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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ and the politics of getting a movie seen

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Inside the great Netflix shakeup

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Veteran marketing executive Gerry Rich on surviving Hollywood’s worst bosses

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Van Dyke Parks on Brian Wilson, Hollywood, and the authority of failure

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Malcolm McDowell on the director who changed his life

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Sharon Horgan finds the comedy in 'Youth'

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Hollywood goes to Washington for a tax break

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How new will the new ‘60 Minutes’ feel?

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Lilly Wachowski remembers 30 years of ‘Bound’

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After ‘Tiger King,’ Eric Goode goes deeper into the reptile world

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Desi Lydic ‘Foxsplains’ her rise to the top of fake news

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How Hannah Einbinder hacked it out in Hollywood

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Lilly Wachowski reimagines the studio system (Pt 1)

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The quirky alchemy of Widow’s Bay

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Hunting for the next hit YouTube IP

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Documentary filmmakers facing the threat of litigation

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Emmy nominations surprises and predictions

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Alexandria Stapleton on chronicling the rise and reckoning of Sean Combs

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John Carney on pop stars, movie stars, and Power Ballad

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David Koepp on trying to ‘not screw up’ Disclosure Day

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Former FTC Commissioner wants to stop the Paramount-Warner merger

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Eric Kripke responds to critics of the ‘The Boys’ finale

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Jack Thorne on ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Lord of the Flies,’ and his autism

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Courtney Kemp on Netflix series ‘Nemesis’ and diversity in Hollywood

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William Shatner & Neil deGrasse Tyson think ‘The Universe is Absurd’ (Part Two)

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William Shatner & Neil deGrasse Tyson think ‘The Universe is Absurd’

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Kirk Jones and Robert Aramayo on the making of ‘I Swear’

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Ben McKenzie’s Crypto Warning: ‘Everyone Is Lying to You for Money’

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Riz Ahmed on bringing 'Hamlet' into the modern world

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Drew Goddard shoots for the stars with ‘Project Hail Mary’

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Oscar winners victory lap: Autumn Durald Arkapaw & Joachim Trier

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A demanding first week for Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro

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A human conversation with the producers of ‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’

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Tilly Norwood creator defends her controversial synthetic character

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A check-in with SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin

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Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent’ and taking a stand

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Oscar-nominated cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw on ‘Sinners’

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Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and returning to Iran under legal threat

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Steamrollers, record breakers, and late surges: Inside the 2026 Oscar nominees

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Alexandria Stapleton on chronicling the rise and reckoning of Sean Combs

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Tom Freston on building MTV during cable’s wild west years

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‘Sentimental Value’ director Joachim Trier is begging Netflix to embrace movie theaters

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SPECIAL PREVIEW: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value'

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Tim Blake Nelson on balancing acting, directing, writing, and his novel ‘Superhero’

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Hollywood in 2026: Disney’s next CEO, industry tariffs, and Netflix vs. YouTube

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Megabanter 2025: Hollywood’s unraveling year of crises, consolidation, and AI

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Vince Gilligan wants the audience to decide what ‘Pluribus’ is about

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Everything you need to know about the Warner Bros. sale (so far)

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Celine Song on confronting the cost of love in ‘Materialists’

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Digging into ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman

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Shawn Levy talks ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Star Wars,’ & studio shakeups

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Judd Apatow’s memoir reflects a lifetime as a ‘Comedy Nerd’

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‘The Alabama Solution’ filmmakers on exposing America’s prison crisis

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Brad Falchuk on life, death, and ‘Famous Last Words’

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How would a Netflix-owned Warner Bros. operate?

