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| Robert Downey Jr. - 'The Sympathizer' | 20 Aug 2024 | 01:25:55 | |
The Oscar-winning fan favorite reflects on his rollercoaster life and career; his experiences with Marvel during the Iron Man era, and his plans to return to its cinematic universe as Dr. Doom; and what it was like juggling five different characters in Park Chan-wook's HBO limited series about Vietnam, for which he is now Emmy-nominated.
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| Maya Rudolph - 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Loot' & 'Big Mouth' [LIVE] | 19 Aug 2024 | 01:06:12 | |
The beloved actress/comedienne, who is now nominated for four Emmys, reflects on her seven seasons at 'SNL,' playing an out-of-touch billionaire on an Apple TV+ comedy series and the past and future of her Kamala Harris impersonation.
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| Sofía Vergara - 'Griselda' | 27 May 2024 | 01:04:12 | |
The Colombian actress best known for 'Modern Family' reflects on her accidental entry in showbiz at 17, her rollercoaster journey through the TV business en route to landing the role of Gloria Delgado-Pritchett and the very personal reason she fought for years to play the 'Godmother of Cocaine.'
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| Bill Simmons - 'Music Box' | 15 Jun 2022 | 01:08:27 | |
The game-changing ESPN sportswriter turned CEO of The Ringer reflects on his rise to prominence during the early days of the Internet, his rocky tenure at ‘The Worldwide Leader in Sports’ and following ‘30 for 30’ with another ambitious docuseries.
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| Selena Gomez - 'Only Murders in the Building' | 12 Jun 2022 | 01:04:48 | |
The singer/songwriter and actress reflects on the pros and cons of Disney Channel child stardom, finding her voice as a solo artist and getting the chance to show what she can do as an adult — opposite comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short — on her first TV series since 'Wizards of Waverly Place' ended a decade ago.
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| Tonys Roundtable - Hugh Jackman, Ruth Negga, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell & Jesse Williams | 07 Jun 2022 | 01:46:55 | |
Five Broadway standouts — nominated for 'The Music Man,' 'Macbeth,' 'How I Learned to Drive,' 'American Buffalo' and 'Take Me Out,' respectively — discuss theater in the time of COVID, the challenges of eight shows a week, stage versus screen acting, exorbitant ticket prices, unruly audience members and more.
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| Sarah Jessica Parker - 'And Just Like That...' & 'Plaza Suite' | 02 Jun 2022 | 01:08:16 | |
The child performer turned iconic star reflects on unconventional beauty and how her career changed after Steve Martin cast her as a desirable woman in 1991's 'L.A. Story,' why 25 years ago she was reluctant to play sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw on 'Sex and the City' and what it has been like to revisit the character more than a decade after she last played her — this time with diverse costars but without Kim Cattrall (for reasons she addresses in-depth for the first time).
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| Léa Seydoux - 'Crimes of the Future' & 'One Fine Morning' [LIVE] | 29 May 2022 | 01:02:55 | |
In front of an audience at the Cannes Film Festival, the queen of the fest reflects on the unrequited crush that led her to acting, the differences between French and Hollywood filmmaking and being the first actress to appear in multiple installments of the 007 franchise as the same Bond girl.
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| Courteney Cox - 'Shining Vale' [LIVE] | 19 May 2022 | 01:16:30 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the prolific actress behind a generation's favorite sitcom reflects on the early breaks that helped her land the part of Monica on 'Friends,' how working with Wes Craven on several 'Scream' films influenced her own directorial approach and why she feels her role on Starz's new horror/comedy series is the most layered and challenging she has ever played.
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| Robert & Michelle King - 'Evil' & 'The Good Fight' | 17 May 2022 | 01:07:56 | |
The four-time Emmy nominees best known for 'The Good Wife' reflect on 35 years of marriage, the differences between making shows for broadcast versus streaming and juggling two vastly different series at the same time.
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| Mike Myers - 'The Pentaverate' | 10 May 2022 | 00:53:20 | |
The legendary funnyman, in a rare interview, reflects on how his childhood shaped his comedy, the challenges and rewards of playing multiple characters in the same project and how a line he spoke in a 1993 film inspired his new Netflix comedy series.
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| Sam Waterston - 'Law & Order,' 'Grace and Frankie' & 'The Dropout' | 05 May 2022 | 00:58:33 | |
One of our most respected and beloved actors reflects on starting out as a Shakespearean theater specialist, transitioning to screen acting and the challenges and rewards of playing ADA-turned-DA Jack McCoy on 17 seasons of Dick Cook's landmark legal drama for NBC.
