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Role Call
role call
May 23, 2023
Hank Azaria Answers Every Question We Have About
Godzilla
A giant, radioactive lizard is nothing compared to the wet nightmare that was five months of Hollywood rain.
By
James Grebey
role call
May 15, 2023
Sheryl Lee Ralph Answers Every Question We Have About
Sister Act 2
On working with a teenage Lauryn Hill and how her own “strong immigrant” West Indian mother informed Mama Florence.
By
Martine Thompson
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Apr. 28, 2023
Kathleen Turner Answers Every Question We Have About
Serial Mom
On defying her agents, hitting Patty Hearst with a pay phone, hating Barry Manilow, and watching Shirley MacLaine eat a staggering number of crabs.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Mar. 29, 2023
Scott Speedman Answers All Our Questions About
Underworld
On why he left the franchise after two films, the pressures of fame at a young age, and wild times in Budapest.
By
Wolfgang Ruth
role call
Mar. 6, 2023
Tara Reid Answers Every Question We Have About
The Big Lebowski
On beating Liv Tyler and Charlize Theron for the role of Bunny Lebowski and making the Coen Brothers laugh.
By
Derek Lawrence
role call
Feb. 2, 2023
Debbie Harry Answers Every Question We Have About
Videodrome
The Blondie legend on the “sticky” consequences of dyeing her hair, how James Woods annoyed David Cronenberg, and her work on
Tron
— whatever that is.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Jan. 10, 2023
Steve Zahn Answers Every Question We Have About
Out of Sight
On warning J.Lo not to bother with the “actor-making-an-album crap,” George Clooney’s “birthday” prank, and his soft spot for vulnerable dimwits.
By
Derek Lawrence
role call
Dec. 29, 2022
Elizabeth Hurley Answers Every Question We Have About
Bedazzled
She is an irreverent delight in a role that seems written specifically as a commentary on her public image.
By
Rachel Handler
role call
Dec. 19, 2022
Billy Zane Answers Every Question We Have About
Titanic
The ever-quotable Cal Hockley on flipping that table in front of Kate Winslet, the props he took from set, and inspiring so much hatred.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Dec. 19, 2022
Frances Fisher Answers Every Question We Have About
Titanic
On the perils of corsets, the doily she borrowed from Prince Charles, and how one really can have too much caviar.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Nov. 9, 2022
Lee Pace Answers All Our Questions About
Pushing Daisies
“When I got cast in
The Hobbit
, Peter Jackson said, ‘We loved you in
Pushing Daisies
. That’s why you’re here.’”
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
role call
Nov. 8, 2022
Sandra Bernhard Answers Every Question We Have About
The King of Comedy
On beating out Meryl Streep for her part, improvising a kidnapping scene, and why Jerry Lewis wrote her an apology letter.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Oct. 6, 2022
William H. Macy Answers Every Question We Have About
Boogie Nights
On his visit to a porn set, Burt Reynolds’s “clueless” attitude, and making Paul Thomas Anderson laugh — and smell — during that killer shot.
By
Derek Lawrence
role call
Sept. 21, 2022
Isabella Rossellini Answers Every Question We Have About
Death Becomes Her
On using a body double, her critique of Madonna’s
Sex
book, and why she’s glad she missed out on a role in a certain “exploitative” film.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Aug. 12, 2022
Kate Bosworth Answers Every Question We Have About
Blue Crush
On competing for the lead role with Jessica Biel, eating sand during her audition, and surviving the “cruel” streak of the early 2000s.
By
Ilana Kaplan
role call
July 7, 2022
Chad L. Coleman Answers Every Question We Have About
The Wire
The actor on navigating Cutty’s “
Invisible Man
complex” and the real Baltimoreans who added texture to his performance.
