At an age when many actors are slowing down or long retired, Anthony Hopkins has kept up a feverish pace, with recent roles including Pope Benedict XVI in “The Two Popes” and Odin in Marvel’s “Thor” movies. In his new film, “The Father,” Hopkins’s character, Antony, is beginning to suffer from dementia, but he doesn’t want to accept a caregiver when his daug ... Show More
Nov 21
Senator Chris Van Hollen on the Epstein Files, and the Leadership Crisis in Washington
<p>Both major parties are experiencing a crisis of leadership in Washington. President Trump’s flip-flopping on the Epstein files acknowledges that, on this issue, at least, he has lost control of MAGA. For the Democrats, the collapse of their consensus on the government shutdown ... Show More
27m 18s
May 2024
Write On: 'Ezra' Writer Tony Spiridakis
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">"From Robert De Niro, I learned not to force anything. Not to force your idea of how something should be and then go from there. Not, 'Oh, this should be funny,' or 'Oh, I'm going make you cry.' That's the wrong thing. You just need to think about the th ... Show More
38 m
Mar 2023
Ethan Warren, "The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Paul Thomas Anderson’s evolution from a brash, self-anointed “Indiewood” auteur to one of his generation’s most distinctive voices has been one of the most remarkable career trajectories in recent film history. From early efforts to emulate his cinematic heroes to his increasingl ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2024
Poor Things with Tony McNamara
Today on the show – a movie in which Emma Stone attempts to punch a baby, by a playwright and screenwriter whose stories never fail to pack a punch. Yes, Tony McNamara is here, talking all things Poor Things, his latest collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos. Having previou ... Show More
46m 58s
Dec 2018
Emilio Estevez Is Making Great Films, Doesn't Do Breakfast Club Reunions
<p>By the time Emilio Estevez was 23, he'd starred in <em>The Outsiders</em>, <em>Repo Man</em>, <em>The Breakfast Club</em>, and <em>St. Elmo’s Fire</em>. As the son of Martin Sheen, he was Hollywood royalty, and as a member of the "brat pack" group of early-80s stars, he was a ... Show More
36m 50s
Oct 2021
Andrea Elliott on ‘Invisible Child’
<p>In 2013, the front page of The New York Times devoted five straight days to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/invisible-child/index.html#/?chapt=1" target="_blank">story of Dasani</a>, an 11-year-old Black girl who lived in a homeless shelter in Brooklyn. Now, ... Show More
57m 39s