The Frame

Benjamin Millepied opens up about why he abandoned a lifetime appointment at the Paris Opera Ballet to return full-time to the L.A. Dance Project; 'Doctor Strange' is the latest Marvel movie that will dominate the box office, but there's a casting controversy around Tilda Swinton in a role that originated in the comic book as an Asian character.

"The Ivory Game" directors used hidden cameras and bulletproof vests as they captured the underground ivory trade for the documentary that they hope will save elephants from extinction; writer-director Barry Jenkins opens up about the personal backstory to making his hit film, "Moonlight"; GLAAD releases its annual study of how LGBTQ characters are portrayed on TV.

Actor Aaron Eckhart says he’s come to terms with the reality of aging in Hollywood; it’s no longer rare to come across a women’s mariachi group, so the accomplished musicians of La Victoria are making their mark in different ways; the annual American Film Market in Santa Monica is crucial to the financing of independent movies.

The podcast network Gimlet Media's new shows include a radio drama with Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener and David Schwimmer and a docuseries from the producers of HBO's The Jinx; Filmmaker Janicza Bravo got her first TV break directing the most recent episode of "Atlanta"; Playwright Donald Margulies on the origin story of his play "The Model Apartment."

The film “Loving” is about the couple behind the landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage in the U.S. Writer-director Jeff Nichols says he decided to concentrate on the relationship between Mildred and Richard Loving, instead of the case; Playwright Jon Robin Baitz’s talks about his new play, “Vicuña,” conceived just seven months ago when it became likely that Trump would be the GOP’s nominee.

British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge turned her solo stage show, "Fleabag," into a hit TV series for the BBC and Amazon; comedian and rapper Pedro Herrera put his marketing degree to use when he created his stage persona, Chingo Bling; Vine is being shut down, but those six-second videos helped launch many careers.

Did you know 'The Good Place' is a tutorial on good and evil disguised as a network sit-com? Creator Mike Schur shares his hopes for his new NBC comedy starring Kristen Bell; The Frame gets a rare fly on the wall view of how the filmmakers of "Ouija: Origin of Evil" created the scary soundscape of the movie; CA film commissioner says the production economy in the Golden State is strong.

The co-creator of "The Blair Witch Project” talks about the genre of "found footage" movies that followed the 1999 hit; Hollywood's awards season is underway and it looks like there could be a diverse slate of actor nominees; execs from top tech and entertainment companies meet to figure out their next moves.

The legendary TV producer is going strong at the age of 94, with a remake of "One Day at a Time" set for Netflix; Janelle Monáe takes a break from music to act in her debut feature film, “Moonlight”; could Facebook challenge TV networks and YouTube as a platform for live streaming?

Prentice Penny, showrunner of "Insecure," shares his passion for making a slice-of-life comedy about young African-American women; a look inside USC's Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center; is AT&T's play for Time Warner a good business move?

The film festival high in the Rocky Mountains has an amazing track record of debuting movies that end up as Academy Award nominees and winners; singer Snoh Aalegra is an unlikely R&B artist, having grown up in Sweden as the daughter of Iranian immigrants; finding the spirit at Ambient Church.

The actor's Emmy-nominated role in "When They See Us" and his latest solo stage show, “Latin History for Morons,” have important messages about Latino history; even Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" can't convince movie theater owners to soften their stance on Netflix releases.

The actor already has Academy Awards for "Moonlight" and "Green Book," and now he has an Emmy nomination for "True Detective"; China is a huge and growing market for music streaming, but its biggest platform is under scrutiny by the government there.

A new report by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows an absence of Latino actors and directors; director Gavin Hood on his new film, "Official Secrets"; the summer box office report card for the studios.

We visit with Ava DuVernay at her company Array where she's disrupting the old Hollywood system; NYT culture critic Wesley Morris; 'Jawline' documentarian; filmmaker Issa López and more...

The former publicist is creating her own empire as a director, producer and distributor, housed in a rehabbed compound on the edge of downtown L.A.; the future of the Spider-Man film franchise.

The documentary by Liza Mandelup follows a 16-year-old on his journey to become a successful live-streamer; how TikTok became a powerful platform for music and pop culture; filmmaker Sacha Gervasi and actor Peter Dinklage on their Emmy-nominated movie, "My Dinner With Hervé."

The first release from their Higher Ground production company is a documentary by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar about the cultural struggles that surfaced in the takeover of a gutted GM factory in Ohio; the outsized influence of Colombian artists in the Latin music scene.

The filmmaker's latest is dark fairytale about a group of orphans, living on the streets amidst drug-related violence in their Mexican town; 'Chernobyl' has some present-day resonance; The Rolling Stones 1964 U.S. debut in San Bernardino.

Sian Clifford, who plays the sister of series star and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, talks about their off-screen friendship; we also hear from Waller-Bridge's real-life sister, Isobel, who writes the music for the show; Variety senior film writer Matt Donnelly on the Fall movie season.

Richard Linklater on Texas pride and getting political. Taylor McFerrin sings on his new album. Bruce Springsteen love on the big screen in "Blinded By The Light." "Luce" Filmmaker confronts assumptions around race and privilege. We remember Peter Fonda.

The actor had directed several movies and TV projects, but never anything as grim as the Showtime series, and it paid off with an Emmy nomination for him; Latinos in the entertainment industry speak out on recent events.