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Alan Alda-One of our most-loved actors adds Resurrecting the Champ to his long, impressive resume.
Kevin Alejandro brings a new face to an established hit series as the new guy on Shark.

Aziz Ansari and the cast of Parks and Recreation talk to us from the red carpet.

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Tom Arnold-The comic actor gets very serious about his disturbing role in the indie Gardens of the Night.
Ed Asner-The legendary TV star hits the multiplexes with the art film Gigantic and the Pixar film Up.
Kevin Bacon takes on his most controversial role in The Woodsman.
Scott Bakula returns to television as one of the Men of a Certain Age.
Christian Bale survives life in a Vietnam prison camp in Rescue Dawn.
Eric Balfour tries to survive an alien invasion in the sci-fi horror movie Skyline.
Antonio Banderas-The actor pays tribute to his legacy by shedding light on the forgotten history of Spanish film.
Javier Bardem-The Spanish star releases three English films at once.
Javier Bardem (2011 Interview)-Chasing Oscar gold again with his new film Biutiful.
Ben Barnes-The British actor joins Narnian royalty in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
Jon Bernthal ponders what he would do with only thirty days left before going to war in Day Zero.
Michael Biehn-An action movie icon gets down and dirty with grindhouse films Bereavement and The Victim.
Craig Bierko-Hopes luck will be a lady for his Broadway revival of the classic musical Guys and Dolls.
Eric Bogosian-Actor, writer and concert performer discusses his career and the rise of the talkers.
David Boreanaz-The co-star of the popular series Bones investigates the show's success.
Benjamin Bratt-An actor fights addiction with the popular series The Cleaner.
Creed Bratton-Long before he became The Office's resident curmudgeonly oddball, he was a sixties pop star.
Andre Braugher returns to television as one of the Men of a Certain Age.
Jeff Bridges-One of the most underrated actors of modern history sings for Oscar gold in Crazy Heart.
Jordan Bridges-The third generation of a legendary show business family enters acting with Conviction.
Josh Brolin and the cast and crew of Milk make a labor of love to remind us of an important but mostly forgotten slain politician and activist.
Albert Brooks and Sheetal Sheth-Trying to bridge the cultural gap in Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World.
Steve Buscemi-Indie film's quirkiest leading man takes a road trip in Saint John of Las Vegas.
Matt Bush finally gets his crazy college experience in Glory Daze.
Nicolas Cage-The actor looks to the future in Knowing.

Sir Michael Caine (2009 Interview)-A legendary actor looks back at his career and his film Is Anybody There?

Sir Michael Caine (2010 interview) goes back to the streets he grew up on in Harry Brown.
Bruce Campbell-The king of B-Movies puts in a little beach time as the sidekick in the popular series Burn Notice.
Steve Carell-This cult-favorite comedian finally nails it in The 40 Year-Old Virgin.
David Cassidy-Forty years on from The Partridge Family, the former teen idol reminds us why we think we love him.
Don Cheadle (2004 interview) checks in with us about his acclaimed film Hotel Rwanda.
Don Cheadle (2011 interview) must deal with the world's most obnoxious policeman in The Guard.
George Clooney (2005 interview) and his castmates wish us Good Night, and Good Luck.
George Clooney (2011 interview)-A superstar tops off a good year with The Descendants and The Ides of March.
Chris Cooper-The Oscar winning actor's role in Silver City is a strangely familiar-seeming politician.
Brady Corbet and Michael Pitt aren't playing around in Funny Games.
Allen Covert-Adam Sandler's long-time collaborator steps out front with Grandma's Boy.
Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington take a look at opposite sides of the law in American Gangster.
Tom Cruise-A superstar takes a different look at World War II in Valkyrie.

Matt Czuchry reflects on life as a guy amongst Gilmore Girls.

John Francis Daley - The Freaks & Geeks kid grows up and joins Kitchen Confidential.
Matt Damon, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga and William Monahan on The Departed.

Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes and Mamie Gummer go back in time to share a very special Evening.
Larry David and the cast of Whatever Works help to welcome Woody Allen back to to New York.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Dano and Ciaran Hinds warn us that There Will Be Blood.
Robert De Niro-The Oscar-winning actor takes a small personal film with Everybody's Fine.
Johnny Depp-the most esoteric superstar in the world takes on the children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Leonardo DiCaprio (2004 Interview)-The superstar takes flight in The Aviator.
Leonardo DiCaprio (2007 Interview), Matt Damon, Martin Scorsese, Vera Farmiga and William Monahan on The Departed.
Leonardo DiCaprio (2009 Interview)-reunites with his Titanic sweetheart Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road.
Andy Dick-The eccentric comic actor steps behind the camera as Danny Roane: First-Time Director.

Vincent D'Onofrio (2009 Interview) returns to the New York City streets with another season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Vincent D'Onofrio (2011 Interview) returns for the final season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Jeffrey Donovan plays the coolest ex-spy in steamy Miami in the hit cable series Burn Notice.

Robert Downey, Jr.-the acclaimed actor looks through A Scanner Darkly.
Jeremy Dozier tells us life with a Dirty Girl.
Robert Duvall a Hollywood legend sits in on his own funeral in the film Get Low.
George Dzundza-the veteran character actor talks about his work on the TV series Hack and his career.
Bo Eason-The former Houston Oiler looks back at a life on the gridiron in the hit Off-Broadway show Runt of the Litter.
Clint Eastwood-The legendary actor/director looks back at an forgotten Los Angeles scandal with Changeling.
Aaron Eckhart (2006 Interview) finds the soul (or lack thereof) in a tobacco lobbyist in the satire Thank You For Smoking.
Aaron Eckhart (2007 Interview) and Catherine Zeta-Jones have No Reservations about telling us all about their new romantic comedy.
Zac Efron and Nikki Blonsky get out the kinks in Hairspray.
Jesse Eisenberg (2009 Interview)-A respected young comic actor takes a chance at a quirky genre picture in Zombieland.
Jesse Eisenberg (2011 Interview)-We friend the young actor who plays the face of Facebook in The Social Network.
Idris Elba takes on the world of a favorite comic book hero in Thor.
Hector Elizondo-The long-time character actor joins a well-respected ensemble in Monk.
Peter Falk reflects on his career and The Thing About My Folks.

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy deal with love and death In Bruges.

Tom Felton-He spent his formative years as Harry Potter's archrival, now he looks at life after Hogwarts.
Mark Feuerstein-The actor takes on the Hamptons as the doctor for the rich in Royal Pains.
Colin Firth talks with us about The King's Speech and he doesn't stammer once.
Dan Fogler and George Lopez grab comedy by the Balls of Fury.
Jamie Foxx plays a living legend in Ray. Now he may become one himself.
James Franco takes a wild ride on the Pineapple Express.
Brendan Fraser-The actor tells us about acting in three dimensions in Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Nick Frost (2007 interview)-The funny Brit behind Shaun of the Dead is back in Hot Fuzz.
Nick Frost (2011 interview)-Returns to his genre parody roots with the alien comedy Paul.
Zach Galifianakis-Takes a serious look (kind of...) at mental health in It's Kind of a Funny Story.

Brad Garrett-The comic actor looks at romance in two different genres.
Richard Gere turns down the razzle-dazzle to star in the spiritual family drama Bee Season.
Paul Giamatti-surveys the breadth of a complicated life with Barney's Version.
Brendan Gleeson plays the world's most obnoxious policeman in The Guard.
Evan Glodell-A DIY film actor and director catches a buzz with Bellflower.
Jeff Goldblum-The well-liked actor survives a death rumor and takes the reins of the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Ryan Gosling falls for a real doll in Lars and the Real Girl.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar has a little fun with the legal profession in Franklin and Bash.
Hugh Grant-The British superstar plays somewhat familiar, snarky reality show host in American Dreamz.
Joel Gretsch-Takes on the visitors in a remake of 1980s cult series V.
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer and Parker Posey take on the movies For Your Consideration!
Anthony Michael Hall-The former Brat Pack star says goodbye to The Dead Zone and joins The Dark Knight.
Michael C. Hall-Cable TV's favorite serial killer takes a role in the ensemble movie Peep World.
Glen Hansard and John Carney reinvent the musical with Once.

