Movies
Amanda Seyfried and Lily James for “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”
Lily James (“Downton Abbey”) & Amanda Seyfried (“Les Mis”) talk with Patrick Stoner about their triple threat performances i ...
Air Date: August 16, 2018
Spike Lee checks under the hood in the blistering ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Spike Lee's new movie, BlackkKlansman, is based on a true story, but the plot sounds crazy enough that you'd be excused for thinking he'd just made it up.
6 years ago
Spike Lee for “BlacKkKlansman”
Spike Lee talks with Patrick Stoner about the mixture of genres in his critically acclaimed new film, “Blackkklansman,” based on a tr ...
Air Date: August 9, 2018
A ‘Tale’ of child sex abuse was inspired by filmmaker’s real-life trauma
"When I looked at it with my adult eyes, there was abuse all over it," she says.
6 years ago
Lee Daniels’ life explored on ‘Breaking Big’
The intriguing PBS series “Breaking Big,” airing Friday at 8:30 p.m., traces the life and career path filmmaker and TV mogul Lee Daniels.
6 years ago
Transgender Hollywood seeks recognition, and not just roles
When actress Scarlett Johansson reversed course recently and canceled plans to play a transgender man in the film "Rub & Tug," transgender actors were gratified and surprised.
6 years ago
New HBO series debuts at Blackstar Film Festival in Philly
Terence Nance, a New York experimental filmmaker with a long history with the Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia, chose the festival to launch his new HBO series.
6 years ago
Listen 2:49David Newell for “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
David Newell, better known as Mr. McFeely on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” talks with Patrick Stoner about Fred Rogers ...
Air Date: August 3, 2018
Blackstar Film Festival, in its seventh year, keeps expanding the mainstream
The festival showcases films that may be difficult to find in mainstream theaters.
6 years ago
Listen 5:06Family of man falsely accused in Boston Marathon bombing screens film in Bryn Mawr hometown
'Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi' shows how unverified accusations on social media can snowball into mainstream news coverage.
6 years ago
Cher and Andy Garcia for “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”
Cher and Andy Garcia talk with Patrick Stoner about working on “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” with the original cast & Cher updat ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018
Hugh Grant for “A Very English Scandal”
The venerable British actor discusses his new film. ...
Air Date: July 16, 2018
Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez for “Hotel Transylvania 3”
Air Date: July 15, 2018
Amid backlash, Scarlett Johansson drops transgender role
"In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project," Johansson said
6 years ago