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| José Andrés - 'We Feed People' | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:59:06 | |
The world renowned chef and humanitarian reflects on popularizing tapas in America through his celebrated restaurants, what inspired him to establish World Central Kitchen to feed people in disaster areas and being the subject of a new Ron Howard-directed documentary.
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| Kevin Costner - 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1' [LIVE] | 22 May 2024 | 01:10:43 | |
In front of an audience in the Campari Lounge at the Cannes Film Festival, the legendary actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker reflects on the projects for which he was most (and least) celebrated, what's going on with 'Yellowstone' and why he has put millions of his own dollars towards a four-film Western epic.
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| Elle Fanning - 'The Girl from Plainville' & The Great' | 19 Apr 2022 | 01:06:54 | |
The former child star, who is now 24 and garnering career-best notices for her work on a Hulu comedy series and limited series, reflects on growing up in the biz alongside Dakota, when she took ownership of her career and what led her to projects on the small screen.
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| Isabel May - '1883' | 14 Apr 2022 | 01:10:11 | |
The 21-year-old breakout star of Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' prequel, an epic Western limited series on Paramount+, reflects on her first professional gig as the lead of a Netflix sitcom, how a 'Mayor of Kingstown' audition inspired Sheridan to write the part of Elsa Dutton for her and what it was like preparing for and then shooting that show over five months alongside Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Sam Elliott.
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| Alex Borstein - 'Family Guy' & 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' | 09 Apr 2022 | 01:10:25 | |
The three-time Emmy winner reflects on her beginnings in sketch comedy and breakthrough gig on 'MADtv,' voicing Lois Griffin (and many other characters) for Seth MacFarlane's shows and how being cast — but unable to accept a major part — on 'Gilmore Girls' led decades later to the role of bartender-turned-manager Susie Myerson.
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| 'Squid Game' Squad — Hwang Dong-hyuk, Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon, Park Hae-soo & Anupam Tripathi | 30 Mar 2022 | 01:16:05 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the principal team behind the Korean dystopian dramedy which has become Netflix's most popular TV show ever — creator/writer/director/EP Hwang Dong-hyuk and stars Lee Jung-jae (“Gi-hun”), Jung Ho-yeon (“Sae-byeok”), Park Hae-soo (“Sang-woo”) and Anupam Tripathi (“Ali”) — joins Scott to reflect on their journey to the show and its massive success.
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| Liv Ullmann | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:53:36 | |
Ahead of Friday’s presentation to her of an honorary Oscar, the legendary Norwegian actress emotionally reflects on her and Ingmar Bergman’s personal (five romantic years) and professional (12 collaborations) relationship, how ‘Persona’ changed her life and career and her mixed feelings about Hollywood.
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| Troy Kotsur - 'CODA' | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:55:31 | |
The first deaf male ever nominated for an acting Oscar reflects on growing up as the only deaf member of his family, making his name in deaf theater and how the making of and tremendous response to his performance in Sian Heder's film about a child of deaf adults (or "CODA") has changed his life. (Interpreting provided by Justin Mauer; video available at thr.com.)
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| Richard Linklater - 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' [LIVE] | 16 Mar 2022 | 01:37:39 | |
In front of an audience at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, the city he has long called home, this indie filmmaker's indie filmmaker reflects on the medical diagnosis that led him to abandon sports for filmmaking, how he has navigated the biz to get his personal vision on the screen regardless of the size of his budget, and what is at the root of his fascination with time.
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| Jane Campion - 'The Power of the Dog' | 14 Mar 2022 | 01:14:42 | |
The second woman ever to receive a best director Oscar nomination and, 28 years after that, the first woman ever to receive a second one, reflects on her circuitous path to filmmaking, obstacles she has faced because of her gender and how she feels about men who disparage her films, including Sam Elliott, for whom she has some choice words.
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| Javier Bardem - ‘Being the Ricardos,’ ‘Dune’ & ‘The Good Boss’ [LIVE] | 07 Mar 2022 | 01:11:57 | |
In front of an audience at the Boulder International Film Festival, the first Spaniard ever to receive an acting Oscar nomination and win reflects on his initial reluctance to follow his family into film, finding stardom in both Spain and Hollywood and working in the same business as — and being Oscar-nominated this year alongside — his wife, Penelope Cruz.
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| Kenneth Branagh - 'Belfast' | 28 Feb 2022 | 01:17:35 | |
The Irish-born Brit, who has been nominated in more Oscar categories over the course of his career than any other person ever (seven) but has yet to win one, reflects on his childhood as the Troubles exploded around him, achieving great success before 30 and becoming both his generation’s leading interpreter of Shakespeare and a director of popcorn movies — while also revisiting the defining events of his life 50 years after they happened.
