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‘High Wire’ Director Calif Chong on Stephen Chow Dreams, BFI London Film Festival...
When Calif Chong was growing up in a working-class Hong Kong household, no one in her family went to the cinema. But Stephen Chow’s comedies changed everything for her. “I thought, oh my God, if I could become the female version of Stephen Chow, how cool would that be?” Chong...
Reinventing Snowboarding Instruction for Beginners
Soon, the mountain peaks around Los Angeles will turn white. Many will head up to the slopes, where groomed resort trails await. Today, let’s talk about snowboarding. For some, the thought brings back memories of magical rides with the wind rushing in their ears; for others, it recalls the...
20 Years After a Landmark Disney-Apple Deal, Anne Sweeney Recalls Negotiating With Steve Jobs
On Oct. 12, 2005, Apple and Disney stunned the media world with an unprecedented deal to make primetime TV programming available on mobile device for digital purchase without needing an antennae or multichannel subscription to watch it. Twenty years later, former Disney Media Networks co-chair Anne...
Tonatiuh on ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ and How He Wants Hollywood to See Him:...
For Tonatiuh, the journey from West Covina to sharing the screen with Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” happened with whiplash-inducing speed. “I got an email with the materials, Dec. 19,” the 30-year-old actor recalls of his audition process....
Stephen Colbert Recalls Moment He Found Out ‘The Late Show’ Was Canceled and...
Jimmy Kimmel hosted fellow late-night frontman Stephen Colbert on his show Tuesday night, and during the interview, Colbert recalled how he found out “The Late Show” had been canceled and how he told his staff. Colbert said the news was first delivered to him via a two and a half hour...
Bill Maher Defends ‘My Compatriot’ Jimmy Kimmel, Slams ABC and Recalls Getting Fired...
On HBO’s “Real Time” Friday night, Bill Maher rallied behind Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was suspended this week by ABC, and Maher blasted the Disney-owned network — which more than two decades ago canceled Maher’s “Politically Incorrect” after his...
‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ Review: Music Doc Recalls a ’90s Festival...
The Lilith Fair music festival of the late 1990s was named after Lilith, a figure of ancient myth who gained a modern cult following as the biblical Adam’s supposed first wife, who was more interested in setting up her own Eden than going along with her husband’s. Now, Lilith Fair...
Ted Sarandos Recalls Reed Hastings’ Original Pitch to Him About Netflix’s Streaming...
Ted Sarandos is co-CEO of Netflix, the biggest premium subscription streaming company on the planet, with a current market capitalization of more than $500 billion. But more than two decades ago, before the dawn of video streaming, Sarandos was more than a little skeptical when he first met with...
How Benjamin and Jodie Caron Went from Playing Business in Their Childhood Home to Launching Square...
Growing up above their parent’s pub in the West Midlands, England, Benjamin and Jodie Caron would bustle around the office pretending to oversee a business. “I can’t remember what we were running, but I would be typing furiously on the typewriter and Jodie would be taking...
Producer Turned Podcaster Johnathan Walton Pens ‘Anatomy of a Con’ Guide to Spotting...
A dozen years ago, Johnathan Walton loved his life in Los Angeles working as a reality TV producer. He’s been behind such unscripted series as “Shark Tank,” “American Ninja Warrior,” “American Chopper” and Disney+ docuseries “It’s a Dog’s...
Ray Winstone Recalls Frustration With ‘Black Widow’ Reshoots, Says Marvel ‘Takes...
British actor Ray Winstone (“The Departed”), who is at the Sarajevo Film Festival to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award for exceptional contributions to the art of cinema, sat down at the festival to talk through his decades in the industry. Asked about the changes he’s...
Finn Wolfhard Is Free of ‘Stranger Things’: Why His Last Day on Set Was a...
Finn Wolfhard was determined to stay in the moment. “Everyone was thinking about the end and was down, and I would just be like, ‘Yeah, but we’re all here hanging out. It’s fine,’” he recalls. “And I would push it away.” On Dec. 20,...