywood?
Eric LaRue (2025) · Apr 11, 2025
Director Lesli Linka Glatter on her enviable life in television; Pay no attention to Disney’s ‘Snow White’ remake
Snow White (2025) · Mar 14, 2025
‘Emilia Pérez’ songwriters on sparking debates; What’s next for James Bond and Star Wars?
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Feb 28, 2025
Pamela Anderson on second chances and ‘The Last Showgirl’; The Murdoch empire keeps unraveling
The Last Showgirl (2024) · Feb 21, 2025
A chat with the directors of ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’; Why Disney is dialing back on DEI
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) · Feb 14, 2025
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Songwriters Camille & Clément Ducol on 'Emilia Pérez'
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Feb 13, 2025
Jesse Eisenberg on finding the humor in ‘A Real Pain’; FCC battles CBS over Kamala Harris interview transcript
A Real Pain (2024) · Feb 7, 2025
Producer Marc Platt talks 20+ years of ‘Wicked’; Ad for Texas production hits Hollywood when its down
Wicked (2024) · Jan 31, 2025
ENCORE: ‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar models pay equity; This Week’s Banter: Hollywood turns on LA Mayor Karen Bass
Sing Sing (2024) · Jan 17, 2025
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on ‘The Brutalist'; Big swings and shake ups at Warner Bros
The Brutalist (2024) · Jan 10, 2025
'Nosferatu' writer-director and Focus Features chairman on their long partnership; Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni feud
Nosferatu (2024) · Jan 3, 2025
Trump appoints Gail Slater to head DOJ antitrust division; Errol Morris & Jacob Soboroff on their film ‘Separated’
Separated (2024) · Dec 6, 2024
Comcast enters its spin-off era; ‘Wicked’ creators on adapting the smash hit musical for the big screen
Wicked (2024) · Nov 22, 2024
Disney shares big profits + a streaming boost; Director Edward Berger talks ‘Conclave’
Conclave (2024) · Nov 15, 2024
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ out performs Warner Bros.’ investment; ‘The Penguin’ showrunner Lauren LeFranc talks crafting a Gotham crime boss
Juror #2 (2024) · Nov 8, 2024
Netflix’s strong Q3 + what’s next for its films; ‘The Wild Robot’ director talks CG vs. tradition
The Wild Robot (2024) · Oct 25, 2024
Inside the ‘Joker’ sequel flop; The sprint to bring ‘The Apprentice’ to theaters
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) · Oct 11, 2024
Sony Pictures enjoys a smooth succession; Kate Winslet gets candid about creating her new film ‘Lee’
Lee (2024) · Oct 4, 2024
AI enters the Hollywood chat in major ways + Demi Lovato’s ‘Child Star’ cautionary tale
Child Star (2024) · Sep 27, 2024
Disney’s messy succession story; Overcoming the production challenges of ‘Strange Darling’
Strange Darling (2024) · Sep 20, 2024
SAG-AFTRA is urged to protect Pro-Palestine members; Documentarian Maciek Hamela on ‘In The Rearview’
In the Rearview (2023) · Sep 13, 2024
The Murdoch family’s own private ‘Succession?’; Encore: Writer Justin Kuritzkes on ‘Challengers’
Challengers (2024) · Sep 6, 2024
The Journey of ‘Inside Out 2;’ Bronfman backs down
Inside Out 2 (2024) · Aug 30, 2024
‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar models pay equity; streamers still struggle
Sing Sing (2024) · Aug 9, 2024
FX’s Emmy domination; ‘Shōgun’ makes awards history
Shogun Assassin (1980) · Jul 19, 2024
Muta’Ali on his documentary ‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’; CNN and Paramount step into the future
MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024) · Jul 12, 2024
Jane Schoenbrun on ‘I Saw the TV Glow’; 2024 Upfronts
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) · May 17, 2024
‘Doctor Who’ showrunner on teaming up with Disney; inside Warner Bros. Discovery following Q1 earnings
Doctor Who (1996) · May 10, 2024
Writer Justin Kuritzkes on ‘Challengers’; Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned
Challengers (2024) · Apr 26, 2024
‘Quiet on Set’ filmmakers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz; Congress vs. Spulu
Quiet On Set (2021) · Apr 19, 2024
‘One Life’ director on the true story of Sir Nicholas Winton; Iger triumphs in Disney proxy fight
One Life (2023) · Apr 5, 2024
Writer Tony McNamara on ‘Poor Things’; Disney heirs back Iger in proxy fight
Poor Things (2023) · Mar 8, 2024
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Tony McNamara on adapting ‘Poor Things’
Poor Things (2023) · Feb 24, 2024
Mstyslav Chernov on ‘20 Days in Mariupol’; Fubo files lawsuit against announced sports megastreamer
20 Days in Mariupol (2023) · Feb 23, 2024
Netflix shake-ups, Jon Stewart’s big news, and Matthew Heineman on ‘American Symphony’
