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Spike Lee and John David Washington on ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Could this be the year the Academy finally nominates Spike Lee for Best Director or Best Picture? ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is looking like a contender. The f…
7 years ago
Revisiting some favorite moments from the past year
With 2018 in the history books, we’re revisiting some of our favorite moments from last year’s interviews. Stories of big breaks, trails blazed and g…
7 years ago
Paweł Pawlikowski on 'Cold War,' a personal, Polish love story
Four years ago, director Paweł Pawlikowski won the best foreign language Oscar for his film 'Ida.' His new movie is 'Cold War,' a black-and-white per…
7 years ago
Mega banter year-in-review: 2018 edition
The Mouse swallows the Fox, Netflix keeps turning into the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, but are its rivals figuring out how to cross the streams? Old t…
7 years ago
Peter Jackson gives WWI footage new life in 'They Shall Not Grow Old'
Peter Jackson generated whole worlds for his ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hobbit’ trilogies. His latest project? A documentary that magically brings to l…
7 years, 1 month ago
Kristoffer Polaha on Hallmark movies; Netflix's Lisa Nishimura
In 2015, actor Kristoffer Polaha booked what he thought would be a one-off gig in a Hallmark TV movie. Now, he’s got 5 Hallmark films under his belt.…
7 years, 1 month ago
‘Beat Bugs’ & ‘Motown Magic’ creator on his passionate pursuit of music rights
For his Netflix kids show ‘Beat Bugs’, Josh Wakely worked a miracle: he got the rights to use Beatles music in the series. Never afraid of going big,…
7 years, 1 month ago
Thanksgiving leftovers from memorable guests
Sometimes our guests have so much good stuff to say that we can’t fit it all into one show. So let out your belt a notch. This week we’re bringing yo…
7 years, 1 month ago
Doc director Matthew Heineman on his first narrative film, 'A Private War'
In his career as a documentary filmmaker, Matthew Heineman has criss-crossed the country, followed Syrian activists in exile and embedded with vigila…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Document: ‘Free Solo’
This week, while Kim Masters is out of town, we’re sharing an episode of the KCRW podcast, The Document. Our colleague Matt Holzman talks to married …
7 years, 2 months ago