George Hamilton-The best-tanned actor and reality TV dancing star in Hollywood has written his memoirs.
Woody Harrelson-The actor continues his return to the limelight with the critically acclaimed drama The Messenger.
Neil Patrick Harris and his co- stars of How I Met Your Mother go back to the bar that inspired the show.
Bret Harrison takes over the controls of the sitcom The Loop.
Josh Hartnett returns to film after a few years off in the adventure Bunraku.
Chris Hemsworth takes on the world of a favorite comic book hero in Thor.
Howard Hesseman and Loni Anderson-Two of the stars of WKRP in Cincinnati celebrate that seminal sitcom's DVD release.
John Michael Higgins-A dramatic thespian takes on Hollywood's insistence that he be a wacky comic presence.
Tom Higginston takes on the world of a favorite comic book hero in Thor.
Dulé Hill psyches us out with his popular cable series.
Emile Hirsch (2007 interview) takes a walk on the wild side.
Emile Hirsch (2008 interview) and the cast and crew of Milk make a labor of love to remind us of an important but mostly forgotten slain politician and activist.
Dustin Hoffman makes a little magic in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
Philip Seymour Hoffman resurrects the celebrated author Capote.

Anthony Hopkins (2006 interview)-An acting legend breaks the speed barrier in The World's Fastest Indian.
Anthony Hopkins (2011 interview) takes on the world of a favorite comic book hero in Thor.
Timothy Hutton-The actor positions himself for a third season of Leverage.
Ice Cube on the road from hardcore rap to Are We There Yet? and XXX2: State of the Union.
Jason Isaacs-Takes a tragic look back at the Holocaust in Good.
Samuel L. Jackson takes on apartheid in this 2005 interview about In My Country.
Samuel L. Jackson (2008 Interview)-The tough-guy actor polices time and space in the adventure Jumper.
Doug Jones-The actor who has played such creatures as The Silver Surfer and Hellboy's sidekick takes off the makeup.
Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver and Douglas McGrath do their own take on Capote with Infamous.
Leslie Jordan-The proudly out and about character actor celebrates over two decades of being Hollywood's go-to effete mama's boy.
Perry King-A Hollywood survivor balances acting with real life.
Sir Ben Kingsley has to pick a new role or two with Oliver Twist and A Sound of Thunder.
Greg Kinnear-A Hollywood outsider stands up for the little guy in Flash of Genius.
Christopher Knight-A member of an iconic sitcom family puts his real life on screen in My Fair Brady.
Elias Koteas-The adventurous character actor takes a bite out of vampire lore in Let Me In.
krause1.gif (92386 bytes) Peter Krause and his co-horts in the cast of Sports Night prove that TV comedy doesn't have to be dumb.
Frank Langella-The acclaimed actor and Broadway actor brings his portrayal of a disgraced President to the big screen in Frost/Nixon.
Matt Lanter and Amanda Walsh revisit a classic with WarGames-The Dead Code.
Jude Law-A movie star is up for one of theater's most prestigious awards.
Joey Lawrence-The former teen idol returns to sitcoms with Melissa & Joey.
We spoke with late actor Heath Ledger just as he became a star with the most talked-about role of 2005 in Brokeback Mountain.
Jason Lee tries on a whole new vibe in his return to series TV, Memphis Beat.

John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston and David Ross take a jaded look at suburbia in The Babysitters.
Reichen Lehmkuhl-This modern-day Renaissance Man reflects on his action-packed career and how he is working to change the future.

Eugene Levy-Canada's funniest non-comedian offers up his career For Your Consideration.

