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Banter update: Leslie Moonves out at CBS following second Ronan Farrow exposé
Over the weekend, the New Yorker published a second story by Ronan Farrow about Les Moonves. This one chronicled six more allegations of graphic sexu…
7 years, 9 months ago
Comedian Laurie Kilmartin on Louis C.K. and her book ‘Dead People Suck’
Laurie Kilmartin had some thoughts after Louis C.K. did a surprise set at a New York comedy club less than a year after revelations of his sexual mis…
7 years, 9 months ago
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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago