Emperors! Gladiators! Nearly 1000 extras! We talked to Jana Carboni (makeup designer) and hair designer Guiliano Mariano about their immense work on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.... Read More
Christina Birro
Icon Holland Taylor joins us this week! Ms. Taylor has a long career in the theatre and on Broadway. She’s starred in films like The... Read More
Ed Burns, a former Baltimore detective and public school teacher, has together with David Simon written and produced some of TVs greatest shows, including HBO’s The Wire. The Philip Roth novel... Read More
After more than a decade in the industry, and post-Oscar win, Alicia Vikander speaks to new AwardsWatch correspondent Christina Birro of Pop Culture Confidential about... Read More

Interviews: How the Hair, Makeup and Editing Teams for ‘Gladiator II’ Corralled 1000 Extras, Battled Heat and Kept Ridley Scott’s Vision
Interview: Holland Taylor on ‘Hollywood’ and her own dreams starting out
Interview: Ed Burns, Writer/Producer of HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’
Interview: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander on ‘The Glorias’ and finding her voice
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried is Mother (Ann) in Mona Fastvold’s Miraculous Musical Drama [A]
With ‘Song Sung Blue,’ Craig Brewer Pays Tribute to Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, Joy Amongst Sadness, and the Creation of Art [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 131 – ‘High Life’ (Claire Denis, 2019)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead