The Frame

Director Angelina Jolie and producer Rithy Panh discuss their new film, "First They Killed My Father," about the Cambodian genocide. The film was made was made with an entirely Cambodian cast and crew and is the country's official foreign language entry for the Oscars. The online platform Patreon was created in 2013 to help artists connect with patrons. CEO Jack Conte explains what $60 million in new funding will mean for the site.

'Battle of the Sexes' co-directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton say their movie about the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is both about the public fight for gender equity and King's private struggle with her sexuality; newly minted Emmy winner Reed Morano on directing the first three episodes of 'The Handmaid's Tale'; What were the highs and lows of last night's Emmys?

We discuss some of the films that screened at TIFF and look at how the triad of fall film festivals (which includes Venice and Telluride) have already begun to shape the awards races; Reality TV veteran Jonathan Murray's latest show "Born This Way," follows a group of seven young adults with Down syndrome and their families.

The Pacific Standard Time art extravaganza features more than 60 institutions across Southern California presenting Latino art; Hollywood Reporter TV critic Daniel Fienberg chats about who will win at the Emmy Awards; actress Natalie Portman has helped turn Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, “Eating Animals," into a documentary of the same name.

Artist Ai Wei Wei, now no longer under house arrest in China, spent a year traveling around the world to track the global refugee crisis for his documentary, "Human Flow." He tells The Frame he wants audiences to realize this crisis is a human crisis that cannot be ignored. And actor Giancarlo Esposito reveals the personal reasons he wanted to direct, produce and star in "The Show"– a satire about society's obsession with sensationalized reality TV.

Actress Greta Gerwig goes behind the camera for her directing debut, "Lady Bird"; despite claims from studios, there's no apparent corollary between Rotten Tomatoes scores and box office performance; the Diaz sisters, aka Ibeyi, break down their song, "Deathless."

For his new movie, "Brad's Status," writer-director Mike White taps into his relationship with his father. The Whites discuss how their social anxieties are reflected in Ben Stiller's character in the film; we revisit conversations with Creative Arts Emmy winners: songwriter Common, voiceover actor Ashly Burch and "Fargo" composer Jeff Russo.

Actor and producer Nnamdi Asomugha ("Crown Heights") reveals how he made the transition from pro football player to Hollywood; the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) begins with hot movies starring the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Shia LeBoeuf; how the Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and High School students turned the crosswalks outside the Broad museum into colorful art.

The French street artist JR has installed a provocative image on the U.S.-Mexico border; Oscar's new president, John Bailey, inherits big challenges; "Trophy" examines the politics and controversy of big-game hunting.

The filmmaker debuted his new movie at the Telluride Film Festival — an unlikely love story between a cleaning lady and an amphibious creature being held by the government; DACA recipient Christian Hurtado is included in a documentary about abuse of construction workers in Texas.

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.

From his hideaway studio in Northeast L.A., Younge creates modern music that's inspired by classic R&B and film scores from the '70s.

In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez. But for years, Huerta didn't get nearly the same recognition as Chavez for leading the farm worker movement. The documentary, “Dolores,” aims to set the record straight.