Welcome to Flicks, a WHYY program devoted to exploring the latest creations from Hollywood. Each week, WHYY film critic Patrick Stoner provides up-to-the-minute coverage of top films, stars and moviemakers. Stoner’s signature programs — the three-minute Flicks, capturing interviews with the stars and the one-minute Quick Pics offering the week’s “best bets” — appear on dozens of PBS stations nationwide each week. At this site, you can view Patrick’s latest interview as well as interviews from the Flicks archives.
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Eric Roberts, the 4th most prolific actor in film history, talks with Patrick Stoner about loving working with other actors in as many pr
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Air Date: July 24, 2024
Kevin Costner directs & stars in Horizon–the 4 part western saga. He talks with Patrick Stoner after Warner Brothers changed t
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Air Date: July 24, 2024
Guy Pearce talks with Patrick Stoner about the power of playing a character who speaks little but has powerful long speeches at dramatic
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Air Date: July 10, 2024
Jude Law & Alicia Vikander talk with Patrick Stoner about playing the Henry VIII & Katherine Parr relationship in Tudor England
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Air Date: July 3, 2024
Kevin Costner talks with Patrick Stoner about making an unprecedented 4 part western divided into 4 chapters, much like a novel.
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Air Date: June 26, 2024
Daniel Francis & Victor Alli talk with Patrick Stoner about Part 2 secrecy & multi ethnic casting.
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Air Date: June 20, 2024
Tony Hale talks with Patrick Stoner about playing Fear in the sequel to the popular first film & his appreciation for its understand
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Air Date: June 12, 2024
Will Forte talks with Patrick Stoner about the west of Ireland being as powerful an acting asset as clothes & makeup.
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Air Date: June 5, 2024
Benedict Cumberbatch & Gaby Hoffman talk with Patrick Stoner about the importance of a comprehensive back story for playing complic
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Air Date: May 29, 2024
Andre Holland talks with Patrick Stoner about what aspect of Black Panthers cofounder Huey Newton he emphasized.
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Air Date: May 22, 2024
Nicola Coughlan & Luke Newton talk with Patrick Stoner about how they play more of the humor in the popular series than they did ear
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Air Date: May 15, 2024
Jennifer Connelly, Oscar winner, talks with Patrick Stoner about how she juggles her character’s shifting knowledge & emotions in
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Air Date: May 8, 2024
Tim Blake Nelson, best known for his Coen Brothers’ films, talks with Patrick Stoner about starring in a film written & directed b
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Air Date: May 1, 2024
Tye Sheridan talks with Patrick Stoner about shooting in NYC with Sean Penn under chaotic conditions.
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Air Date: April 24, 2024
Michael Douglas talks with Patrick Stoner about playing the iconic Founding Father.
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Air Date: April 17, 2024