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Reginald Hudlin on his Clarence Avant documentary ‘The Black Godfather’
You may have never heard of Clarence Avant, but this enigmatic manager, producer and record executive has touched the lives of a wide array of people…
7 years, 2 months ago
Jemele Hill on leaving ESPN and beginning a new chapter in her career
This week, Jemele Hill tells us about her years at ESPN, where she had a good career until she drew the wrath of the White House by tweeting that Tru…
7 years, 2 months ago
Revisiting Bing Liu on his film, ‘Minding the Gap,’ now a Peabody winner
Growing up in Rockford, Illinois, Bing Liu was obsessed with making skateboarding videos with his friends. Over the course of more than a decade, one…
7 years, 3 months ago
Showrunners on TV staffing season without agents
It’s TV staffing season: when writers look for jobs. But this year, writers have fired their agents in their battle over packaging fees. Still, showr…
7 years, 3 months ago
Dan Taberski on his new podcast ‘Running from COPS’
As a follow-up to his podcasts about exercise guru Richard Simmons and then Y2K, Dan Taberski set out to investigate the darker aspects of the long-r…
7 years, 3 months ago
Sally Wainwright on her new HBO-BBC series ‘Gentleman Jack’
Growing up, Sally Wainwright visited Shibden Hall, a historic house and park in West Yorkshire. But she wasn’t taught much about Anne Lister, who had…
7 years, 3 months ago
Ryan O’Connell's new Netflix comedy series is ‘Special’
For years, Ryan O’Connell was in the closet: not because he’s gay, which he is, but because he was ashamed of having cerebral palsy. His cover? He’d…
7 years, 4 months ago
Participant Media's Elise Pearlstein on the documentary boom
Elise Pearlstein has dedicated her life to non-fiction film, first as award-winning producer, and since 2013, as SVP of Documentary at Participant Me…
7 years, 4 months ago
Stephen Falk on 'You're the Worst,' the FXX rom-com with a twist
Stephen Falk thought he had gotten his big break in 2012, when NBC picked up his series ‘Next Caller.’ But after he’d shot just 4 episodes, NBC pulle…
7 years, 4 months ago
Elizabeth Banks on directing, producing and blazing a trail in the big leagues
Actress, director, producer Elizabeth Banks is a member of a very small club: women who make commercial big-studio movies. After directing ‘Pitch Per…
7 years, 4 months ago