By
Roxana Hadadi
role call
May 18, 2022
Kathy Najimy Answers Every Question We Have About
Sister Act
On how
Entertainment Tonight
host Mary Hart inspired the character’s relentless pep and sneaking backstage in a bunny costume to meet Bette Midler.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Apr. 28, 2022
William Sadler Answers Every Question We Have About
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
The veteran character actor on the origin of Death’s Czech accent, creating some of the character’s most famous lines, and bonding with George Carlin.
By
Nate Jones
role call
Apr. 15, 2022
Lance Reddick Answers Our Questions About
Horizon Forbidden West
and
Destiny
“Sylens was one of the first times I’ve watched myself as an animated character and thought,
Wow, that’s a really cool character. I got a good deal
.”
By
Joshua Rivera
role call
Apr. 8, 2022
Wayne Knight Answers Every Question We Have About
Basic Instinct
“I feel like this film couldn’t be made today because the voice against it would be too strong and too listened-to.”
By
Matthew Jacobs
it’s coming
Apr. 6, 2022
Erika Christensen Answers Every Question We Have About
Swimfan
On the appeal of bunny boilers, which teen star got unnecessarily waxed for pool shoots, and the possibility of a sequel.
By
Roxana Hadadi
role call
Mar. 29, 2022
BD Wong Answers Every Question We Have About the
Jurassic Park
Films
“The human desire to scratch certain itches is what makes cultural things happen. It’s not the Kardashians’ fault people are fascinated with them.”
By
Anne Victoria Clark
role call
Mar. 27, 2022
Rosie Perez Answers All Our Questions About
White Men Can’t Jump
On losing it in front of Alex Trebek, that time Woody Harrelson ratted her out to Wesley Snipes, and the trio’s upcoming Oscars reunion.
By
Derek Lawrence
role call
Mar. 22, 2022
Sam Richardson Answers All Our Questions About Veep
“The rhythm I tried to find was,
Information, information, information … side note.
”
By
Roxana Hadadi
role call
Mar. 15, 2022
Judy Greer Answers All Our Questions About
Jawbreaker
“I was always — and probably still am — a little terrified of Rose.”
By
Jordan Crucchiola
role call
Jan. 27, 2022
Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich Answer All Our Questions About
Scream
“Looking back on this has been like looking back on the first love of your life.”
By
Jordan Crucchiola
role call
Jan. 25, 2022
Julie Delpy Answers Every Question We Have About
2 Days in Paris
On tricking studio executives into making movies, dodging the word “crazy” throughout her career, and why she thinks she might be Larry David.
By
Rachel Handler
role call
Dec. 24, 2021
David Krumholtz Answers Every Question We Have About
The Santa Clause
On the ups and downs of life as Bernard the Head Elf, an unexpected sex symbol for a generation of weird and, often queer, young adults.
By
Ashley Ray-Harris
this is my place
Dec. 9, 2021
Brenda Vaccaro Answers Every Question We Have About
Midnight Cowboy
The actress on John Schlesinger’s documentary-style filmmaking, what it was like to film her memorable sex scene, and that iconic fox-fur coat.
By
Andrew Goldman
where did i go right
Dec. 8, 2021
Matthew Broderick Answers Every Question We Have About
The Producers
The born-and-bred New Yorker feels about Mel Brooks’s musical movie the way people from Chicago feel about Ferris Bueller.
By
Mara Reinstein
just press a button
Dec. 7, 2021
Fred Williamson Answers Every Question We Have About
Black Caesar
The Hammer remembers the guerrilla style of director Larry Cohen and how New York City provided a neighborhood full of free extras.
By
Andrew Goldman
surrender dorothy!
Dec. 6, 2021
Griffin Dunne Answers Every Question We Have About
After Hours
It started with Martin Scorsese demanding he abstain from sex during the shoot and almost ended with Paul stuck in that sculpture.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Dec. 2, 2021
Laura Dern Answers Every Question We Have About
Citizen Ruth
On Alexander Payne’s “equal-opportunity offender” abortion comedy, Miramax’s efforts to “kill” support for it, and its continued relevance.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Nov. 9, 2021
Bianca Lawson Answers Every Question We Have About
Pretty Little Liars
“She’s in love with this other girl and that’s the truth.”