American Symphony (2023) · Jan 26, 2024
Inside the Tom Cruise-Warner Bros. deal; Jon Batiste talks ‘American Symphony’
American Symphony (2023) · Jan 19, 2024
Noah Hawley on season 5 of ‘Fargo,’ Amazon layoffs
Fargo (1996) · Jan 12, 2024
Celine Song and Christine Vachon on ‘Past Lives’; inside Netflix’s big data drop
Past Lives (2023) · Dec 15, 2023
Serving up ‘Waitress,’ streaming BroadwayHD, and Bob Iger on Disney’s future
Waitress (2007) · Dec 2, 2023
Kristoffer Borgli on the “Dream Scenario” of directing Nicolas Cage; The saga of “Coyote vs. Acme
Dream Scenario (2023) · Nov 18, 2023
Robert Kirkman on ‘Invincible’ Season 2; Israel-Hamas conflict’s impact on Hollywood
Invincible (2021) · Oct 28, 2023
Agency heads feud, Ken Burns takes the (long) road less traveled with ‘American Buffalo’
American Buffalo (1996) · Oct 21, 2023
Gareth Edwards’ ‘The Creator’ zeroes in on AI tension as WGA leaders make a deal
The Creator (2023) · Sep 29, 2023
Rupert Murdoch steps down, hip-hop femmes shine in the Dream Hampton produced docuseries ‘Ladies First’
Ladies First (2026) · Sep 22, 2023
Assessing the strike’s damage, plus an encore with ‘Navalny’ director Daniel Roher
Navalny (2022) · Sep 15, 2023
Sam Pollard on making ‘The League,’ AMPTP reopens negotiations
The League (2023) · Aug 4, 2023
Gloria Calderón Kellett calls for equitable storytelling, ‘Barbenheimer’ wins the box office
Barbie (2023) · Jul 29, 2023
Gloria Calderón Kellett calls for equitable storytelling, ‘Barbenheimer’ wins the box office
Oppenheimer (2023) · Jul 29, 2023
Jimmy Chin, Chai Vasarhelyi on making ‘Wild Life,’ WGA strike vs. Upfronts
Wild Life (2023) · May 19, 2023
Encore: Aubrey Plaza, John Patton Ford on the student-loan anxiety thriller ‘Emily the Criminal’
Emily the Criminal (2022) · Apr 21, 2023
Encore: ‘Marcel the Shell’ creators bring beloved tiny creature to the big screen
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022) · Apr 14, 2023
Steven Yeun on working on dark comedy series ‘Beef,’ making ‘Minari’
Minari (2021) · Apr 7, 2023
Steven Yeun on working on dark comedy series ‘Beef,’ making ‘Minari’
Beef (2025) · Apr 7, 2023
‘Cocaine Bear’ director on tackling the R-rated horror-comedy
Cocaine Bear (2023) · Mar 10, 2023
‘This film has put my life on a rocket ship,’ ‘Navalny’ director says
Navalny (2022) · Mar 3, 2023
For director Shaunak Sen, documentary filmmaking is like ‘a fever dream’
All That Breathes (2022) · Feb 24, 2023
‘Women Talking’ director on making ‘a positive, consensual experience’ for kids on set
Women Talking (2022) · Jan 27, 2023
James Cameron: creating the ‘Avatar’ franchise ‘is like having kids’
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Jan 13, 2023
‘Avatar’ director on his successful ‘arranged marriage’ with Disney
Avatar (2009) · Jan 6, 2023
‘Triangle of Sadness’ director Ruben Östlund getting to Cannes
Triangle of Sadness (2022) · Dec 16, 2022
Director James Gray, Peter Kujawski discuss ‘Armageddon Time’
Armageddon Time (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
Documentary filmmaker absorbs the American South’s history in ‘Descendant’
Descendant (2022) · Oct 28, 2022
‘Interview with the Vampire’: ‘AMC has grand plans for the Anne Rice world’
Interview with the Vampire (1994) · Oct 14, 2022
Actor Billy Eichner on co-writing and starring in the gay rom-com ‘Bros’
Bros (2022) · Sep 23, 2022
Aubrey Plaza, John Patton Ford on the student-loan anxiety thriller ‘Emily the Criminal’
Emily the Criminal (2022) · Sep 16, 2022
Filmmaker Kevin Smith talks ‘Clerks III’ and industry changes
Clerks III (2022) · Sep 9, 2022
‘The Territory’ director on making a documentary in the Amazon rainforest
The Territory (2022) · Sep 2, 2022
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic on career-defining film 'Murina'
Murina (2022) · Jul 29, 2022
B.J. Novak reflects on his career from comedy to directing his debut film “Vengeance”
Vengeance (2022) · Jul 22, 2022
‘Marcel the Shell’ creators bring beloved tiny creature to the big screen
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022) · Jul 15, 2022
‘Fire of Love’ filmmaker explores the work devotion of two volcanologists
Fire of Love (2022) · Jul 8, 2022
Comedy is back: ‘The Lost City’ hits $100 million in theaters
The Lost City (2022) · Jun 10, 2022
‘Dear Mr. Brody’ looks at thousands of unopened letters to a millionaire
Dear Mr. Brody (2022) · Apr 22, 2022
Rerun: ‘CODA’ filmmakers on growth of Deaf representation
CODA (2021) · Apr 8, 2022
Showrunner Liz Meriwether finds critical acclaim with ‘The Dropout’
The Dropout (1982) · Mar 25, 2022
‘Dune’ director and producer on making epic sci-fi saga without a Marvel budget
Dune (2021) · Mar 18, 2022
‘Drive My Car’ director takes Japanese art house cinema to Oscars
