FILM DISCUSSION

In 2002, director Sydney Pollack sat in for Charlie Rose to interview Harrison Ford about "K-19: The Widowmaker," why he deliberately chose an unsympathetic character, and what he learned meeting the real Russian submarine survivors. Two Hollywood legends who collaborated on "Sabrina" reunite for a candid conversation about craft, career, and creative risk.

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 4

FILM DISCUSSION

In 2002, Alan Rickman sat down with Charlie Rose to discuss his Tony-winning performance in "Private Lives," his approach to villains, directing "The Winter Guest," and why J.K. Rowling keeps the last paragraph of Harry Potter locked in a safe.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 0

FILM DISCUSSION

In 2003, Kevin Bacon sat down to discuss his first film with Clint Eastwood, "Mystic River," and revealed how taking small parts with great directors turned his career around.

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2 months ago | [YT] | 2

FILM DISCUSSION

The conversation spans his entire career: The Godfather ("Francis was fighting the studio"), working with Brando ("We started together in New York"), Apocalypse Now in the Philippines, his friendship with Gene Hackman, dancing tango in Argentina, and why he wants to work with Scorsese.

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3 months ago | [YT] | 4

FILM DISCUSSION

Robert Duvall, one of the greatest screen actors in American history, has died at 95. His career spanned seven decades and produced some of the most iconic performances ever committed to film. He was Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird. He was Tom Hagen, the quiet conscience of the Corleone family, across two Godfather films. He was Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now, delivering a line about napalm that became part of the cultural DNA. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Tender Mercies in 1983, where he played a washed-up country singer and actually sang his own songs. He earned seven Oscar nominations total, won two Emmys, four Golden Globes, a BAFTA, and received the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush in 2005. He was still acting into his 90s.

Before any of it, he was a Navy admiral's son from San Diego who served in the Army, then moved to New York in 1955 on the G.I. Bill to study acting under Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. His classmates and roommates during those broke, hungry years included Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman — all three working odd jobs while chasing the same impossible dream. Duvall sorted mail at the post office and clerked at Macy's. He famously refused to return for The Godfather Part III because the studio wouldn't pay him fairly compared to Al Pacino, saying he was fine with Pacino making twice as much, but not three or four times more. That was Duvall. Principled, quiet, ferociously talented, and impossible to replace. There will never be another one like him.

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3 months ago | [YT] | 13

FILM DISCUSSION

In 2014, Ethan Hawke sat down with Charlie Rose to discuss "Boyhood," Richard Linklater's unprecedented 12-year filmmaking experiment, and his directorial debut documentary "Seymour: An Introduction." Hawke recalls Linklater approaching him just before his son was born: "He was talking about making a movie about childhood. Even the best coming-of-age films have this inherent lie to them that you come of age in one moment."

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3 months ago | [YT] | 1

FILM DISCUSSION

Hackman reflects on his acting career, creative restlessness, life in Santa Fe, and the discipline of storytelling beyond film.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 7

FILM DISCUSSION

In this rare conversation, Nick Nolte reflects on working with visionary director Terrence Malick during the making of The Thin Red Line.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 3

FILM DISCUSSION

McKellen reflects on portraying legendary director James Whale, the creator of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, examining the line between disguise and revelation in acting.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 4

FILM DISCUSSION

Martin Sheen reflects on the intersection of cinema, politics, and moral responsibility, discussing his work in JFK, The Crucible, and a lifetime of political engagement both on and off screen.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 3