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Aline Brosh McKenna, Co-Creator of 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'
Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna had never planned to go back to working in television. Then she found Rachel Bloom's YouTube videos. She tells us ho…
10 years, 6 months ago
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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 months ago