Awards Chatter Podcast
Author David Thomson on How Screen Antiheroes Led to Trump, Why His ‘Dictionary’ Won’t Be Updated and His Next Book Subject: Mickey Mouse
The revered writer on film — a critic, historian and author of more than 40 books including the new 'A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies,' published Tuesday — speaks with The Hollywood Reporter.
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“Fan Service Is Death”: ‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson on “Social Media Mobs,” Addiction Battles and Nick Reiner Tragedy
"There's a difference between what I write and who I am," says the HBO show's polarizing creator. "You have to make something for an audience who can handle uncomfortable truths, not fans who want their wishes fulfilled."
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Ali Larter on ‘Landman,’ How It “Raised Me to the Next Level” and the “False Narrative” Around Taylor Sheridan
"I always will think of myself as a working actor who's had extraordinary triumphs and a lot of dry spells," the 50-year-old, whose past credits include the 'Final Destination' and 'Resident Evil' film franchises and the TV series 'Heroes,' tells THR.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jason Bateman on ‘Ozark’ and ‘SmartLess’ Lessons, Pushing Himself in New Directions With ‘Black Rabbit’ and ‘DTF St. Louis’
The 57-year-old, who is in the running for five Emmy nominations this year — two for acting, two for producing and one for directing — spoke with THR in front of a Chapman University journalism class.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Seth MacFarlane on His ‘Ted’ TV Series, When to Expect a ‘Family Guy’ Movie and Why “The Emmys Are So F***ed Up”
In front of an audience at the Newport Beach TV Fest, the prolific multi-hyphenate admitted, "There's a lot of things that are weird about the Emmys that make me think, 'Is anybody watching anything, or is this people just checking boxes while they're f***ing shaving?'"
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Wanda Sykes on Her Netflix Stand-Up Special ‘Legacy,’ Emceeing the Oscars the Night of ‘The Slap’ and Never Having Hosted ‘SNL’
The trailblazing comedian is back in Emmy contention for her seventh hourlong stand-up special.
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Noah Wyle on the “Very Rare Second Lightning Strike” of ‘The Pitt’ After ‘ER’ and His 16 “Wilderness Years” in Between Them
The defending winner of the best actor in a drama series Emmy, who is now at work on season three of the show, also reflects on how Dr. Robby is "closer to who I am than I've ever played a character before" and why "the need for this show is greater than the need for 'ER' was."
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Pod: Mindy Kaling on ‘Running Point’ and ‘Not Suitable for Work,’ and Serving — and Being Scrutinized by — the Indian-American Community
The trailblazing TV creator, writer, director, producer and actress spoke with THR at the Newport Beach TV Fest, where she was honored with the fest's Artist of Distinction Award.
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Podcast: Stanley Tucci on ‘Tucci in Italy,’ the CNN Snub That Led Him to Nat Geo, and Possible Spinoffs in Other Countries
The beloved character actor says that his interest in hosting a food-centric program accelerated, ironically, when he couldn't eat at all due to treatment for oral cancer: "It was a really scary time. I lost 30 pounds. I could barely walk. You're on morphine for a while because the pain in your mouth is so excrutiating. It was horrible."
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Cannes: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Comedy Legend and ‘Tangles’ Star/Producer, Will Guest on THR’s ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod Live From Meta House
The 'Seinfeld' and 'Veep' alum will participate in an hour-long career retrospective conversation on Thursday, May 14.
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Mariska Hargitay Discusses Doc ‘My Mom Jayne,’ Reveals She’ll Direct 600th ‘SVU’ Episode — and That She and Chris Meloni Filmed a Kiss (Exclusive)
The beloved TV star, whose HBO doc about her late mother, movie star Jayne Mansfield, is in contention for the best documentary special Emmy, spoke with THR at the Napa Valley StreamFest.
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Alec Baldwin on Career Ups and Downs, ‘Rust’ Prosecution’s Toll on His Health and Future Plans: “I Want to Retire”
The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor says of the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins and the prosecution of him that followed, "It impacted me in every way — financially, career-wise, my wife, my kids, my health. I was so sick … They tried to get me, and they didn't get me, and they cheated and broke the law to get me, and it's just been tough."
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