The Frame

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.

Kent McCord of the 1960-70s TV cop show, "Adam-12," which was produced in partnership with the LAPD. McCord says a show about cops who aren't "edgy" wouldn't sell in today's TV business; In advance of TV's big awards night, we discuss what goes into an Emmy campaign, and how valuable is a nomination or a win in this era of "too much TV"?

Cheo Hodari Coker, creator and showrunner of the Netflix series "Luke Cage," unpacks the idea of building a show around a superhero who also happens to be a "bullet-proof black man" in a hoodie; Can Pandora and Amazon be the next disruptors in the streaming music space? They hope so.

The documentary "Audrie & Daisy" examines the sexual assault and cyber-shaming of two teen girls; with its third album, the band Local Natives remains entrenched in Silver Lake's indie rock scene; a group of songwriters is challenging the Dept. of Justice's control over royalty rates.

How do unconscious biases affect hiring practices in Hollywood? To dig deeper into this issue, Cathy Schulman (Oscar-winning producer/Women In Film) and Judith Williams (Global Head of Diversity at Dropbox) put Frame host John Horn to the test as if he's a studio executive; In 2005 Jackie Lopez co-founded the hip hop troupe "Versa Style" to teach kids not only how to dance but the cultural history behind hip hop.

"Kicks" filmmakers discuss how being outsiders who didn't fit society's views of manhood fueled the making of their lyrical coming-of-age drama; A new documentary explores why Brad Bird's 1999 animated film "The Iron Giant" was a critical darling, but a box office bomb; Inside Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation" press conference at TIFF; Can you scream like Nicholas Cage?

Every August, cultural festivals take over the Scottish city of Edinburgh with thousands of performances taking place day and night. This year The Frame host John Horn immersed himself in shows and brings an audio postcard of his creative excursion; TV reporter Whitney Friedlander joins us to preview some new and returning television shows that are worthy of our time and DVR space this fall.

You know him from comedies like "Beverly Hills Cop" and "The Nutty Professor," but Eddie Murphy's return to the big screen is the dramatic lead role in “Mr. Church"; Vulture.com senior editor Kyle Buchanan tells us what's hot at the Toronto Film Festival, which kicks off today; Filmmaker Ryan Suffern on his new doc, "Finding Oscar," about the aftermath of the civil war in Guatemala.

"Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins adapted the script for his new movie from a Tarell McCraney play, but it's a truly personal story for him. The movie is set in the Miami neighborhood where both he and McCraney grew up and borrows from both men's biographies; A new USC study looks at 800 Hollywood films and finds the same old thing — a lack of diversity both on and off the screen.

Eastwood directs Hanks in the story of the airline pilot who safely landed his damaged plane in the Hudson River with 155 people onboard; the three-day electronic music festival at the San Manuel Amphitheater saw hundreds of arrests, mostly for drug possession or being under the influence.

The new boxing drama "Bleed For This" tells the real life story of Vinny Pazienza's rise in the boxing world, and how a car accident nearly paralyzed him. The film made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.

Amy Adams is at the 43rd Telluride Film Festival for the North American premiere of her movie “Arrival." She's also being honored by the festival for her body of work. This Q&A was recorded in front of an audience and covers a wide range of topics, from how she got started doing dinner theater and her early years struggling in L.A., to her recent run of successful movies like "American Hustle" and "Her."

Casey Affleck is at the Telluride Film Festival for his new drama, "Manchester By The Sea" and a career tribute for his more than twenty years of acting. He had a live Q&A with The Frame's John Horn in which he reflected on a time when he was disillusioned with acting. He also talked about his creative partnerships with directors Gus Van Sant and Kenneth Lonergan and actors Rooney Mara, Christian Bale, and his longtime friend Joaquin Phoenix.