Drive My Car (2021) · Mar 4, 2022
‘King Richard’ director on relating to Williams sisters and nabbing Oscar noms
King Richard (2021) · Feb 25, 2022
Phil Lord and Chris Miller on ‘The Afterparty’ and dynamics of their partnership
The Afterparty (2013) · Feb 4, 2022
Marlee Matlin and Siân Heder on ‘CODA’
CODA (2021) · Jan 28, 2022
Bradley Cooper on ‘Licorice Pizza’ and ‘Nightmare Alley’
Licorice Pizza (2021) · Jan 14, 2022
Asghar Farhadi on his Oscar-shortlisted film 'A Hero'
A Hero (2021) · Jan 7, 2022
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal on ‘The Lost Daughter’
The Lost Daughter (2021) · Dec 31, 2021
Oscar winner Mahershala Ali on ‘Swan Song’
Swan Song (2021) · Dec 17, 2021
‘Flee’: Using animation to protect an Afghan’s identity
Flee (2021) · Dec 10, 2021
Netflix’s ‘Procession’ is a therapeutic experiment, using drama to ease past trauma
Procession (2021) · Nov 19, 2021
Netflix’s ‘Found’: International adoption, uncovering complicated family histories in China
Found (2022) · Nov 7, 2021
‘Plan B’ and ‘Language Lessons’: Natalie Morales on making her directorial debut with 2 films
Plan B (2021) · Sep 19, 2021
‘Plan B’ and ‘Language Lessons’: Natalie Morales on making her directorial debut with 2 films
Language Lessons (2021) · Sep 19, 2021
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’: How voice actor Jeff Bergman brings Bugs Bunny and Sylvester to life
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) · Aug 22, 2021
Director Shawn Levy on the ups and downs of making ‘Free Guy’
Free Guy (2021) · Aug 15, 2021
Daveed Diggs on ‘Blindspotting’ and creative ventures after ‘Hamilton’
Blindspotting (2018) · Jul 11, 2021
Edgar Wright on ‘The Sparks Brothers’ and embracing originality
The Sparks Brothers (2021) · Jun 27, 2021
Instability at WarnerMedia, revisiting ‘Disclosure’ with Laverne Cox and Sam Feder
Disclosure (2020) · Jun 11, 2021
Director Simon Godwin on ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ now streaming on PBS
Romeo and Juliet (1968) · Apr 30, 2021
Oscars 2021: Historic wins for Chloé Zhao and ‘Nomadland’ overshadowed by multiple misfires
Nomadland (2021) · Apr 26, 2021
Oscar-nominated director Thomas Vinterberg on ‘Another Round’
Another Round (2020) · Apr 16, 2021
Channing Godfrey Peoples and Neil Creque Williams on ‘Miss Juneteenth’
Miss Juneteenth (2020) · Mar 5, 2021
Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung and producer Christina Oh on ‘Minari’
Minari (2021) · Feb 26, 2021
Revisiting Eliza Hittman on ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ now nominated for 7 Independent Spirit Awards
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) · Feb 21, 2021
Director Ramin Bahrani and author Aravind Adiga on ‘The White Tiger’
The White Tiger (2021) · Feb 12, 2021
Director Alexander Nanau on the Romanian documentary ‘Collective’
Collective (2019) · Jan 24, 2021
George Clooney and Grant Heslov on ‘The Midnight Sky’
The Midnight Sky (2020) · Jan 17, 2021
Bryan Fogel and Tom Ortenberg on ‘The Dissident’
The Dissident (2020) · Jan 8, 2021
WarnerMedia shatters windows, Kamilah Forbes on ‘Between the World and Me’
Between the World and Me (2020) · Dec 6, 2020
Aneesh Chaganty and Kiera Allen on Hulu’s ‘Run’
Run (2020) · Nov 27, 2020
Nathan Grossman on ‘I Am Greta’
I Am Greta (2020) · Nov 15, 2020
Alex Gibney on ‘Agents of Chaos’ and ‘Totally Under Control’
Totally Under Control (2021) · Oct 16, 2020
‘Mulan,’ ‘Tenet,’ and awards season
Mulan (2020) · Sep 19, 2020
‘Mulan,’ ‘Tenet,’ and awards season
Tenet (2020) · Sep 19, 2020
Isabel Sandoval stars as Olivia in her film “Lingua Franca,” now streaming on Netflix. Image courtesy of Array.
Lingua Franca (2020) · Sep 12, 2020
Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss on ‘Boys State’
Boys State (2020) · Aug 29, 2020
Prentice Penny on ‘Insecure’
Insecure (2014) · Aug 8, 2020
Replay: Damon Lindelof’s ‘Watchmen’
Watchmen (2009) · Aug 1, 2020
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Old Guard’
The Old Guard (2020) · Jul 25, 2020
Rod Lurie and Jake Tapper’s ‘The Outpost’
The Outpost (2020) · Jul 18, 2020
Peter Medak’s ‘The Ghost of Peter Sellers’
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018) · Jul 11, 2020
David France’s ‘Welcome to Chechnya’
Welcome to Chechnya (2020) · Jul 3, 2020
Laverne Cox and Sam Feder on their Netflix documentary ‘Disclosure’
Disclosure (2020) · Jun 26, 2020
Judd Apatow’s ‘The King of Staten Island’
The King of Staten Island (2020) · Jun 19, 2020
‘On the Record’ filmmakers talk behind-the-scenes drama of their Russell Simmons documentary
On the Record (2020) · Jun 1, 2020
Alice Wu’s ‘The Half of It’
The Half of It (2020) · May 15, 2020
Revisiting Bong Joon Ho and ‘Parasite.’ Plus should theaters reopen?
