The Frame

The Irish actress plays a Scottish singer trying to make it big in Nashville in what she hopes is her breakout movie role; is "Men in Black: International" the latest proof that audiences are suffering from sequel fatigue?; the Cuban singer known as Cimafunk draws comparisons to James Brown.

Bryan Cranston wins a Tony; Eleni Mandell makes music with prisoners; playwright Lucas Hnath tells brings the true story of his mother's kidnapping to stage. Also, a top film critic wants Hollywood to bring back sex scenes of yore and best friends made a love letter to their city with the film "The Last Black Man in San Francisco."

The legendary singer-songwriter's 1975 tour is revisited in a new documentary by Martin Scorsese; the cultural week-in-review with L.A. Times TV critic Lorraine Ali; the new surf film, "Self-Discovery for Social Survival.”

After a Broadway run, her play about a 1920s obscenity trial comes to Los Angeles; the annual E3 convention draws to a close with plenty of news from the gaming world; the band Making Movies got a boost on its latest album from Ruben Blades.

The singer-songwriter's latest album, "Wake Up Again," was inspired by teaching songwriting at a women’s prison in Southern California; Washington Post movie critic Ann Hornaday wonders why American movies shy away from sex scenes; media critic and feminist Anita Sarkeesian on sexist and misogynist depictions in video games.

A new docu-drama by Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce explores the car designer's turbulent career and flamboyant life; YouTube’s struggle to dealing with hateful and harmful content; 'Baskets' returns for its fourth season.

The film is loosely based on the story of actor Jimmie Fails. He once lived with his friend Joe Talbot, who would eventually direct and co-write the film; re-capping the Tony Awards, and revisiting our interview with Bryan Cranston, who won Best Leading Actor in a Play.

Emma Thompson talks about her new movie "Late Night." Neil Gaiman adapts his novel "Good Omens" into an Amazon series. Plus, we meet up with Mexico guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela in a Los Angeles guitar shop. All that, and more, on this debut episode of The Frame Weekend.

Barak Goodman's new documentary looks at the many challenges the festival's promoters encountered as they planned and produced the event that helped define a generation.

The acclaimed playwright fashioned a show from interviews his mother conducted that recount her five-month abduction in 1997.

"Still Dreaming" follows a group of retired actors who mount a Shakespeare play; Netflix pulls its movies from the Cannes Film Festival in a disagreement over screening policy; composer and producer Gustavo Santaolalla returns to the concert stage.

Al Madrigal, who got his break from Mitzi Shore at The Comedy Store, pays tribute to the late patron; actor Michael K. Williams digs into the juvenile justice system; Canadian singer & songwriter Lindi Ortega on her new album, "Liberty."

As the second season of HBO's "Westworld" approaches, we revisit our interview with actress Thandie Newton; according to the Hollywood Reporter, there's a battle going on to control the 95-year-old Lee's estate; the N.Y.-based Bedlam company performs "Hamlet" and "Saint Joan" in repertory.

“Stealing The Show: How Women are Revolutionizing Television" is a new book from journalist Joy Press that tracks 30 years in the TV business and the women who've transformed it; Facebook is in hot water over data sharing but among their new critics are viral video creators who once made money off the site.

Writer-director Lynn Shelton's latest film is a drama that stars Jay Duplass and Edie Falco; filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour talks about the cultural changes coming to her Saudi homeland; a non-profit offers financial planning workshops for women artists.

What can we learn about Hollywood from the way female characters are described in movie screenplays? Vulture.com analyzed 50 iconic female roles to find out; in her directing debut, Kay Cannon puts a fresh spin on the teen sex comedy genre.

Production designer Paul Harrod helped oversee the design and building of Wes Anderson's fantasy version of Japan; domestic receipts were down in 2017, but foreign box office continued to grow for Hollywood movies; the L.A. version of Switzerland's Locarno Festival readies its second local event.

“First Match” is a new coming-of-age movie about a girl who tries out for her high school's boys wrestling team; the U.S. Dept. of Justice is reportedly examining Live Nation's business practices; Pinar Toprak is the rare female composer who works in the superhero genre.

"Jessica Jones" creator Melissa Rosenberg talks about her career and the show’s second season; prolific TV producer Steven Bochco died Sunday at the age of 74. Among his many hits were “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law" and NYPD Blue; Song Exploder takes apart the theme song for "The Daily" podcast.

The actress and stand-up comedian draws on her experience with anxiety and depression to make audiences laugh.

The screenwriter adapted Ernest Cline's popular novel and was able to attract a filmmaker who goes by the name of Steven Spielberg.

David Collins is creator of the original "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and executive producer of the Netflix reboot, "Queer Eye." The new incarnation is set in the South and addresses more serious topics; Sara Holdren, theater critic at New York Magazine, reviews the revival of “Angels in America” and Disney’s new “Frozen” musical.