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Revisiting showrunner Tanya Saracho on ‘Vida’
Soon after Tanya Saracho got the green light to write a pilot for her first TV series, she contracted a dangerous spinal infection that left her stuc…
7 years, 4 months ago
‘Searching’ star John Cho and director Aneesh Chaganty
When John Cho got an offer to star in the new movie ‘Searching,’ a thriller set entirely on computer screens, he didn’t have to search for an answer:…
7 years, 4 months ago
Bing Liu on his coming-of-age documentary, ‘Minding the Gap’
Growing up in Rockford, Illinois--a city outside Chicago that’s seen better days--Bing Liu was obsessed with making skateboarding videos. Over the co…
7 years, 4 months ago
Jon M. Chu and Kevin Kwan on the crazy gamble of 'Crazy Rich Asians'
Author Kevin Kwan and director Jon M. Chu passionately wanted the movie version of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ to play in theaters. So they turned down a hug…
7 years, 5 months ago
Director Desiree Akhavan on ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’
After her first feature premiered at Sundance to strong reviews, director Desiree Akhavan thought finding money to make a second film would be a snap…
7 years, 5 months ago
Banter update: CBS CEO Leslie Moonves accused of sexual misconduct in New Yorker exposé
Late on Friday afternoon, a New Yorker investigation by Ronan Farrow dropped, revealing accusations of misconduct against Leslie Moonves by six women…
7 years, 5 months ago
Director Matt Tyrnauer on ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’
A new documentary explores the incredible life of 95-year-old Scotty Bowers--a prolific pansexual pimp to the stars. Bowers says he set up liaisons f…
7 years, 5 months ago
Marti Noxon on ‘Dietland,’ ‘Sharp Objects’ & the power dynamics of TV
As showrunner Marti Noxon was preparing to film her new series ‘Dietland’ on AMC, a former colleague from another AMC show, ‘Mad Men,’ accused series…
7 years, 6 months ago
Revisiting 'Blockers' director Kay Cannon
‘Blockers ’is comedy writer Kay Cannon’s directorial debut. When she was hired for the project, she had some work to do on a script about girls, writ…
7 years, 6 months ago
For ‘Leave No Trace,’ director Debra Granik goes into the woods
Debra Granik’s new movie, ‘Leave No Trace’ follows a father and daughter living completely off the grid, in the woods. Granik could have cast a big n…
7 years, 6 months ago