Here's some of the questions Patrick Stoner has answered in the past...

What do we learn from this year's Academy Awards nominations?

Q: WAG THE DOG became a familiar name among news junkies in recent weeks because its plot line seems to coincide with the Clinton flap. What do the stars make of that irony?

Who won in the Broadcast Film Critics' Association Awards for 1997?

What is the most enjoyable thing you've heard someone else say about films recently?

Is this year of mediocre films going to improve in the final month?

What are your Top Ten Films of All Time?

How can you tell if you have any talent for screenwriting?

How important do you think Dreamworks is going to be in the Hollywood film scene?

Jimmy Stewart is gone. What is his legacy?

What did we learn from the summer of '97?

It seems that actors who play characters with a disability (Dustin Hoffman in RAIN MAN or Daniel Day Lewis in MY LEFT FOOT) or foreign accent (Ben Kingsley in GANDHI or Meryl Streep in SOPHIE'S CHOICE) have an advantage at Oscar time. Is that true?

COP LAND and HOODLUM remind us of the rich Hollywood cops and robbers tradition. Which films best represent this genre?

You said that Mel Gibson is a master professional and a playful child personally. Examples?

Which stars are as nice in private as they are in public?

Now that we're halfway through the summer, what can you say about the film season so far?

How many light summer films can you recommend WITHOUT reservation?

What was it like at the HERCULES world premiere?

How did they create the amazing special effects in LOST WORLD, the sequel to Steven Spielberg's colossal hit JURASSIC PARK?

What is the Cannes Film Festival like?

Disaster movies (or, as Hollywood likes to call them these days, "event films") are in vogue. Are there some good older ones to rent?

How does VOLCANO compare to the other movie about the same disaster, DANTE'S PEAK?

What are your fellow critics like when you get together?

What was it like at the 69th Annual Academy Awards?

What are your choices for the major Oscars this year?

What were the best years for films, and what were they?

What was done to improve Star Wars for its re-release?

How has the new Broadcast Film Critics Association gotten into controversy already?

What will you say when you present the Best Screenplay award to Anthony Minghella for THE ENGLISH PATIENT at the Broadcast Film Critics Awards Luncheon?

Who won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Awards?

What are your votes for the best and worst movies of 1996?

Which films and actors do you think will win Academy Awards this coming season?

When interviewing stars, what kind of surprise answers have you gotten?

To whom should the Broadcast Film Critics Association give their first Lifetime Achievement Award?

Given all of the entertainment -- including films -- that you can get in your own home these days, why do so many people still go out to the movies?

Where can I see FLICKS on public television?

Is Tom Hanks really that nice?

How long can this avalanche of new films continue?

What are the most erotic films -- ones you wouldn't go into the X-rated section of the video store to rent?

Spoofs [like THE NAKED GUN and BRADY BUNCH series] have been popular in recent years. What makes a good spoof?

Family values are popular in the United States. Do recent movies reflect this popularity?

Why do they say you should never look for profits from Hollywood pictures?

How much drug usage have you noticed in Hollywood?

Has the summer film glut finally come to an end?

What makes you do this job?

How does a little film survive this summer of blockbusters?

How do they do those special effects in films like INDEPENDENCE DAY?

What's the biggest problem Hollywood is having this summer?

Which studio is the most powerful?

Who's your favorite actor?

How do quotes get in movie ads even before the film opens?

Comic actors like Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, and Eddie Murphy seem like they would be fun to be around. Are they?

Who were your least favorite interviews?

Why do films seem to come out in bunches--with similar themes, characters and plots?

Do you see any differences in this year's films so far compared to last year's?

How were the Academy Awards this year?

Who was your favorite interview?

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