Brian Williams digs into the three remarkable Emanuel brothers who grew up outside of Chicago. WME chief Ari Emanuel was the model for Ari Gold on "Entourage." Rahm was chief of staff for President Barack Obama, and now is facing the heat as Chicago Mayor for closing down some 40 schools. Zeke the ...
Read More »It's long been established that Jessica Walter, who plays the wonderfully boozy, manipulative matriarch Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development," is nothing like her character. But what's interesting is precisely how much that's the case -- not just a genuinely nice person, Walter oozes sincerity – a...
Read More »Mel Brooks talks to us about his very entertaining episode of the PBS series "American Masters," "Mel Brooks: Make a Noise" (premiering Monday, May 20th at 9pm ET/PT.
Read More »Isabella Rossellini is a dauntless actress and a famous beauty descended from film royalty, which makes it all the more wonderful that her work as a director has been so delightfully silly. Working with Sundance Channel, Rossellini has produced multiple series of nature-themed short films for the we...
Read More »"Family Tree," the HBO series premiering this Sunday, May 12 at 10:30pm, is Christopher Guest's first major on-screen project since his 2006 film "For Your Consideration," but he hasn't been taking it easy in the meanwhile. "I did a whole series of music in between," he notes. "In 2007 we did a Spin...
Read More »James Purefoy will be watching tonight's season finale of "The Following" along with everyone else -- between different versions of the script and possible last minute changes, he admits "I don't really know what happens."
Read More »"Catfish" was a hit at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival for its star, Nev Schulman, and the two filmmakers behind it, Nev's brother Ariel and Henry Joost. Ariel and Joost went on to make the third and fourth installment of the "Paranormal Activity" franchise.
Read More »Marc Maron worked as a comedian for years before he became the internet's favorite podcaster. A regular figure in the alt comedy scene as it came into ascendance in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, a repeated guest on Conan and Letterman and a personality on the late Air America Radio, his career h...
Read More »Though Ray McKinnon won an Oscar for his 2001 short "The Accountant" and went to Sundance with his 2004 film "Chrystal," starring his late wife Lisa Blount and Billy Bob Thornton, he's best known for his work as an actor. He's a familiar face from features like "That Evening Sun" and the upcoming "M...
Read More »Journalist and documentarian Sebastian Junger talks about his HBO film "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington."
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