The Frame

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" teams makes an Apple TV+ show; Comedian Maria Bamford masters the impersonation; Alex Newell brings his unique voice to "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"; After Weinstein's conviction, what's left to do?

Tamar-kali is a film composer with unique musical roots; Linas Phillips is a rideshare driver/spiritual coach in "The Ride"; what comes next for Hollywood after the Weinstein verdict?

Alex Newell plays a nonbinary character and Mary Steenburgen is Zoey's mother on the new NBC show; Hollywood is bracing for fallout from the coronavirus.

Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin returns to directing for the first time since "Beasts of the Southern Wild" with "Wendy"; Dr. Shari Fink, executive producer of "Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak"; Gabriel Roth, the man behind The Daptone Sound.

Co-creators Rob McElhenney and Megan Ganz, who also work together on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," talk about their new Apple TV+ series; Bob Iger's successor is named at Disney; a report from the the Eurosonic music festival in the Netherlands.

Lauren Greenfield's documentary tracks the rise and fall of the woman who still holds sway in the Philippines; Harvey Weinstein found guilty on two of five charges.

Kerry Washington and the team behind "Weiner" make a documentary about ACLU lawyers taking on the Trump administration; Alfred Molina tackles dementia on stage and in his family; Robbie Robertson reflects on life in The Band.

A new documentary produced by Kerry Washington examines the battle over civil liberties on several fronts; why Harvey Weinstein might escape a conviction; the real science behind horror movies.

The comedian's latest hilarious exploration of mental health is titled “Weakness Is The Brand”; recollections from the engineer who 50 years ago won the only Grammy for The Beatles' "Abbey Road."

The filmmakers of the HBO docu-series talk about how the game was rigged without the knowledge of McDonald's; still no verdict in Weinstein trial; Robbie Robertson on the new documentary about The Band, "Once Were Brothers."

Lena Dunham's love-it-or-hate-it HBO series is ending its six-season run; Icelandic music is more than just Björk and Sigur Rós. Composers Valgeir Sigurdsson, Nico Muhly and other members of their music collective are also part of an ongoing showcase at Disney Hall.

The 14th Factory is a massive warehouse filled with installations by artists from around the world; major life changes contributed to the latest album by Tift Merritt; the Cannes Film Festival lineup is short on blockbusters, but brimming with politics.

Ever wonder what musicians hear during a concert? We sit onstage at Disney Hall during a rehearsal to find out; comic book artist Dash Shaw has made his first animated feature, “My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea”; we help you sort through the conflicts on the Coachella Music Festival schedule.

After almost 40 years as front man of the band T.S.O.L., Jack Grisham retains his punk spirit; "The Encounter" is Simon McBurney's tour de force about an explorer of the Amazon jungle; 'Finding Oscar' looks at fallout from Guatemala's civil war.

Photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield spent years documenting wealth throughout the world. Now her work is featured in a multimedia exhibit titled “Generation Wealth"; We get an update on the Writer’s Guild contract negotiations, which resumed today; With its third album, the L.A. band Jungle Fire is solidifying its tropical funk sound.

We visit a rehearsal for the CW show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and meet choreographer Kat Burns, the woman behind the comedic dance routines on the show; Two correspondents for Vice on HBO talk about what it's like to cover such dangerous and emotional stories; A Middle East scholar reflects on changes "Homeland" has made to respond to criticism of the show's depiction of Muslims.

Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood reveal that it was a conversation with their sons about Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till that gave them the idea for the Fox event series "Shots Fired." And Andrew McCarthy found his true calling as an actor when he was a teenager, but later in life he's found that writing is his preferred form of creative expression.

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile balances a busy recording career with his new role as host of "A Prairie Home Companion"; How can a big company like Pepsi make such a tone-deaf ad?; The storm clouds at Disney Hall have nothing to do with the orchestra's emotional state.

Aimee Mann happily talks about her new album, "Mental Illness"; revenue was up in 2016 for record companies, but it's still half what it was at its peak; in a new episode of "Song Exploder," Norah Jones breaks down the title song from her latest album, "Day Breaks."

“Building the Wall" is a new Robert Schenkkan play that imagines the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration policies; in the era of Instagram and Snapchat, art museums are harnessing the power of their visitors' social media feeds; the Emmys are not until September, but award campaigning is underway.

The new Hulu series, co-created by Moira Buffini, has been likened to Sofia Coppola’s "Marie Antoinette" and the sharply modern feminist commentary of “Orange Is the New Black.”

Danger Mouse is an adventurous music producer whose 2004 project, “The Grey Album,” put him on the map. Since then he’s won six Grammy Awards and worked with some of the biggest names in pop. Now he has a collection of songs he imagined would be heard on the radio station on Amazon’s dystopian WWII series, “The Man in the High Castle.”