Michael O'Connell

Actor, writer and director Andrew Rannells on bringing optimism to his roles.

Alice McDermott discusses the madness in fiction and her new book, “What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction.”

Director Haile Gerima on learning from his audiences.

Author and producer Jonathan Taplin on joining the circus of rock and roll in the 1960's.

Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks discuss the small and significant differences between their original material and the final movie, “Annette.”

Producer Jason Blum thinks stars and filmmakers deserve a piece of the profit from their work. So naturally he opposes a push from studios to pay Netflix-style flat fees instead.

A multi-million dollar grant will expand Judy Baca’s iconic mural called “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” and invest in the area surrounding it.

The critically beloved sitcom “The Other Two” follows the trials of the older, struggling siblings of a 13-year-old overnight pop sensation.

About the interdependence between humans and trees, Richard Powers found a place for the non-human in literary fiction with his new book, The Overstory .