Parasite (2019) · Apr 24, 2020
Samantha Bee and Jason Jones on making ‘Full Frontal’ from the woods
Full Frontal (2002) · Apr 10, 2020
Eliza Hittman’s ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) · Apr 3, 2020
Autumn de Wilde’s ‘Emma’
Emma. (2020) · Mar 6, 2020
Theatrical release delays: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate,’ ‘Sonic,’ ‘The Hunt’
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) · Feb 24, 2020
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ director on contradictions of filmmaking in France
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · Feb 17, 2020
Bong Joon Ho on making ‘Parasite,’ then making history
Parasite (2019) · Jan 25, 2020
Revisiting director Lulu Wang on ‘The Farewell’
The Farewell (2019) · Jan 3, 2020
How Victoria Mahoney made ‘Star Wars’ history
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · Dec 21, 2019
Nanfu Wang on going back to China – and avoiding surveillance – to make ‘One Child Nation’
One Child Nation (2019) · Dec 14, 2019
Greta Gerwig on making ‘Little Women’ -- her way
Little Women (2019) · Dec 7, 2019
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ director on the bumpy road to a box office bomb
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) · Nov 22, 2019
Revisiting Peter Jackson on 'They Shall Not Grow Old,' back in theaters soon
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) · Nov 16, 2019
Damon Lindelof goes deep on the unreleased movie ‘The Hunt’
The Hunt (2020) · Nov 9, 2019
Syrian director Feras Fayyad on his new documentary 'The Cave'
The Cave (2019) · Oct 19, 2019
Kevin Smith on Weinstein and indie filmmaking 25 years after ‘Clerks’
Clerks (1994) · Sep 28, 2019
Kevin Smith on Weinstein and indie filmmaking 25 years after ‘Clerks’
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) · Sep 28, 2019
Writer-director Lorene Scafaria on the fight to make ‘Hustlers’
Hustlers (2019) · Sep 14, 2019
Revisiting Ryan O’Connell on his Netflix comedy series ‘Special’
Special (2019) · Aug 31, 2019
In Ben Berman’s ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,’ nothing is as it seems
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019) · Aug 24, 2019
Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich on ‘After the Wedding’
After the Wedding (2019) · Aug 17, 2019
Gurinder Chadha and Sarfraz Manzoor on ‘Blinded by the Light’
Blinded by the Light (2019) · Aug 10, 2019
Lulu Wang on ‘The Farewell,’ the indie hit of the summer
The Farewell (2019) · Aug 3, 2019
Lynn Shelton and Marc Maron on ‘Sword of Trust’
Sword of Trust (2019) · Jul 27, 2019
Career memories from Reginald Hudlin; Caleb Deschanel on shooting ‘Lion King’
The Lion King (2019) · Jul 13, 2019
Pioneering sailor Tracy Edwards and director Alex Holmes on 'Maiden'
Maiden (2019) · Jun 28, 2019
Director Simon Kinberg on the dark fate of ‘Dark Phoenix’
Dark Phoenix (2019) · Jun 14, 2019
Reginald Hudlin on his Clarence Avant documentary ‘The Black Godfather’
The Black Godfather (2019) · May 31, 2019
Revisiting Bing Liu on his film, ‘Minding the Gap,’ now a Peabody winner
Minding the Gap (2018) · May 17, 2019
Battle brewing between the Writers Guild and talent agencies; 'Apollo 11'
Apollo 11 (2019) · Mar 8, 2019
Director Dan Reed on his unflinching documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial (2019) · Mar 2, 2019
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck on ‘Never Look Away’
Never Look Away (2018) · Feb 4, 2019
Director Lee Chang-dong & actor Steven Yeun on ‘Burning’
Burning (2018) · Jan 28, 2019
Nadine Labaki on her Oscar-shortlisted film ‘Capernaum’
Capernaum (2018) · Jan 21, 2019
Spike Lee and John David Washington on ‘BlacKkKlansman’
BlacKkKlansman (2018) · Jan 11, 2019
Paweł Pawlikowski on 'Cold War,' a personal, Polish love story
Cold War (2018) · Dec 22, 2018
Peter Jackson gives WWI footage new life in 'They Shall Not Grow Old'
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) · Dec 14, 2018
Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War'
A Private War (2018) · Nov 16, 2018
The Document: ‘Free Solo’
Free Solo (2018) · Nov 9, 2018
Producers Frank Marshall & Filip Rymsza on ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
The Other Side of the Wind (2018) · Nov 2, 2018
George Tillman Jr. on his career evolution and ‘The Hate U Give’
The Hate U Give (2018) · Oct 22, 2018
Filmmaker Rudy Valdez on his intimate family documentary, 'The Sentence'