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| Hannah Einbinder - 'Hacks' [LIVE] | 13 May 2024 | 01:06:29 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the standup comedian and comedic actress reflects on her greatest influences, how she was changed by getting on and off Adderall and what it's like acting for the first time on a Max comedy series opposite the legendary Jean Smart.
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| Emilia Jones - 'CODA' & 'Locke & Key' | 22 Feb 2022 | 00:58:22 | |
The 19-year-old breakout reflects on her years as a child actor, her exhaustive preparation to play a child of deaf adults who finds her voice in more ways than one and becoming a star during a global pandemic.
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| Paolo Sorrentino - 'The Hand of God' | 19 Feb 2022 | 01:01:48 | |
The Italian maestro best known for the Oscar-winning 'The Great Beauty' reflects on how a childhood tragedy set him on the path to becoming a filmmaker, his six collaborations with the actor Toni Servillo and being chosen to represent Italy at the Oscars for a second time.
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| Kirsten Dunst - 'The Power of the Dog' | 07 Feb 2022 | 01:14:02 | |
The former child star and current actors’ actor reflects on 33 years in the business, resisting conventional stardom and realizing a dream by working with Jane Campion.
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| Caitriona Balfe - 'Belfast' & ‘Outlander’ | 31 Jan 2022 | 01:29:24 | |
The Irish actress reflects on her early foray into supermodeling, landing a star-making role on Starz's adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's fantasy book series (the sixth season of which premieres March 6) and portraying Kenneth Branagh's mother in one of the most acclaimed films of 2021.
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| Rachel Zegler - 'West Side Story' | 28 Jan 2022 | 01:22:54 | |
The 20-year-old breakout star of Steven Spielberg's reimagining of the classic musical reflects on how she fell in love with musical theater, the year-long process that led to her being chosen over 30,000 others for the part of Maria and how she is handling sudden stardom.
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| Penelope Cruz - 'Parallel Mothers' | 25 Jan 2022 | 01:16:53 | |
The first Spanish actress ever to win an Oscar reflects on her unlikely journey from superfan to seven-time muse of Pedro Almodóvar, her opportunities in Hollywood versus Europe and why she, like Almodóvar, feels that the part she plays in their latest collaboration was her most challenging yet.
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| Bono and The Edge - 'Sing 2' | 17 Jan 2022 | 01:23:19 | |
The principal songwriters of U2, one of the most popular and influential bands of all time, reflect on the origins of their sound and social conscience, how they’ve managed to stay together longer than almost any other major band and why their first new tune in three years was “Your Song Saved My Life,” which is shortlisted for the best original song Oscar.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Daniel Craig - 'No Time to Die' | 10 Jan 2022 | 01:40:08 | |
One of only six actors who has played James Bond, and the one who has held the part the longest, reflects on why he almost turned down the offer to join the iconic film franchise, what he found most challenging and gratifying about being part of it and what's next for him following his fifth and final installment.
But first: Barbara Broccoli — previously a guest on episode 192 — who, along with her half-brother and EON Productions partner Michael G. Wilson, has overseen the James Bond franchise for the last 27 years, discusses the decision to cast Craig as 007 and his contributions to the franchise.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Jodie Comer - 'The Last Duel' & 'Help' | 04 Jan 2022 | 01:09:11 | |
The English actress best known for playing psychopath Villanelle on 'Killing Eve' reflects on how the actor Stephen Graham helped her early in her career, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the best actress in a drama series Emmy (at the time) and why, prior to 2021, she feared she might never get a shot at acting in films.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Jamie Dornan - 'Belfast' | 28 Dec 2021 | 01:30:55 | |
The dashing actor best known for playing a BDSM-obsessed businessman in the '50 Shades' trilogy reflects on abandoning modeling for acting, why he signed up to play Christian Grey and the lesser known parts before, between and since that part in which he has demonstrated that he's much more than a pretty face.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Emma Corrin - 'A Murder at the End of the World' [LIVE] | 06 May 2024 | 01:02:59 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the British actress best known for their award-winning portrayal of Princess Diana on season four of Netflix's 'The Crown' reflects on their path to that career-making role, their gender journey and their acclaimed portayal of a Gen Z amateur detective on FX limited series.
