Pedro Pascal: A Life of Dreaming

To celebrate Oscar Sunday, we return to our talk with writer-director Joachim Trier!We begin with guiding words from writer Philip Roth (7:20), how Trier arrived at his intimate new film Sentimental Value (8:40), and why he was drawn to father-daughter dynamics (his own, and othe ...  Show more

Rose Byrne has taken many forms on-screen. In Mary Bronstein’s film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, she delivers a career-defining performance as a Long Island therapist and mother slowly unraveling under the weight of her child’s mysterious illness.Watch our conversation on YouTube. ...  Show more

Wearing child-sized headphones, Brian hears from actor’s actor Josh Pais. Apart from his fruitful career in film and television, they go deep about physical acting technique, the theoretical physics of using a toaster oven, and uncovering his story to shed the image of “that guy” ...  Show more

Actor Callan McAuliffe didn't grow up dreaming of Hollywood but he did start acting at a young age. He was happy acting in commercials and local roles in Australia until a surprise audition at age 15, while on a family vacation in L.A., led to his big break in Rob Reiner's coming ...  Show more

Ben Stiller joins Christine Taylor (spoiler alert: they’re married) and David Lascher for a candid conversation about the trials and tribulations of making it in Hollywood. Find out what films Ben got rejected from, the big ones he let get away, and how he found success at an ea ...  Show more

EPISODE 156 - PETER SUSCHITZKY- Cinematographer

Team Deakins sits down with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky (THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, DEAD RINGERS) for a great conversation. We learn that Peter started shooting at a very young age and was ...