The Sentence (2018) · Oct 8, 2018
Musician and producer Quincy Jones & filmmaker Alan Hicks on 'Quincy'
Quincy (2018) · Oct 1, 2018
Ethan Hawke on artistic ambition and his new film ‘Blaze’
Blaze (2018) · Sep 24, 2018
‘Searching’ star John Cho and director Aneesh Chaganty
Searching (2018) · Aug 25, 2018
Bing Liu on his coming-of-age documentary, ‘Minding the Gap’
Minding the Gap (2018) · Aug 20, 2018
Jon M. Chu and Kevin Kwan on the crazy gamble of 'Crazy Rich Asians'
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) · Aug 13, 2018
Director Desiree Akhavan on ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) · Aug 6, 2018
Director Matt Tyrnauer on ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) · Jul 30, 2018
Revisiting 'Blockers' director Kay Cannon
Blockers (2018) · Jul 16, 2018
For ‘Leave No Trace,’ director Debra Granik goes into the woods
Leave No Trace (2018) · Jul 9, 2018
Tim Wardle on making the twist-filled ‘Three Identical Strangers’
Three Identical Strangers (2018) · Jun 25, 2018
As a director, Simon Baker rides the waves and takes a ‘Breath’
Breath (2017) · Jun 15, 2018
Justin Simien on ‘Dear White People’ and fighting impostor syndrome
Dear White People (2014) · May 14, 2018
Director Alexandra Dean on ‘Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story’
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) · May 7, 2018
Director Chloé Zhao & star Brady Jandreau on ‘The Rider’
The Rider (2018) · Apr 23, 2018
Kay Cannon makes her directorial debut with 'Blockers'
Blockers (2018) · Apr 16, 2018
Armando Iannucci on ‘The Death of Stalin,’ a “comedy of panic”
The Death of Stalin (2017) · Mar 12, 2018
Watching 'Black Panther' in ScreenX & Revisiting Ryan Coogler
Black Panther (2018) · Mar 5, 2018
How director Jordan Peele embraced fear to make ‘Get Out’
Get Out (2017) · Feb 26, 2018
Director Sebastián Lelio & star Daniela Vega on 'A Fantastic Woman'
A Fantastic Woman (2017) · Feb 19, 2018
‘Mudbound’ cinematographer Rachel Morrison makes Oscars history
Mudbound (2017) · Feb 12, 2018
Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri on Oscar-shortlisted 'The Insult'
The Insult (2017) · Jan 15, 2018
Revisiting Bryan Fogel and his real-life thriller ‘Icarus’
Icarus (2017) · Jan 8, 2018
Ridley Scott on the race to reshoot much of 'All the Money in the World'
All the Money in the World (2017) · Jan 1, 2018
Guillermo del Toro on 'The Shape of Water,' an aquatic love story
The Shape of Water (2017) · Dec 18, 2017
Errol Morris on 'Wormwood,' a new kind of drama-documentary hybrid
Wormwood (2017) · Dec 11, 2017
Neil Berkeley on 'Gilbert,' a quiet portrait of a loud-mouthed comedian
Gilbert (2017) · Dec 4, 2017
Revisiting 'Girls Trip' with Tiffany Haddish and Malcolm D. Lee
Girls Trip (2017) · Nov 27, 2017
Director Luca Guadagnino on 'Call Me by Your Name'
Call Me by Your Name (2017) · Nov 20, 2017
Pamela Adlon on 'Better Things' and collaborator Louis C.K.
Better Things (2016) · Nov 13, 2017
Director Ruben Östlund on his Swedish satire 'The Square'
The Square (2017) · Nov 6, 2017
'Breathe' director Andy Serkis & producer Jonathan Cavendish
Breathe (2017) · Oct 23, 2017
Sean Baker on capturing childhood magic in 'The Florida Project'
The Florida Project (2017) · Oct 16, 2017
Directors Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton on 'Battle of the Sexes'
Battle of the Sexes (2017) · Oct 2, 2017
Mike White on 'Brad's Status,' social media and ambition
Brad's Status (2017) · Sep 18, 2017
How the doping doc 'Icarus' morphed into a real life thriller
Icarus (2017) · Aug 7, 2017
'Girls Trip' breakout Tiffany Haddish & director Malcolm D. Lee
Girls Trip (2017) · Jul 31, 2017
Curtis Armstrong on 'Revenge of the Nerd' and a colorful career
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) · Jul 24, 2017
Director Matt Reeves on 'War for the Planet of the Apes'
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) · Jul 17, 2017
Revisiting Gloria Calderón Kellett on 'One Day at a Time'
One Day at a Time (2017) · Jul 1, 2017
Comedian Vir Das offers 'Abroad Understanding'
Vir Das: Abroad Understanding (2017) · May 13, 2017
Kitty Green on her unconventional documentary 'Casting JonBenet'
Casting JonBenet (2017) · Apr 29, 2017
In 'Free Fire,' Ben Wheatley wants to "meet the audience halfway"
Free Fire (2017) · Apr 22, 2017
Bassem Youssef and Sara Taksler on 'Tickling Giants'