By
Zoe Haylock
role call
Nov. 4, 2021
Alan Cumming Answers Every Question We Have About
GoldenEye
On dodging the Russian mafia, getting dry ice stuck to his scalp, and having no time for
No Time to Die
.
By
Jack King
role call
Oct. 28, 2021
Krysten Ritter Answers All Our Questions About
Vamps
Also, she would like her fangs back, please.
By
Jen Chaney
role call
Oct. 1, 2021
Drea de Matteo Answers All Our Questions About
That
Episode of
The Sopranos
You know the one.
By
Mara Reinstein
role call
Sept. 23, 2021
J. Smith-Cameron Answers Every Question We Have About
Harriet the Spy
On impressing Rosie O’Donnell with her theater credits, hanging with Courtney B. Vance in Canada, and the enduring brilliance of the
Harriet
costumes.
By
Rachel Simon
role call
Sept. 16, 2021
Richard E. Grant Answers Every Question We Have About
Spice World
On meeting Roger Moore and Meat Loaf, the biggest trailer of his career, the Spice Girls’ improv skills, and all the costumes he kept.
By
Nolan Feeney
role call
Sept. 9, 2021
Kim Basinger Answers Every Question We Have About Being Tom Petty’s Lady Corpse
“To be honest, it was the hardest role I’ve ever played in my entire life.”
By
Devon Ivie
role call
Sept. 3, 2021
Elisabeth Shue Answers Every Question We Have About
Adventures in Babysitting
On going out with Bradley Whitford, ending up at the Playboy Mansion, and saying “fuck” in a Disney movie against her dad’s wishes.
By
Mara Reinstein
role call
Aug. 26, 2021
Rosie O’Donnell Answers Every Question We Have About
Sleepless in Seattle
On forgetting her lines in front of Nora Ephron, attending the premiere with Madonna, and embracing the “funny friend” role.
By
Matthew Jacobs
role call
Aug. 20, 2021
Lori Petty Answers Every Question We Have About
A League of Their Own
On sharing a makeup trailer with Madonna, laughing at Jon Lovitz, standing firm on the film’s ending, and the possibility of a TV series.
By
Shannon Carlin
role call
Aug. 18, 2021
Blair Underwood Answers All Our Questions About
Sex and the City
’s Dr. Robert
“I didn’t think it was too soon. He wasn’t asking her to marry him — he was just giving her a big ol’ cookie!”
By
Mara Reinstein
role call
Aug. 12, 2021
Hayley Mills Answers Every Question We Have About
The Parent Trap
The actress talks working with Walt Disney, life as a teen icon in the ’60s, and her new memoir about a Hollywood that no longer exists.
By
Tolly Wright
role call
July 28, 2021
Lesley Ann Warren Answers Every Question We Have About
Clue
“When it opened, we were all ravaged by disappointment. But ultimately, we got our revenge.”
By
Devon Ivie
role call
June 24, 2021
Chad Lindberg Answers Every Question We Have About
The Fast and the Furious
On the 20th anniversary of the unlikely start of the now-monster franchise, the actor thinks it’s time to #BringJesseBack.
By
Alison Willmore
role call
June 15, 2021
Shane West Answers Every Question We Have About
A Walk to Remember
“You want to be acknowledged for the work that you’re putting in, but I was never really a TMZ person.”
By
Ilana Kaplan
role call
June 8, 2021
Harry Hamlin Answers Our
Clash of the Titans
Questions
For the actor, making the cult classic involved clashing with the producers over decapitations, apartheid, and robot owls.
By
James Grebey
role call
June 2, 2021
Blake McIver Ewing Answers Every Question We Have About
The Little Rascals
The former child actor on meeting Spielberg, fanning out over Marty’s mom from
Back to the Future
, and having lunch with Donald Trump on set.
By
Tolly Wright
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