Interview

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  Interview Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney talks the Catholic sex scandals

  His latest film, Mea Maxima Culpa, makes its TV debut on HBO.

  February 7, 2013 | 1:30pm -

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  Interview Artist to artist: Reggie Watts talks with New York indie band Buke And Gase

  Three artists committed to improv have an organized chat with each other.

  February 7, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Raising Hope’s Lucas Neff on starting stand-up and how his show apes The Simpsons

  “The Simpsons are another working-class family and all in the same house, for the most part. We just took Abe Simpson and put him in the house.”

  February 5, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview The Neighbors’ Dan Fogelman on turning a critical flop into “an unstoppable beast”

  “I just think this show’s really good. Slowly but surely, I think we’re gonna outlast all the naysayers.”

  February 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Walter Hill on the anti-buddy movie and the evolution of the action film

  The great action-movie director talks making films where “The jokes are funny, but the bullets are real.”

  February 1, 2013 | 10:00am -

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  Interview Jeremy Irons on Shakespeare, The Simpsons, and enjoyable inconsistencies

  The actor discusses his encounters with the Bard and what George W. Bush and a Borgia pope have in common.

  January 31, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Dominic Monaghan on working with Wild Things' “beautiful, gentle spiders”

  "I’m a big fan of the misunderstood, the vilified, the underdog."

  January 29, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Elisha Cuthbert on being “the funny one” and not competing with 24

  “It was like, ‘There’s no way I’m doing another one-hour drama—it’s going to tank and burn.’”

  January 29, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Shameless’ Emmy Rossum talks character evolution and fake poop

  The actress touches on this season’s sexual-harassment storyline and why her character has become so desperate.

  January 25, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Stand-up Jim Jefferies plays himself on Legit, but that doesn’t make it a Louie clone

  “Let my character act like a jerk, give him a redeeming moment, and have a sweet song playing over the background.”

  January 24, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Sarah Paulson on the twisty second season of American Horror Story

  The Emmy-nominated actress talks mental illness and musical numbers as the season wraps up.

  January 24, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Interview West Of Memphis subject Damien Echols on his murder conviction, release, and closure

  After 18 years on death row, a wrongly convicted man speaks about his freedom, his quest for justice, and his friendship with Peter Jackson and Johnny Depp.

  January 18, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Nick Kroll has been planning his whole life for something he didn’t realize was possible

  The comedian and actor has a new sketch show, Kroll Show.

  January 16, 2013 | 10:00am -

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  Interview Amy Sherman-Palladino on Bunheads, Gilmore Girls, and not making mediocre TV

  “A show cannot be dictated into being great. If a writer is simply a note-taker, the show will fail.”

  January 14, 2013 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Alan Sepinwall on turning points in Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, and more

  The famed critic remembers The Shield’s debut, the Friday Night Lights murder, and other key TV episodes discussed in his new book.

  January 4, 2013 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Sopranos mastermind David Chase talks process and his debut feature film

  Why a period piece about the British Invasion isn’t too different from a TV show about the current-day mob.

  December 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Robert Carlyle on California Solo, American vs. British TV, and the appeal of fairy tales

  “I’ve worked with some really terrific people; I’ve worked with some wankers as well.”

  December 20, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  Interview Comedy auteur Judd Apatow talks about his crisis-comedy This Is 40 

  From The 40 Year-Old Virgin to This Is 40.

  December 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Chris Tucker on Silver Linings Playbook and his intermittent film career

  “I believe that I’m going to have a long career, as long as I want.”

  December 14, 2012 | 1:00pm -

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  Interview Fat Mike talks about NOFX and his later-life interest in drugs and bondage

  The leader of NOFX and Fat Wreck Chords has gotten wilder as he’s gotten older.

  December 6, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Dan Schneider on Head Of The Class and creating some of Nickelodeon’s most memorable shows

  “I never was like, ‘I want to write a kids show.’ I was like, “I want to write a show like M*A*S*H or Cheers or Friends. That’s what I love, but I have to make it suitable for kids.’”

  November 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview FNL’s Adrianne Palicki on learning to be a badass for Red Dawn and Wonder Woman

  "You’re close to these explosions, and they’re telling you, “'Well, you could die… but I’m sure you won’t!'”

  November 21, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Kathleen Hanna on Bikini Kill, growing up, and being a feminist icon

  “I always feel like I’m the female Ian MacKaye, but with fewer morals.”

  November 20, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Terry Pratchett on his latest novel, his medical diagnosis, and more

  “Even if I could get my typing back, I wouldn’t go back to typing. We are monkeys. We like to chatter.”

  November 16, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Interview Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie on their new movie, Save The Date, and their TV shows

  “I’m going to make Community porn. Lizzy Caplan’s going to play Annie, and I’m going to produce it.”

  November 15, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Robert Zemeckis on his new film, Flight, and why 3-D conversions are bullshit

  “Making movies is just making choices. Hopefully you’re inspired by the screenplay to make the right choices.”

  November 1, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Interview Justin Cronin, author of The Passage, on book two of his vampire trilogy

  “Rather quickly, the inspiration, the literary source for this became Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway.”

  November 1, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Interview RZA on his new film and the 20th anniversary of Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

  “It’s necessary sometimes for me to fucking explain what I’m trying to say.”

  November 1, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview The stars of Key & Peele talk about staying relevant, and funny, in season 2

  “Part of our bread and butter is Obama-Luther. What are we going to do, wait until January?”

  October 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview The Wachowskis explain how Cloud Atlas unplugs people from the Matrix

  “As I’m getting older in this business, I’m getting less concerned with what the response is, to tell you the truth. The movie is the reward for me.”

  October 25, 2012 | 12:00am -