Exclusive Interviews. Video

Writer-director Lorene Scafaria has penned intimate and sweet comedies like Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which she also directed. She applies her sensibility for the funny and familiar nuances of our times to The Meddler in which Susan Sarandon plays Marnie, a middle aged, newly widowed mother of adult daughter Lori (Rose Byrne).

Ronit Elkabetz, Golden Globe nominee in 2014 for her movie Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, died of cancer, age 51. A leading force in the Israeli cinema, and also an admired and busy actress in France, her sudden passing brought accolades from around the world.

Two years ago Gina Rodriguez’s bright charisma and irrepressible energy won her accolades and a shiny Best Actress Golden Globe as the star of Jane the Virgin, Jennie Snyder Urman’s comedy-telenovela. Down to earth and with one of Hollywood’s brightest smiles, Gina has not stopped making true believers of fans and critics since.

Among all the trials and tribulations in Game of Thrones none perhaps have been as heart wrenching as the events that have befallen the House of Stark. As Season 6 begins (to the agonizing relief of fans worldwide), the remaining siblings of the once powerful rulers of Winterfell are scattered in the far reaches of Westeros.

As we all know by now, Winter Is Coming … and we can’t wait. As showrunners David Benioff and D.

Yes, and so is Season 6 of Game of Thrones, possibly the most anticipated return of one the biggest shows on TV, on account of the shocking (what else is new…?) cliffhangers we were left with at the end of Season 5. And the urgency is heightened since showrunners David Benioff and D.

AMC’s The Night Manager is the latest screen adaptation based on John Le Carré, the British spy novel master who has written the source books for classics as The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and more recently films like The Constant Gardener and A Most Wanted Man. The British-American co-production is directed by Golden Globe winner Susanna Bier (A Better World, 2010) and stars Tom Hiddleston as a freelance spy going up against menacing arms dealer Hugh Laurie.

With shows like Mad Men and Vinyl, TV series have turned to seminal times in recent history for inspiration. Some, like Underground, Masters of Sex and Manhattan have sought to anchor their narratives in historical periods of significance, examining true events and junctures in American history in their plots.

Rudyard Kipling’s beloved Jungle Book fables got a memorable Disney treatment in 1967 with the animated film, which introduced Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Ka, Shere Khan – and the unforgettable tunes by Louis Prima – to generations of families. Fifty years later Jon Favreau re-imagines the tale of the man-cub and his Jungle adventures with a film that is faithful to the original storytelling while adopting the kind of digital film making that has obliterated visual boundaries.

John Legend won a well-deserved Best Song Golden Globe two years ago for Glory, his collaboration with Common for Ava DuVernay’s Selma. The musician, songwriter and actor has since taken a more active creative role in Hollywood forming his own production company, Get Lifted Film Company, whose first big project, Underground, is currently airing on WGN.