Brittany Howard has returned to our show for a second visit to talk about her new solo album and more. She became well known as the singer guitarist and songwriter fronting the band Alabama Shakes. The band's second album, "Sound And Color," debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Though sales were lackluster, Too Much Too Soon captured the band's spirit. Less than a year after its release, the Dolls broke up in a combination of commercial failure and personal misbehavior.
In 1982, eight science fiction films were released within eight weeks of each other. In The Future Was Now, Chris Nashawaty chronicles how those movies shaped the genre and the movie industry.
Guest programmers, including Spike Lee, Olivia Wilde and even Donald Trump, present and discuss two favorite films on this TCM feature. It's yet another way the network celebrates the love of movies.
Paul W. Downs co-created and stars in the HBO Max Series 'Hacks'. The series centers on Deborah Vance (played by Jean Smart), a veteran comedian whose career is waning. In response, Deborah's manager (played by Downs) brings in a Gen-Z comic named Ava (Hannah Einbinder) to help freshen up her act. Along the way, Hacks explores themes of sexism in comedy and the nuances of "cancel culture" — as when some of Deborah's old offensive jokes resurface.
Comic Nikki Glaser. One of her favorite subjects onstage is sex, and that's true of her new comedy special, "Someday You'll Die," which is streaming on Max. In the special, she also talks about why she doesn't want to have children, her thoughts on monogamy, her experiences with depression and suicidal thinking, getting older - she's 40 now - and how comics are often afraid of getting canceled.
In the new Marvel Comics-inspired movie "Deadpool And Wolverine," Ryan Reynolds revisits his role as the wise-cracking antihero Deadpool, while Hugh Jackman returns as the fiercely brooding Wolverine from the "X-Men" films. Our critic Justin Chang says the new movie is as rude and crude as its target audience will want and expect but that it also offers a few nuggets of nostalgia for old-school X-Men fans. Here's Justin's review.
David Bianculli offers an appreciation of the star of Newhart and The Bob Newhart Show, who died July 18. In 1998, Newhart told Terry Gross that his signature stammer was not an affect.
Hezbollah, the militant group based in Lebanon, shares Hamas’ goal of destroying the state of Israel. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins talks about his reporting trip to the Lebanese/Israeli border.
Dinaw Mengestu was born in Ethiopia, and his novels - all of them chosen as New York Times Notable Books - deal with issues of immigration, race and displacement. Our book critic Maureen Corrigan says Mengestu's latest novel, called "Someone Like Us," is another standout. Here's her review.
After making the hit film "Crazy Rich Asians" and the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "In The Heights," my guest, Jon M. Chu, is now adapting "Crazy Rich Asians" into a Broadway musical. He's directing a film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Wicked," which is expected to open in November.
Time really does fly in this fun and charming adventure series, based on Terry Gilliam's 1981 film about a gang of thieves who steal treasures at different points in history.
Anne Applebaum, has been writing for years about the rise in authoritarianism around the world and the erosion of democracy. Her latest book, "Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want To Run The World," is a potent read on how today's autocracies are not just ruled by one powerful leader, but are instead a sophisticated interconnected network.
David Leitch, is a former stuntman, who directed the new film, "The Fall Guy," about a stuntman, who ends up having to execute spectacular stunts in his real life in order to save the film he's working on, regain the love of the woman who's directing it and save his life. Inspired by the '80s TV series, "The Fall Guy," Leitch's new film is a blend of action film and rom-com, starring Ryan Gosling as the stunt man, and Emily Blunt as the camera operator-turned-director.
The British band Roxy Music, led by singer/songwriter Bryan Ferry, released their fourth album in 1974. It would go on to crack the Billboard top 40 — and it remains thrilling today.
From tuna to chili peppers to salt, each episode of this new Apple TV+ docuseries focuses on a unique ingredient. But there’s an additional element that runs throughout the show: passion.
Westheimer's matter-of-fact sex advice, along with her funny lively personality, made her a national media celebrity. She was born in Germany in 1928 and died July 12. Originally broadcast in 1996.
The new movie "Twisters" stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones as two intrepid storm chasers who compete with each other to find the biggest tornadoes. The movie is directed by Lee Isaac Chung, whose previous film, "Minari," was nominated for the Academy Award for best picture. Our critic-at-large, John Powers, says "Twisters" is a pleasurable summer blockbuster, with all the virtues and limitations that phrase suggests.
Duvall, who died July 11, starred in The Shining, Popeye and numerous Robert Altman films. She also produced the award-winning Faerie Tale Theatre. Originally broadcast in 1992.
Auslander has written for decades about growing up in a dysfunctional household within an ultra-orthodox Jewish community. The title of his latest memoir comes from the Yiddish word for "yuck."