Richard Lewis-The famously neurotic stand-up legend finally comes to terms with his life and his career -- kinda...
Ron Livingston-The comic actor takes a walk on the dark side of life with the drama Holly.
Josh Lucas pays tribute to blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo in a new documentary.
Derek Luke (2006 Interview) takes on apartheid in Catch a Fire.
Derek Luke (2009 Interview)-The actor makes the leap from movies to TV on the ensemble drama Trauma.
Kyle MacLachlan-The quirky actor sinks to new levels in Manure.
Joshua Malina (2003 Interview) chats about his career and being the new man on The West Wing.
Joshua Malina (2009 Interview) discusses the second season of the hit cable drama In Plain Sight.
Joe Mantegna-The respected actor speaks about a career that has led him from Mamet to Joan of Arcadia.
Karl Markovics and Stefan Ruzowitsky take a look at a different side of the Holocaust in The Counterfeiters.
Garry Marshall and Doris Roberts-Two old comedy pros work at Keeping Up With the Steins.
 

Demetri Martin-A stand-up comedian gives the movies a try with Taking Woodstock.
James Maslow of Big Time Rush-TV's favorite boy band tries to Elevate their following.
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley look back in Atonement.
Jesse McCartney-The teen heartthrob grows up and gets funky with Departure.
Dylan McDermott-The former Practice lawyer goes undercover in Dark Blue.
Malcolm McDowell finds a new twist on the world's oldest profession in Pound of Flesh.
Seamus McDonagh-He fought Evander Holyfield, now he takes on expectations.
Ewan McGregor (2007 Interview) courts a legendary children's novelist in Miss Potter.
Ewan McGregor (2011 Interview)-The actor reinvents himself yet again in the quirky comedy/drama Beginners.
Method Man-The Wu Tang Clan rapper gets high on acting in The Wackness.
Breckin Meyer (2008 interview)-The comic actor finds love and laughs in a Blue State.
Breckin Meyer (2011 interview) has a little fun with the legal profession in Franklin and Bash.
Viggo Mortensen (2007 Interview) patrols the hard streets of the former Soviet Union in Eastern Promises.
Viggo Mortensen (2009 Interview)-Takes a tragic look back at the Holocaust in Good.
Dermot Mulroney is honored for a life in independent film.
Liam Neeson-The acclaimed actor discusses his role starring as sex researcher Alfred Kinsey.
Amaury Nolasco-The Prison Break star has broken into the ranks of Hollywood buzz actors.
Edward Norton creates a labor of love with his movie version of W. Somerset Maugham's classic book The Painted Veil.

Nick Offerman and the cast of Parks and Recreation talk to us from the red carpet.
Erik Palladino-The ER doc gets serious... talking about AIDS, faith, love and death.
Butch Patrick-America's favorite Munster finds a new haunt and new love.
Simon Pegg-Returns to his genre parody roots with the alien comedy Paul.
Kal Penn shows you have to be pretty smart to make silly comedies.
Sean Penn and the cast and crew of Milk make a labor of love to remind us of an important but mostly forgotten slain politician and activist.
James Pickens, Jr.-The veteran actor discusses his career and his TV  series, The Lyon's Den.
Wendell Pierce-The actor and philanthropist helps to raise up his hometown of New Orleans, with the documentary If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise, the TV series Treme and his own charitable acts.
Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet aren't playing around in Funny Games.
Jeremy Piven-The hottest fictional agent in Hollywood pays tribute to his theatrical past.

Chris Pratt and the cast of Parks and Recreation talk to us from the red carpet.
Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Mena Suvari learn about life by Brooklyn Rules.
Aidan Quinn-The veteran actor looks at immigration in the drama Dark Matter.
Ed Quinn-Turning heads as a complicated genius in the cult hit series Eureka.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint-The kids from Harry Potter speak.
Josh Radnor (2006 Interview)-Have you met the star of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother?
Josh Radnor (2008 Interview) and his co-stars of How I Met Your Mother go back to the bar that inspired the show.
Michael Rapaport-One of the busiest supporting actors in Hollywood takes the lead of the sitcom The War at Home.
David Rasche has a little fun at the expense of some well-known politicians in the dark comedy In the Loop.

