Sam Wasson: 'The Big Goodbye'
HollywoodIn author and cultural historian Sam Wasson's new book, 'The Big Goodbye', he tells us that the 1970s ended in Hollywood in 1974, with the release of the epochal film 'Chinatown'.
Gina Prince-Bythewood: "The Old Guard"
HollywoodDirector Gina Prince-Bythewood found a project that fit into many of the themes she's explored in her films going back to her debut, 2000's "Love & Basketball" in, of all places, the…
Max Brooks: ‘Germ Warfare: A Very Graphic History’
HollywoodAuthor and crisis historian Max Brooks (‘World War Z’, ‘Harlem Hellfighters’) brings his affinity to translating dystopian scenarios into compelling narrative with his project, ‘Germ…
Judd Apatow: 'The King of Staten Island'
ArtsWriter/Director Judd Apatow has focussed his career on making comedy -- and drama -- people who, when forced to make a choice between adulthood and remaining a kid, put it off.
Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle: 'Sherman's Showcase Black History Month Spectacular'
ArtsThe IFC comedy series 'Sherman's Showcase' uses a parody of 'Soul Train' as its launch point, because 'Soul Train' packed so much under its tent.
Holland Taylor: 'Hollywood'
ArtsThe best actors can make words dance, and we take pleasure in their pleasure.
Andre Leon Talley: 'The Chiffon Trenches'
ArtsFaith is what got Andre Leon Talley through decades of intrigues and betrayal in the world of high fashion.
Alan Zweibel: 'Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier'
HollywoodForty-five years ago, Alan Zweibel joined the first group of writers responsible for an unknown project called 'NBC's Saturday Night' -- later changed to 'Saturday Night Live'.