War of the Worlds at 20: Steven Spielberg’s Unlikeliest Blockbuster Still Packs a Punch
Katey and Chris look back at 2005’s July 4 weekend blockbuster, which was overshadowed at the time by Tom Cruise’s press tour but still holds up, with its dark metaphor for American life after 9/11 and what are still some of the most chilling action sequences ever made.
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How to Survive the New Press Tour Rules, with Nicole LaPorte
Timothee Chalamet mastered it, Brad Pitt is trying it out, and everyone knows you've got to go for it — it's the new press tour hotspots, from Hot Ones to running in Central Park. Nicole LaPorte talked to Hollywood's most ruthless publicists about which ones are actually worth it, and shares her findings on this week's episode.
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Brian Tyree Henry Is Ready to Be “Part of the Sauce”
The star and executive producer of Dope Thief took on his first behind the scenes role on the Apple TV+ series, and found a whole new way of working in the process.
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Franklin Leonard on What Hollywood’s So Scared Of and How to Fix It, Plus the High Potential Team on Their Fresh Detective Drama
Franklin Leonard, the founder and CEO of The Blacklist, joins Katey for a check in on the industry’s cautious optimism over summer movie season, but also the lingering anxieties that keep standing in the way. Then hear Katey’s live onstage conversation with the team behind ABC’s High Potential: director Alethea Jones, showrunner Todd Harthan, creator Drew Goddard and star Kaitlin Olson.
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Paul Giamatti and Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror’s Future Nostalgia
The star of the Black Mirror episode “Eulogy” joins the series creator for a freewheeling conversation about memory, grief, AI and how to fit an American into what was intended as a very English story. Watch the full video version of this interview on The Ankler’s YouTube page.
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A weekly podcast hosted by The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich, featuring lively and endlessly curious discussion of the film and television awards races and the business that surrounds them. Episodes will also include interviews with top awards contenders and the major players in the races that make Hollywood run.
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