Emilia Clarke, Michael Douglas and more

In this episode, Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) talks about the difference between dramatic and comedic roles, while Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther) discusses the impact of her movie to an international audience. Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) and Emma Stone (The Favourite) recall roles earlier in their careers, and the effect of fame in their lives.

In this episode, John Krasinski (A Quiet Place) talks about how his real-life experience of being a parent influenced the way he directed and re-wrote this film and why he cast deaf child actress Millicent Simmonds, while Rosamund Pike (A Private War) discusses how an eye-patch radically changes the way she negotiated the world and how she played real-life American journalist Marie Colvin. Michael B.

This episode features Glenn Close (The Wife) with Sam Elliott (A Star is Born) in conversation. Hear Sam Elliot talk about the level of trust he and his director, Bradley Cooper, have cultivated and his love for co-star Lady Gaga. Glenn Close talks about her choice to play the unusual role of wife to a Nobel prize winner.

This special half-hour episode features Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns), both of whom are bringing musicals back to the big screen. Join Lady Gaga and Lin-Manuel Miranda as they talk about navigating the differences of film performance versus live concert and theatre performances; removing one’s armor in front of the camera and finding a new source of adrenaline when a live audience isn’t present in the equation.