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Aziz Ansari on turning bad luck into 'Good Fortune'

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Noam Tibon on rescuing his family from Hamas in Barry Avrich’s ‘The Road Between Us’

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A “Smashing” chat with Benny Safdie

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Mike Figgis on chronicling the chaos of ‘Megalopolis’

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How affiliate pressure and FCC rhetoric put Kimmel on ice

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THR’s Executive Awards Editor shares Emmy predictions

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Runway founder Cristóbal Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ slays at the box office

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‘Shrinking’ co-creator & star Jason Segel: Live From KCRW HQ

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Paramount leadership announces a knockout deal for UFC rights

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‘Severance’ cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné talks moving into the director’s chair

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‘Platonic’ creators Francesca Delbanco & Nick Stoller love it when you hate watch

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Will Paramount produce a PSA (or many) for the Trump admin?

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Barry Diller calls out studios for reckless misinformation

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Hollywood legend Barry Diller opens up via ‘Who Knew?’

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Larry Charles offers a glimpse into his storied career via new memoir ‘Comedy Samurai’

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Food > fights: Phil Rosenthal on ‘Somebody Feed Phil’

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GLAAD CEO discusses LGBTQ inclusivity in film; Disney and Universal sue over AI plagiarism

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Adam Arkin on ‘Poker Face’ and nepo baby narratives; Warner Bros Discovery announces a split

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Seth Meyers on politics and dad jokes; David Zaslav’s problematic paycheck

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Kevin Goetz explains the art of test screening; A big holiday at the box office

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‘Pee-wee As Himself’ director Matt Wolf on really getting to know Paul Reubens; The Media’s appeasement to the President abounds

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Ramy Youssef on why ‘#1 Happy Family USA’ had to be animated; WBD puts the ‘HBO’ back in ‘HBO Max’

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Donald Trump threatens Hollywood tariffs; ENCORE: Director Edward Berger talks ‘Conclave’

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Titus Welliver talks ‘Bosch: Legacy’; The Trump administration amplifies aggression towards public media

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Filmmaker Jared Hess on leaning into his oddball humor for ‘A Minecraft Movie’; An alarming personnel shake up at ‘60 Minutes’

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Daryl Hannah on documenting her husband Neil Young in the concert film ‘Coastal’; The FCC sets its sights on MSNBC

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SPECIAL PREVIEW: Daryl Hannah on her Neil Young doc 'Coastal'

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Michael Shannon on his directorial debut ‘Eric LaRue’; What role will tariffs play in Hollywood?

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Studios bet big at CinemaCon; Entertainment Union Coalition president Rebecca Rhine explains how to ‘Keep California Rolling’

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ENCORE: Albert Brooks + Rob Reiner on their HBO doc; How is Hollywood accommodating content creators?

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Documentarian Alex Gibney’s tips for keeping up the good fight (and more); Big shifts for UTA + Village Roadshow

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Director Lesli Linka Glatter on her enviable life in television; Pay no attention to Disney’s ‘Snow White’ remake

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‘Muslim Matchmaker’ creator Smriti Mundhra on representation; Breaking down the boost in Oscar viewership

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‘Emilia Pérez’ songwriters on sparking debates; What’s next for James Bond and Star Wars?

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Pamela Anderson on second chances and ‘The Last Showgirl’; The Murdoch empire keeps unraveling

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A chat with the directors of ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’; Why Disney is dialing back on DEI

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SPECIAL PREVIEW: Songwriters Camille & Clément Ducol on 'Emilia Pérez'

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Jesse Eisenberg on finding the humor in ‘A Real Pain’; FCC battles CBS over Kamala Harris interview transcript

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Producer Marc Platt talks 20+ years of ‘Wicked’; Ad for Texas production hits Hollywood when its down

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Analyzing the Oscar noms w/ THR’s Scott Feinberg; Netflix has a strong Q4

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ENCORE: ‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar models pay equity; This Week’s Banter: Hollywood turns on LA Mayor Karen Bass

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Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on ‘The Brutalist'; Big swings and shake ups at Warner Bros

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'Nosferatu' writer-director and Focus Features chairman on their long partnership; Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni feud

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Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter listener questions in mailbag episode of ‘The Business’