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Cliff Curtis Becomes 'The Dark Horse;' 'Catastrophe' Is Back
After years of playing drug dealers and terrorists, Maori actor Cliff Curtis is finally finding more complex, nuanced roles. He tells us how he's abl…
10 years, 2 months ago
The Unlikely Liaison; Ilene Chaiken & Michelle Ashford
Journalist Robert Draper tells us about his profile of Kate del Castillo, the Mexican actress who served as the go-between for Sean Penn's infamous m…
10 years, 2 months ago
Revisiting Davis Guggenheim and His Career Evolution
Early in his career, Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim declared he would never make documentaries. He tells us about the bad experience in Holl…
10 years, 2 months ago
How 'Krisha' Became a Family Affair; Super Host Steve Harvey
Krisha Fairchild left LA in the 1980’s when her acting career failed to launch. Thirty years later, her nephew wrote and directed a film and cast her…
10 years, 3 months ago
Kenya Barris Draws on Real Issues for ABC's 'Black-ish'
Writer-producer Kenya Barris tells us how he runs his writers room on his ABC show Black-ish, and what led him to write a much talked about recent ep…
10 years, 3 months ago
Sally Field & Michael Showalter: Hello, My Name Is Doris
It's been two decades since Sally Field headlined a film, but now she stars as the title role in Michael Showalter's new indie dramedy, Hello, My Nam…
10 years, 3 months ago
Terence Winter: From Law School to Pine Barrens to 'Vinyl'
Terence Winter, the co-creator and showrunner of the new HBO series Vinyl, tells us how his roots in Brooklyn and stint practicing law both helped hi…
10 years, 3 months ago
In 'Becoming Mike Nichols' a Legend Speaks, One Last Time
When Douglas McGrath set out to make a documentary about Mike Nichols, he found the iconic director most excited to talk about his early work, up to …
10 years, 4 months ago
George Miller: From Pigs to Penguins to 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller has had a successful and exceptionally varied career. He tells us what all his films have in common, despit…
10 years, 4 months ago
'The People v. O.J. Simpson' Writers Are "Research Freaks"
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have written movie scripts about real people like Ed Wood and Larry Flynt, but they weren't TV guys until they …
10 years, 4 months ago