Director Bradley Cooper discusses his new film, Maestro, with fellow Director Todd Phillips in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses working with Bernstein’s children and how he was given the project, the practice that went into major performance scenes, and capturing the thought process of Leonard Bernstein while in ... Show More
Apr 24
Shame and Money with Visar Morina and Valerie Weiss (Ep. 610)
Director Visar Morina discusses his new film, Shame and Money, with fellow Director Valerie Weiss in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how he experiments with scenes and leaves time for discovering natural moments on set, some of his filmi ... Show More
32m 55s
Apr 22
Mother Mary with David Lowery and Antonio Campos (Ep. 609)
Director David Lowery discusses his new film, Mother Mary, with fellow Director Antonio Campos in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses how the project was born from a desire to shoot a one-room film, the choreography behind the seance scene, and ... Show More
27m 43s
Apr 8
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Jorma Taccone (Ep. 608)
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett discuss their new film, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, with fellow Director Jorma Taccone in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, they discuss casting Actor Kathryn Newton alongside Samara Weaving, how they fi ... Show More
32m 11s
Jan 2024
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”)
“Maestro” director/writer/star Bradley Cooper and star Carey Mulligan discuss the film, and the process of getting into the midset to play Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre. The two break down key scenes, and talk about their favorite acting works from one anoth ... Show More
37m 12s
Jan 2024
Willy Wonka, Naive Sweetheart?
On this week’s show, the hosts begin by jumping into the fantastical world of Wonka, a prequel to Roald Dahl’s enduring novel that explores the origins of its famously impish character, Willy Wonka, portrayed here by a wide-eyed, sugary sweet Timothée Chalamet. The musical film, ... Show More
54m 6s
Jul 2020
The Breakout: Tom Pelphrey
Tom Pelphrey joins the show to talk about his much-discussed performance as Ben, brother to Laura Linney’s Wendy Byrde, on season three of “Ozark.” Pelphrey devoted himself to the task of playing a man living with bipolar disorder, working to ensure the condition was portrayed wi ... Show More
51m 38s
Jan 2020
Thelma Schoonmaker, Tom Fleischman & Eugene Gearty
Thelma Schoonmaker is the legendary, now eight-time Oscar-nominated, three-time Oscar-winning editor of pretty much all of director Martin Scorsese’s portfolio. She’s as integral to the success of his films as the maestro himself. Their latest work together is “The Irishman,” the ... Show More
58m 21s
Jan 2013
Denzel Washington And Robert Zemeckis Flight Special
Flight unites Denzel Washington with Robert Zemeckis, and this Empire Podcast special does likewise, with the Oscar-winning actor and Oscar-winning director spending over 40 minutes talking about their new drama as well as their careers in general, Nelson Mandela's house and thei ... Show More
42m 21s