Tickling Giants (2017) · Apr 15, 2017
James Mangold on 'Logan' and fighting franchise fatigue
Logan (2017) · Mar 18, 2017
'Zootopia' directors on finding their story, late in the game
Zootopia (2016) · Feb 18, 2017
Director Raoul Peck on 'I Am Not Your Negro'
I Am Not Your Negro (2017) · Feb 4, 2017
How 'La La Land' went from constant rejection to awards contention
La La Land (2016) · Jan 28, 2017
Gloria Calderón Kellett brings Cuban roots to 'One Day at a Time'
One Day at a Time (2017) · Jan 21, 2017
Revisiting 'Moonlight,' a movie made with persistence and kismet
Moonlight (2016) · Jan 14, 2017
Revisiting Richard Donner and the crazy backstory of 'Superman'
Superman (1978) · Dec 31, 2016
Filmmaker Ezra Edelman on 'O.J.: Made in America'
O.J.: Made in America (2016) · Dec 10, 2016
Harvey Fierstein returns to 'Hairspray,' this time on live TV
Hairspray Live! (2016) · Dec 3, 2016
Noah Oppenheim on writing 'Jackie' and running NBC's 'Today'
Jackie (2016) · Nov 26, 2016
Director David Mackenzie on 'Hell or High Water'
Hell or High Water (2016) · Nov 19, 2016
Making 'Moonlight' with persistence and kismet
Moonlight (2016) · Nov 12, 2016
How Adam Irving stayed the course to make 'Off the Rails'
Off the Rails (2017) · Oct 29, 2016
Actress Rebecca Hall on why she was drawn to 'Christine'
Christine (2016) · Oct 22, 2016
Filmmakers Jack Riccobono & Chris Eyre on 'The Seventh Fire'
The Seventh Fire (2015) · Oct 8, 2016
Married showrunners in rival universes; 'Amanda Knox' directors
Amanda Knox (2016) · Oct 1, 2016
'Grease: Live' Director Thomas Kail & Actor Sterling K. Brown
Grease Live (2016) · Aug 20, 2016
James Schamus makes directorial debut with 'Indignation'
Indignation (2016) · Jul 30, 2016
Tim Miller, Simon Kinberg on 'Deadpool' & that Mysterious Leak
Deadpool (2016) · Jun 18, 2016
'Weiner' Filmmakers; Matt Walsh & Timothy Simons on 'Veep'
Weiner (2016) · May 28, 2016
Joe and Anthony Russo on 'Captain America: Civil War'
Captain America: Civil War (2016) · May 7, 2016
Richard Donner Remembers the Crazy Backstory of 'Superman'
Superman (1978) · Apr 23, 2016
Cliff Curtis Becomes 'The Dark Horse;' 'Catastrophe' Is Back
The Dark Horse (2014) · Apr 9, 2016
How 'Krisha' Became a Family Affair; Super Host Steve Harvey
Krisha (2014) · Mar 19, 2016
Sally Field & Michael Showalter: Hello, My Name Is Doris
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) · Mar 5, 2016
In 'Becoming Mike Nichols' a Legend Speaks, One Last Time
The Graduate (1967) · Feb 20, 2016
George Miller: From Pigs to Penguins to 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Feb 13, 2016
Director Todd Haynes & Producer Christine Vachon on 'Carol'
Carol (2015) · Jan 30, 2016
Director Adam McKay Finds the "Traumedy" in 'The Big Short'
The Big Short (2015) · Jan 23, 2016
Oscar Nominees Lenny Abrahamson and Emma Donoghue on 'Room'
Room (2015) · Jan 16, 2016
László Nemes on the Challenges of Creating 'Son of Saul'
Son of Saul (2015) · Jan 9, 2016
One 'Weekend' Leads to '45 Years' for Director Andrew Haigh
45 Years (2015) · Jan 2, 2016
Ice Cube: Producer and Subject of 'Straight Outta Compton'
Straight Outta Compton (2015) · Dec 19, 2015
Bill Pohlad Returns to Directing with 'Love & Mercy'
Love & Mercy (2015) · Dec 5, 2015
How Director Tom McCarthy Got 'Spotlight' Right
Spotlight (2015) · Nov 21, 2015
Novelist and Screenwriter Nick Hornby on 'Brooklyn'
Brooklyn (2015) · Nov 14, 2015
Bryan Cranston and Jay Roach on Telling 'Trumbo's' Story
Trumbo (2015) · Nov 7, 2015
Lenny Abrahamson & Emma Donoghue Bring 'Room' to the Screen
Room (2015) · Oct 24, 2015
Sebastian Schipper & Laia Costa: One Take Wonder 'Victoria'
Victoria (2015) · Oct 10, 2015
Amy Berg on 'Prophet's Prey' and 'An Open Secret'
An Open Secret (2014) · Oct 3, 2015
Amy Berg on 'Prophet's Prey' and 'An Open Secret'
Prophet's Prey (2015) · Oct 3, 2015
Bobcat Goldthwait on 'Call Me Lucky'
Call Me Lucky (2015) · Aug 29, 2015
How Will Forte Became 'The Last Man on Earth'
The Last Man on Earth (1964) · Aug 15, 2015
James Ponsoldt and Jason Segel on 'The End of the Tour'
The End of the Tour (2015) · Aug 1, 2015
'Web Junkie' Filmmakers; 'East Los High:' A Soap with Smarts
Web Junkie (2014) · Jul 18, 2015
'Soaked in Bleach' Explores Questions around Cobain's Death
Soaked in Bleach (2015) · Jul 11, 2015
'The Wolfpack' Steps Out of New York for Sundance and Beyond
The Wolfpack (2015) · Jun 27, 2015
Filmmaker Liz Garbus on 'What Happened, Miss Simone?'
