Guest of Honor

Filmmaker Harmony Korine method directs, wins at mime

Controversial and acclaimed filmmaker Harmony Korine's new movie Spring Breakers is shaping up to be a commercial success, but it's no less provocative than his past work. Rico talks with Harmony fever dreams, people who aren't people, and his mime moment.

Eva Mendes Describes the Hard-to-Describe, Reads Like an Egyptian

Eva Mendes' newest film, The Place Beyond the Pines, is dark and ambitious; it follows a beleaguered stunt man (Ryan Gosling) and the people (like Eva's character) who have to live in the wake of his violence. She tells Rico about the project, her particularly hard-to-describe condition, and how to read like an Egyptian.

Actor Matthew Goode on being devoted dad and creepy uncle

British actor Matthew Goode made a lasting impression as Colin Firth’s lover in Tom Ford’s “A Single Man.” He’s also starred in Woody Allen’s “Match Point.” This week, he teams with another iconic director - “Oldboy“‘s Park Chan-Wook - for the dark, Hitchcock-ian thriller “Stoker,” co-starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska. Matthew chats with Brendan about blank slates, childish things, and playing the crazy uncle (quite literally).

Actor James Franco talks ‘Rebel’ art

James Franco is a major Hollywood player, but he doesn't act that part; he's also a writer, a student, and an artist. Last year, he assembled an art exhibit called "REBEL" at LA's MoCA, in which he and other artists riff on the myth and iconography surrounding the James Dean classic "Rebel without a Cause."

Actress Anna Kendrick does her best Dr Dre impression..no diggity

Actress Anna Kendrick's career took off with "Up in the Air," when she nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role as the young go-getter opposite George Clooney. She showed her range by starring in both the cop drama "End of Watch" and the musical comedy "Pitch Perfect." Brendan chats with Anna about her budding rap career, the appeal of the ragamuffin... and then she provides play-by-play to an adorkable studio disaster.

Rising literary star Taiye Selasi on making novels…and dresses

n 2005, Taiye Selasi's essay "Bye-Bye Babar (Or: What is an Afropolitan?)" introduced her to the world... and the world to her generation of well-off, well-educated, well-traveled African immigrants. Taiye grew up in Boston but she is of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent. Her short story "The Sex Lives of African Girls" was included in the "Best Short Stories of 2012." And her debut novel "Ghana Must Go" came out this month. Brendan chats with Taiye about shutting out one's audience (in a good way), probable causes, and deceptive dresses.

Actress Julia Stiles on eating lipstick instead of brunch…and other ‘disaster’s

Actress Julia Stiles became a star with the 1999 teen flick Ten Things I Hate About You, which made Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew a hit with the MTV set. Since then, she has appeared in films like Save the Last Dance, The Bourne Identity, and Silver Linings Playbook. Her newest film, It's a Disaster, opens this weekend. The dark comedy about a couples brunch set during the apocalypse is already earning impressive reviews. Julia spoke with Brendan about anti-brunch clubs, instant stardom, and eating lipstick.