The Frame

Lawrence Wright's book about the prelude to the 9/11 attacks has been turned into a TV series on Hulu; Nick Hakim's album, “Green Twins,” was partly inspired by his idol, Marvin Gaye; a recording of Allen Ginsberg's epic poem is being reissued on vinyl.

"Black Panther" is dominating the box office, but Hollywood’s diversity problem is far from over, according to a UCLA report; Only two women have ever won Academy Awards for composing. Taura Stinson, Laura Karpman and Lesley Barber discuss how women composers are faring these days in Hollywood.

Stacy Rukeyser is executive producer of "Unreal," a fictional TV series about the behind-the-scenes drama of a “Bachelor”-style reality show; there's an effort underway to pressure Amazon, Apple, Roku and Chromecast to drop NRA TV from the streaming services.

With two Russian Olympic athletes accused of doping at the games in South Korea, it brings renewed attention to "Icarus," the Oscar-nominated documentary that blew the lid off Russia's doping program; Anna Deavere Smith debuts "Notes From the Field," in which she portrays people she interviewed about race and class in America.

Margot Robbie goes for the gold in the Tonya Harding biopic; "Black Panther" appealed to a diverse audience rarely seen in Hollywood; in the new season of “Mozart in the Jungle,” women are the authors of musical compositions far more than in real life.

Danish actor Claes Bang stars in "The Square," nominated for foreign language film; sound editor Richard King is nominated for his work on the WWII epic, "Dunkirk"; USA Today surveyed women in the entertainment industry and found that 94% have encountered sexual harassment or abuse; Disney exec Tom Schumacher is the latest to face such accusations.

Costume designer Ruth Carter and production designer Hannah Beachler played key roles in creating the look of "Black Panther"; singer/songwriter Moses Sumney breaks down his song, "Quarrel."

Filmmaker Agnes Varda and the street artist JR joined forces to capture faces from the French countryside; "Aleppo" director Feras Fayyad hopes his partners can attend the Oscars; the musical "Allegiance," starring George Takei, is finally coming to Los Angeles.

Gary Oldman convinced Kazuhiro Tsuji to transform the actor into Winston Churchill for "Darkest Hour"; "Black Panther" is a phenomenon before it even opens; “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” (To Cross the Face of the Moon) is believed to be the first mariachi opera.

Mary J. Blige is the first person to get an Academy Award acting nomination and a best song nod for the same film ("Mudbound”); married songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have an Oscar nomination for “Remember Me” from “Coco”; Ryan Murphy, the producer behind the “American Horror Story” and “American Crime Story” franchises, is leaving Fox for Netflix.

Apple changed its tune after Taylor Swift (pictured) called out the company for not compensating labels and artists during the upcoming three-month trial for its streaming service; Patrick Clair, who won an Emmy for creating the main titles for the first season of "True Detective," is once again setting the mood for the dark subject matter at hand.

Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron tells us about his interview with President Obama. The brothers in the documentary "The Wolfpack" grew up worshipping movies — now they're the subject of one. We also talk with KPCC's Kevin Ferguson about our new "True Detective" podcast.

Is Apple the big bad wolf of the music streaming world? The tech giant will withhold all payments to labels and artists for the first three months of Apple Music. Runaway film score production leads Hollywood composers and musicians to take action. How the Pixar filmmakers created the world of a little girls mind and the character based on her emotions for "Inside Out." Arnold is back and scaring people on Hollywood Blvd.

Filmmaker Maya Forbes cast Mark Ruffalo to play her likable bipolar dad in "Infinitely Polar Bear" and shows the human side of mental illness. Singer/Songwriter Ryn Weaver's quick rise to fame and the internet haters that came with it. Report from the floor of the massive video game trade show E3; Neil Young v. Donald Trump

"Dope" filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa was influenced by Inglewood, Hip Hop and John Hughes movies. Author Jillian Lauren and her Weezer bassist husband share tales of a rock 'n' roll tour life with their young son. E3 Day one: Star Wars and virtual reality. Is Jeb Bush a "Die Hard" fan?

The 5 lessons to be learned from 'Jurassic World''s $500 million weekend. An experimental comedy show puts comedians in purgatory. Filmmaker Zoe Cassavetes takes on ageism in Hollywood. What the heck are Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig doing in a Lifetime movie?

Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen talk about depicting the inner life of a child’s mind in "Inside Out" (pictured); on our latest "Song Exploder" segment, the composer for "Game of Thrones" deconstructs his theme music; FIFA invested $32 million in a film that virtually no one will see.

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon used his film, "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" (pictured), to process his father’s death; a long-lost silent cartoon by Walt Disney finally gets a musical score; Rupert Murdoch takes the next step for his sons' future at 21st Century Fox.

As Pixar readies the release of "Inside Out," we visit the animation studio's Bay Area campus (pictured); former NBA star Baron Davis co-directed a documentary that takes him back to his basketball roots; the Ojai Music Festival presents the West Coast premiere of a work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams.

'The Wolfpack' is a documentary about six brothers, sheltered in a New York apartment, who look to movies as their refuge (pictured); FFS is a new supergroup that combines the bands Franz Ferdinand and Sparks; the Charles Manson case continues to reverberate in pop culture through a TV series, feature film and podcast.

Apple finally announced its streaming service, with a little help from Drake (pictured); the 21st annual Los Angeles Film Festival will once again include a showcase called LA Muse; the Tony Awards made some Broadway history with a first-time win for women composers.

Popular comics are tackling more serious issues these days, says Megan Garber in her essay, "How Comedians Became Public Intellectuals" (pictured: John Oliver); Joan Scheckel is a popular teacher for many directors, writers and actors, but what goes on inside her studio?; Australian singer Vance Joy talks about the ups and downs of life on tour.