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) · Jun 20, 2015
Revisiting George Takei on Activism and 'To Be Takei'
To Be Takei (2014) · May 23, 2015
Director Brett Morgen on 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) · May 9, 2015
Lacey Schwartz Unearths Family Secrets in 'Little White Lie'
Little White Lie (2014) · Apr 11, 2015
Adam Carolla on Crowd-funding and Directing 'Road Hard'
Road Hard (2015) · Mar 7, 2015
Shot on iPhones: A 'Modern Family' Episode and 'Tangerine'
Tangerine (2015) · Feb 21, 2015
The Long Road to ‘The Imitation Game’
The Imitation Game (2014) · Feb 14, 2015
'Leviathan' Filmmakers Face an Unsettling Response in Russia
Leviathan (2014) · Feb 7, 2015
A Sundance Postcard and Director Pawel Pawlikowski on ‘Ida’
Ida (2013) · Jan 31, 2015
Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer on 'Still Alice'
Still Alice (2014) · Jan 24, 2015
Richard Linklater and His Oscar-Nominated 'Boyhood'
Boyhood (2014) · Jan 17, 2015
Ava DuVernay on 'Selma,' Building a Career Her Own Way
Selma (2014) · Jan 10, 2015
Laura Poitras on Snowden, Watchlists and 'Citizenfour'
Citizenfour (2014) · Dec 20, 2014
'Big Hero 6' Brings a Marvel Comic Book to a Disney Universe
Big Hero 6 (2014) · Dec 13, 2014
Documentary Filmmakers on "I'll Be Me" & "Finding Hillywood"
Finding Hillywood (2013) · Nov 22, 2014
Showrunner Jill Soloway on Amazon’s “Transparent”
Transparent Things (2014) · Nov 15, 2014
Damien Chazelle on 'Whiplash'; Jewish Émigrés & Film History
Whiplash (2014) · Nov 1, 2014
Producer Steven Schneider on Life After ‘Paranormal’
Paranormal Activity (2007) · Oct 25, 2014
Lynn Shelton’s ‘Laggies’ and Unlikely On-Screen Friendships
Laggies (2014) · Oct 18, 2014
Gustavo Dudamel and Alberto Arvelo on ‘The Liberator’
The Liberator (2013) · Sep 20, 2014
A Decade in the Making, ‘The Dog’ Finally Has Its Day
The Dog Stars (2026) · Sep 13, 2014
George Takei on Activism, Shatner and ‘To Be Takei’
To Be Takei (2014) · Sep 6, 2014
Richard Linklater Builds a ‘Boyhood’
Boyhood (2014) · Jul 19, 2014
Steve James and Chaz Ebert on ‘Life Itself’
Life Itself (2014) · Jul 5, 2014
Funding 'Citizen Koch'; Creative Indie Film Marketing
Citizen Koch (2013) · Jun 28, 2014
Paul Haggis on ‘Third Person’ and Leaving Scientology
Third Person (2014) · Jun 21, 2014
Two Women Who Made 'Frozen' a Modern Disney Classic
Frozen (2013) · May 24, 2014
Jon Favreau on 'Chef' and the Truth about Movie Studios
Chef (2014) · May 17, 2014
Mike Judge and Alec Berg on Making HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Silicon Valley (2013) · May 10, 2014
Steven Knight on 'Locke' and 'Millionaire;' 'Mad Men' Artist
Locke (2014) · Apr 26, 2014
Darren Aronofsky on Making 'Noah'
Noah (2014) · Apr 5, 2014
'Divergent' Producers Launch a Franchise
Divergent (2014) · Mar 29, 2014
Best of The Business: White Writer, Black Show; 'The TV Set'
The TV Set (2007) · Mar 29, 2014
Making 'Veronica Mars;' Breaking the Law to Make a Movie
Veronica Mars (2014) · Mar 22, 2014
The Lunchbox: Making an Indie Film in India
The Lunchbox (2013) · Mar 15, 2014
Steve McQueen on '12 Years a Slave'
12 Years a Slave (2013) · Feb 22, 2014
Making 'The Lego Movie'
The Lego Movie (2014) · Feb 8, 2014
Julie Delpy Defies Skeptics; Making 'The Act of Killing'
The Act of Killing (2012) · Feb 1, 2014
Two Women Who Made 'Frozen' a Modern Disney Classic
Frozen (2013) · Jan 18, 2014
The Year Ahead in TV, Film; Back Story of 'Saving Mr. Banks'
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) · Jan 4, 2014
Steve Coogan Talks 'Philomena,' Tabloids and Being Typecast
Philomena (2013) · Dec 14, 2013
'The Sound of Music Live;' TV Violence; Netflix
The Sound of Music Live! (2013) · Dec 11, 2013
David Heyman on Producing 'Harry Potter' and 'Gravity'
Gravity (2013) · Dec 7, 2013
Alex Gibney and Frank Marshall Talk Making 'The Armstrong Lie'
The Armstrong Lie (2013) · Nov 2, 2013
‘Escape from Tomorrow’ Escapes Disney; TV Woos Latinos
Escape from Tomorrow (2013) · Oct 12, 2013
‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Julian Fellowes
Downton Abbey (2019) · Oct 5, 2013
John August and Dan Jinks Make 'Big Fish' the Musical
Big Fish (2003) · Sep 7, 2013
Making 'The Bible' Hit TV; Stephenie Meyer as Film Producer
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) · Aug 17, 2013
Making 'The Bible' Hit TV; Stephenie Meyer as Film Producer
Austenland (2013) · Aug 17, 2013
Rick Santorum Making Movies; The Man behind ‘Despicable Me 2’
Despicable Me 2 (2013) · Jul 27, 2013
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on Making 'This Is the End'
This Is the End (2013) · Jun 15, 2013
Shooting 'Kon-Tiki' in English and Norwegian; 'Unmade in China'
Kon-Tiki (2012) · Apr 29, 2013
Shooting 'Kon-Tiki' in English and Norwegian; 'Unmade in China'
Unmade in China (2012) · Apr 29, 2013
Danny Boyle: Directs 'Trance' & The Olympics Opening Ceremony
