The Frame

With the State of the Union upon us, Bill Pullman recalls his roles as Commander-in-Chief; trans actress Daniela Vega plays a groundbreaking trans role; Rachel Morrison is the first woman nominated for an Academy Award in cinematography.

The Grammys are slammed for under-representing women; a New York Times essay argues that the Time's Up movement is subverted by award shows; Aimee Mann won the Best Folk Album Grammy — one of the few women to take home a trophy.

How did Pati Jinich, the granddaughter of Eastern European immigrants, end up hosting a popular Mexican food show?; the NAMM show is a dizzying array of instruments and gadgets; The Secret Sisters are nominated for best folk album at the Grammys.

The Irish actor traverses big budget movies like "Star Wars" and indie films like “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”; a new USC study shows how women are underrepresented in pop music; Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are nominated for the Broadway musical, “Dear Evan Hansen.”

Best jazz album nominee Billy Childs talks about how L.A. inspired his hybrid style; as the music industry gathers for the Grammys, what are its challenges?; two filmmakers step out from the shadow of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

Kyle Buchanan of Vulture.com and film critic Amy Nicholson maintain that younger and more diverse nominees are a result of the academy broadening its membership; "Baby Driver" director is a Grammy nominee for the film's pop-heavy soundtrack.

John Horn chats with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal about their ode to Oakland; the SAG Awards put the spotlight on women and the road ahead to gender equality on Hollywood; PJ Morton is nominated for best R&B album (“Gumbo”) and best R&B song (“First Began”).

A report from John Horn at Sundance, where the festival offerings include a film about a certain Supreme Court justice; Pacific Standard Time LA/LA includes a performance festival with Latino/a artists from the U.S., Mexico and South America.

"Small Mouth Sounds" was inspired by the playwright's experience at a three-day silent retreat; the bro-centric Spike TV channel is re-branded as The Paramount Network; composer Gabriel Kahane took a cross-country train trip and the result was a song cycle about Trump-era America.

Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman's "Corporate" is a workplace comedy that heads into some very bleak territory; Rachel Morrison was behind the camera for "Mudbound" and "Black Panther"; Harvey and Bob Weinstein are reportedly pushing for their former studio, Miramax, to buy The Weinstein Co.

Actor Sam Rockwell discusses his new movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," and his approach to playing George W. Bush in Adam McKay's forthcoming Dick Cheney biopic; Jon Robin Baitz's play "Vicuña,"about a Trumpian presidential candidate, premiered in L.A. before the 2016 election. Now it's on stage in Washington, DC.

The new movie from the director of "Boyhood" is about three Vietnam vets who reunite when one of their sons is killed in the Iraq War; talent agent Tyler Grasham has been accused by eight young male actors and industry workers of sexual misconduct while Grasham worked for the APA agency, which specializes in representing young actors.

The producer/director says Hollywood must eradicate the culture of enabling that keeps sexual predators in power; The Joshua Light Show was a staple of '60s concert lighting and its creator is reviving the magic.

Actress and screenwriter Greta Gerwig goes behind the camera for "Lady Bug"; producer/director Brett Ratner is the latest Hollywood figure to be accused of sexual harassment and misconduct; young L.A. dancers audition for Miami City Ballet's "The Nutcracker."

The singer Lizzo performs a brand of rap and pop with a strong empowerment vibe that’s taken on new resonance in the Trump era; SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris says calls to the union’s hotline to report harassment have increased since the Harvey Weinstein story broke.

After allegations that he made sexual overtures to a 14-year-old actor 30 years ago, there are questions about Spacey's current TV and film roles; the Molyneux sisters are the queens of punnery; Alynda Segarra examines her Puerto Rican roots in Hurray for the Riff Raff's latest album.

Well, not completely solo. Auerbach hooked up with a number of ace musicians in Nashville for an album that leaves the Keys' garage blues behind.

The actor is the author's nephew and that family connection helped get her cooperation for the Netflix film, "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold."

The young Irish actor Barry Keoghan stumbled into the business, and now he's in a film with Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman; film and TV director Rachel Feldman says Hollywood's sexism problem is rooted in a lack of inclusion for women; New Orleans musical icon Fats Domino died at the age of 89.

At the age of 32, actor Jonathan Groff has already had quite the career. He was in the Broadway casts of “Spring Awakening” and “Hamilton." He had a recurring role in the TV series “Glee,” and he was one of the voices in Disney’s animated “Frozen.” Now, he’s back on TV in the Netflix series, “Mindhunter.”

"The Florida Project" follows a six-year-old girl, her mother, and the other families who live in a budget motel not far from Disney World. Sean Baker talks about his movie, which highlights the lives of the "hidden homeless" in America; filmmaker Todd Haynes and cinematographer Ed Lachman on their ambitious film, "Wonderstruck."

Dissident artist Ai Wei Wei made "Human Flow," a documentary about refugees around the world; Philip K. Dick wrote the story that inspired the original “Blade Runner,” but he didn't think the movie would amount to much; folk singer Barbara Dane has a lifetime of memories.