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| Peter Dinklage - 'Cyrano' | 22 Dec 2021 | 01:00:06 | |
The four-time Emmy winner for 'Game of Thrones' opens up about the personal “code” that kept him, as a person with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, from accepting stereotypical sorts of roles even when they were the only job offers he was receiving, how the part of Tyrion Lannister changed his life and what it was like carrying a musical for the first time.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Halle Berry - 'Bruised' [LIVE] | 13 Dec 2021 | 01:08:23 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Hollywood trailblazer — a talented actress who was one of the first Black Bond girls, was the first Black comic book-movie superheroine, and remains to this day the only Black winner of the best actress Oscar — reflects on race, beauty, the "Oscar curse" and, at 55, directing for the first time and playing an MMA fighter in the same film.
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| Denis Villeneuve - 'Dune' [LIVE] | 06 Dec 2021 | 01:17:20 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, one of only a few filmmakers in Hollywood who makes movies which are consistently embraced by both highbrow critics and mass audiences reflects on his beginnings in Canada, why he once took nine years off from directing features and making six major movies in the last eight years, including, most recently, one he's dreamed of making since age 13.
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| Billie Eilish & Finneas - 'No Time to Die' & 'Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry' | 24 Nov 2021 | 01:16:28 | |
The Grammy-winning siblings reflect on their relationship, their different approaches to songwriting and why a Bond song was always on their bucket list: "It was almost the most we've ever wanted to do anything," says Eilish.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Harvey Keitel - 'Lansky' [LIVE] | 22 Nov 2021 | 01:10:35 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, an actors' actor who was at the center of the New Hollywood of the '60s and '70s and the indie boom of the '80s and '90s reflects on he was shaped by his time in the Marines, his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, working with first-time directors like Quentin Tarantino and what really happened on 'Apocalypse Now.'
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| Asghar Farhadi - 'A Hero' [LIVE] | 16 Nov 2021 | 01:03:23 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Iranian master, one of only six filmmakers ever to direct multiple winners of the best international feature Oscar (the others being Bergman, Fellini, De Sica, Kurosawa and Clement), reflects on making films with limited resources, censorship and fanaticism.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Todd Haynes - 'The Velvet Underground' | 11 Nov 2021 | 01:24:17 | |
One of the most significant indie filmmakers of the last 35 years reflects on his start in experimental film, the origins of New Queer Cinema and why, at the age of 60, he is venturing into the world of documentary filmmaking for the first time.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Dakota Johnson - 'The Lost Daughter' [LIVE] | 08 Nov 2021 | 01:22:21 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the third-generation Hollywood star reflects on what she learned about the biz — good and bad — from her family, shooting to fame through the blockbuster ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy and challenging herself in art house projects like Maggie Gyllenhaal’s forthcoming directorial debut, which has already won raves on the fall film fest circuit.
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| David Chase - 'The Many Saints of Newark' [LIVE] | 02 Nov 2021 | 01:27:18 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the creator of 'The Sopranos,' which is widely regarded as the greatest TV show of all time, opens up as never before about what inspired that series and its new prequel, how his feelings about film versus TV have evolved over the years and, in a major disclosure, what really happened to Tony Soprano at the end of the series finale.
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| Oscar Isaac - 'The Card Counter,' 'Dune' & 'Scenes from a Marriage' | 24 Oct 2021 | 00:58:26 | |
One of the most talented and exciting actors of his generation reflects on his roots in the theater but lifelong passion for film, how ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ led to ‘Star Wars’ and exploded his career and what’s next on his to-do list.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Anna Sawai - 'Shōgun' [LIVE] | 27 Apr 2024 | 00:59:54 | |
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Japanese actress, whose performance on FX’s smash-hit limited series has catapulted her to stardom, reflects on her days in a J-pop girl group, reaching an international audience for the first time through ‘F9’ and the unique challenges and rewards of playing Lady Mariko.
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| Simon Rex - 'Red Rocket' | 12 Oct 2021 | 01:02:14 | |
A Hollywood character unlike any other reflects on his accidental journey from MTV VJ to white rapper to best actor Oscar contender for his portrayal of a has-been porn star in Sean Baker’s latest indie about people on the fringes of American society.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Nicolas Cage - 'Pig' | 04 Oct 2021 | 01:11:57 | |
In a rare interview, the enigmatic Oscar winner reflects on growing up Coppola, following 'Leaving Las Vegas' by going full Bruckheimer, why he now works constantly and what it's like being "rediscovered" at 57.
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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| Rita Moreno - 'Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It' | 30 Sep 2021 | 01:03:42 | |
The first Latina ever to win an Oscar and one of only 16 EGOTs ever reflects on the stereotypical casting and abusive behavior she encountered as a Hollywood starlet, working on classics like 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'West Side Story' and why she is convinced that the latter's upcoming remake — in which she appears and on which she was an EP — will avoid the pitfalls that undid another recent movie musical about Latinos in America, 'In the Heights.'
Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
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