Interview

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  Interview Men In Black 3 director Barry Sonnenfeld on creating character and managing 3-D 

  Barry Sonnenfeld, director of all three Men In Black movies, discusses returning to the franchise after a decade of downtime and how the whole thing came from a Will Smith idea. 

  May 24, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Interview Milk’s Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black on directing Jennifer Connelly and kinky Mormons

  The Big Love and Milk writer talks about his new film Virginia and growing up poor with a disabled mom.

  May 23, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Garbage's Shirley Manson on getting the band back together and kissing major labels goodbye

  “It was like a creative straitjacket.”

  May 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview From On The Waterfront to The Legend Of Korra with Eva Marie Saint 

  The North By Northwest star on Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, and how she didn’t just “end up” doing voiceover work. 

  May 17, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Bob Newhart talks about stand-up, sitcoms, and why he stays busy

  “If I think of a really great routine, am I gonna do it for the dog?”

  May 16, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter talks about plunging into the underworld with Outlaw Empires 

  “It’s hard to get inside and be objective when you’re talking to guys who are covered in swastikas.”

  May 15, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Craig Ferguson took The Late Late Show to Scotland (even though he used to get beat up there)

  “When we went to Scotland, we realized it was actually prettier than Paris and we should’ve gone there first.”

  May 14, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock comedian Rachel Dratch on her new book and her new baby

  May 11, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Dark Shadows composer Danny Elfman on his long collaboration with Tim Burton

  “I think my destiny was to be someone who scribbles in dark rooms.”

  May 9, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Interview Max Greenfield on his current role on New Girl and his Veronica Mars history

  Schmidt from New Girl talks about his current role, his past stints on Veronica Mars and Greek, and his show’s dedication to the word “adorkable.”

  May 8, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Interview God Bless America director Bobcat Goldthwait is okay with not everybody liking his movies

  The filmmaker and standup comic talks about the angry, funny God Bless America 

  May 8, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Police Academy Week: a chat with actor/memoirist Steve Guttenberg

  Police Academy Week with The A.V. Club kicks off with star Steve Guttenberg, author of the new memoir The Guttenberg Bible.

  May 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Jack White isn't like you

  “I think it’s very funny that people nowadays still think if you use the word ‘I’ or ‘she’ you are talking about yourself or your girlfriend at the time!” 

  May 3, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Jack Black talks about playing a gentle killer in Bernie and the early days of Tenacious D 

  The star of Bernie on acting and Tenacious D. 

  May 2, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Aaron Freeman of Ween talks about getting older, getting sober, and going solo

  “I’ve always said from a young age that as I get older, I want to get lamer, in a very good way.”

  May 1, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Johnny Marr has no negative thoughts about The Smiths, seriously

  Upon the release of the career-spanning The Smiths Complete, the guitarist looks back at his time in one of the most important bands of the 20th century.

  May 1, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Guy Delisle

  The creator of the graphic novel travelogues Shenzen and Pyongyang talks about his latest book, Jerusalem. 

  April 30, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Interview Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord reveals the best gag in his new film The Pirates! Band Of Misfits 

  Aardman Animations’ co-founder talks about the early days of Aardman, Nick Park’s contributions to the studio’s goggle-eyed look, and his favorite gag from his new stop-motion film The Pirates! Band Of Misfits.

  April 25, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Bernie director Richard Linklater on the delicate art of the true-crime dark comedy

  The director of Bernie, and many other films, talks about making a comedy about murder. 

  April 25, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Interview Paul F. Tompkins on why he’s more storyteller than comedian these days

  The comedian/actor/podcaster isn’t really calling what he does “stand-up comedy” anymore.

  April 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Director Brad Bird talks about Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol and live-action versus animation

  The filmmaker behind Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol and Ratatouille discusses making the leap to live-action and more. 

  April 18, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Joss Whedon on writing horror and superheroes for fanboys and casual viewers alike 

  The prolific writer behind Cabin In The Woods and The Avengers talks spoiler culture and fulfilling fanboy fantasies.  

  April 18, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Adam Duritz of Counting Crows

  “I’ve been coated in gauze and amber for the last decade or so and I am running around naked right now.”

  April 17, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Legend Of Korra’s Michael Dante DiMartino and Joaquim Dos Santos 

  Avatar: The Last Airbender’s co-creator and finale director talk about the animation, action, and martial arts in their new spin-off series, The Legend Of Korra.

  April 13, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview The Cabin In The Woods director Drew Goddard 

  Cabin In The Woods’ director talks around his twist-filled film in a spoiler-free discussion of horror, horror commentary, and the appeal of cabins. 

  April 13, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Don Hertzfeldt

  The one-man operation behind some of the most striking animated shorts of the past 15 years feels dumb when he isn’t working. 

  April 12, 2012 | 10:30am -

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  Interview Saga and Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan talks about making comics his own way

  The writer of Y: The Last Man, Runaways and the new Saga talks about the pleasure of making comics without a net.

  April 11, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Interview Guy Maddin talks about Keyhole and “the haunted house of cinema.”

  The director of Keyhole on stealing from The Odyssey and “the haunted house of cinema.”

  April 6, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Whit Stillman talks about Damsels In Distress and making movies again at last 

  The long-absent director of Metropolitan talks about his new film, Damsels In Distress. 

  April 4, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Happy Endings’ Zachary Knighton talks comedy and T-shirts

  One of the stars of Happy Endings talks about the show’s shifting fortunes and V-neck T-shirts. 

  April 4, 2012 | 10:30am -