Trance (2013) · Apr 8, 2013
'The Sapphires' Aboriginal Director; VFX Biz Update
The Sapphires (2012) · Mar 25, 2013
Making 'Hitchcock,' the Movie
Hitchcock (2012) · Dec 3, 2012
Bob Zemeckis on 'Flight,' Motion-Capture and 'Yellow Submarine'
Yellow Submarine (1968) · Nov 19, 2012
Unconventional Filmmaking: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) · Nov 12, 2012
Sex, Catholicism and Disability: Making 'The Sessions'
The Sessions (2012) · Nov 5, 2012
Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil; ‘Deliverance’ Legacy
Deliverance (1972) · Aug 9, 2012
‘Ruby Sparks’ Filmmakers; 'Game of Thrones’ Language Creator
Ruby Sparks (2012) · Jul 27, 2012
Selling 'Magic Mike' and 'The Blind Side' to Niche Audiences
The Blind Side (2009) · Jul 23, 2012
Comic-con Commentary; Making 'The Queen of Versailles'
The Queen of Versailles (2012) · Jul 16, 2012
Peter Berg: 'Battleship' and 'On Freddie Roach'
Battleship (2012) · Jun 25, 2012
'Paul Williams: Still Alive'
Paul Williams Still Alive (2011) · Jun 18, 2012
War Movies: 'The Tillman Story' and 'The Hurt Locker'
The Hurt Locker (2008) · May 28, 2012
'The Hunger Games' Producer
The Hunger Games (2012) · Mar 26, 2012
The Making of 'Moneyball'
Moneyball (2011) · Jan 9, 2012
Selling 'Shame;' The State and Fate of Movie Theaters
Shame (2011) · Dec 5, 2011
'Bridesmaids' Co-Writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
Bridesmaids (2011) · Nov 28, 2011
The Silent Film, 'The Artist;' The Onion News Network
The Artist (2011) · Nov 21, 2011
The Polish Bros iTunes Venture; 'Martha Marcy' Filmmakers
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) · Oct 31, 2011
Rod Lurie Remakes 'Straw Dogs;' 'Contagion' Scientist
Contagion (2011) · Sep 19, 2011
Rod Lurie Remakes 'Straw Dogs;' 'Contagion' Scientist
Straw Dogs (2011) · Sep 19, 2011
'Bellflower' Filmmaker; The Sarajevo Film Festival
Bellflower (2011) · Aug 29, 2011
Childhood Friends Take 'The Help' from Bestseller to Big Screen
The Help (2011) · Aug 8, 2011
'Crazy, Stupid, Love' Directors; The Business @ The Moth 2
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) · Jul 25, 2011
'X-Men: First Class' Producer Simon Kinberg's Meteoric Rise
X-Men: First Class (2011) · Jun 6, 2011
'The Beaver' Producer Steve Golin on Working with Mel Gibson
The Beaver (2011) · May 2, 2011
Actress Kate del Castillo, Marketing 'Marwencol'
Marwencol (2010) · Apr 11, 2011
'The Social Network' Producer Dana Brunetti
The Social Network (2010) · Jan 31, 2011
Making 'The Fighter;' Christian Bale's Esquire Interview
The Fighter (2010) · Dec 13, 2010
'Hobbit' Movie Strife; 'Tiny Furniture' Filmmaker Lena Dunham
Tiny Furniture (2010) · Nov 8, 2010
'Paranormal Activity 2;' Pixar's Top Woman
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) · Nov 1, 2010
'True Blood' Music Supervisor Gary Calamar; Making 'Monsters'
True Blood (1989) · Oct 25, 2010
'Lone Star' and 'The Beaver:' Kyle Killen's Wild Ride
The Beaver (2011) · Oct 4, 2010
The Infamous 'Happy Days' Episode; Pitching at WESTDOC
Happy Days Are Here Again (1974) · Sep 27, 2010
The Mother-Daughter Writing Partners behind 'Huge'
Huge (2010) · Aug 23, 2010
Finding 'Salt;' Marketing 'Inception'
Inception (2010) · Aug 16, 2010
Finding 'Salt;' Marketing 'Inception'
Salt (2010) · Aug 16, 2010
Producer of New Movie 'Get Low'; 'Colin Fitz Lives'
Get Low (2010) · Aug 2, 2010
'Best Worst Movie' and George Romero: Grandfather Of The Zombie Movie
Best Worst Movie (2009) · May 17, 2010
'South Park' and Terrorism: Hollywood Balances Creative Freedom with Death Threats
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) · May 10, 2010
Blockbusting; Blowing Off ‘Hurt Locker’
The Hurt Locker (2008) · Feb 15, 2010
'Crazy Heart,' Crazy Story; Cashing In on 'Twilight'
Twilight (2008) · Dec 14, 2009
'Crazy Heart,' Crazy Story; Cashing In on 'Twilight'
Crazy Heart (2009) · Dec 14, 2009
'Paranormal Activity' Gets Life; Thalberg Changed Hollywood
Paranormal Activity (2007) · Oct 5, 2009
Twilight: A New Dawn for Summit
Twilight (2008) · Jul 27, 2009
'State of Play' Gets No Play; Marketing 'Fast and Furious'
State of Play (2009) · Apr 27, 2009
Times Fights to Be 'Company Town' Paper; 'Fanboys' Fight
Fanboys (2009) · Mar 9, 2009
In Bombay with Slumdog Millionaire; American Film Market
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) · Nov 17, 2008
Best of The Business: All about Writers; Gifting in Hollywood
I Am Legend (2007) · Dec 24, 2007
Tony Kaye and the Hollywood 'Lake of Fire'
American History X (1998) · Oct 8, 2007
Tony Kaye and the Hollywood 'Lake of Fire'
Lake of Fire (2006) · Oct 8, 2007
An Assistant Says Goodbye, Part II; 'The Inkwell' Incident
The Inkwell (1994) · Sep 24, 2007
The Almost Guy
The Almost Guys (2004) · Jul 2, 2007
XM-Sirius Merger; Will Yari 'Crash' in Hollywood?
Crash (2005) · Feb 26, 2007