 
Paul Reiser-Takes on a brand new role - himself - in his sitcom return The Paul Reiser Show.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers-The Irish actor anchors director Woody Allen's return to form with Match Point.
Robbie Rist-The musician/actor clues us in on beating the child star jinx.
Tim Robbins takes on apartheid in Catch a Fire.
Chris Rock-The stand-up giant returns to the multiplexes in The Longest Yard and Madagascar.
Sam Rockwell-The quirky actor takes a look at sexual addiction in Choke.
James Roday psyches us out with his popular cable series.
Seth Rogen takes a wild ride on the Pineapple Express.
Ray Romano returns to television as one of the Men of a Certain Age.
Mickey Rooney-The longest-working actor in show business spends a Night at the Museum.
Mickey Rourke-The actor looks at the fickleness of fame in The Wrestler.
Mark Ruffalo (2004 Interview), Peter Krause, Laura Dern & John Curran on the film We Don't Live Here Anymore.

Mark Ruffalo (2010 Interview) shakes up an untraditional American family in The Kids Are All Right.
Peter Sarsgaard balances stage and screen and tries to solve The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.
Liev Schreiber (2005 interview)-The actor tries writing and directing with Everything Is Illuminated.
Liev Schreiber (2011 interview) takes a look at family life in Every Day.

Adam Scott and the cast of Parks and Recreation talk to us from the red carpet.
Jason Segel-The Freaks and Geeks veteran is flying high with the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
Tony Shalhoub-The actor says farewell to his most famous character, the defective detective Monk.
Michael Shannon-The actor follows up his Oscar-nominated supporting role in Revolutionary Road with the noir drama The Missing Person.

Michael Sheen-The famed British chameleon is taking on another real-life subject in The Damned United as well as becoming undead for the highly anticipated Twilight: New Moon.
Henry Simmons-The star of NYPD Blue and Shark helps bring Los Angeles a new theatrical playground.
Gary Sinise-The celebrated actor turns executive producer to help deliver a special documentary called Brothers at War.
Kevin Spacey takes a wry look at modern politics with Casino Jack.
Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler live out a rural nightmare in The Strangers.
Rick Springfield-The 80s hitmaker looks back at superstardom and his lifelong battle with depression in his memoir Late, Late at Night.
John Stamos brings new blood to the long-running series ER.
Shadoe Stevens-Behind the scenes with one of the greatest voices in show biz.
Patrick Stewart-The king of the franchises returns for X-Men: The Last Stand.
Peter Stickles-Takes a bite out of acting in The Lair.
Ben Stiller-A superstar goes behind the scenes with Submarine.
Steven Strait goes way back in time as the hero in the action/adventure 10,000 BC.
David Strathairn (2005 Interview) and his co-stars George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson and Grant Heslov wish us Good Night, and Good Luck.
David Strathairn (2008 Interview) pays tribute to blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo in a new documentary.
Wes Studi-The acclaimed Native American actor takes on two very different projects, the small labor of love The Only Good Indian and the blockbuster hit Avatar.

Jim Sturgess (2008 Interview)-A British actor beats the house as a MIT-trained gambling prodigy in 21.

Jim Sturgess (2011 Interview) falls in love over the decades in One Day.
Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy and Courtney Solomon survive An American Haunting.
D.B. Sweeney-The actor steps behind the camera with Two Tickets to Paradise.
Billy Bob Thornton gives his own take on a classic with the remake of The Bad News Bears.
Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin and Shawn Hatosy decide who is the Alpha Dog.
Stanley Tucci reunites with Meryl Streep as the man behind a legendary chef and TV star in Julie and Julia.
United Stages-Helping to keep off-off-Broadway viable.
Usher-The R&B superstar gets In the Mix of moviemaking.
Wilmer Valderrama-The That 70s Show favorite takes time out of his busy social life to make a splash in the movies with Unaccompanied Minors and Fast Food Nation.
Tom Verica-The American Dreams dad's long road to Hollywood took him back to Philadelphia.
Mark Wahlberg returns to the streets in Four Brothers.
Christopher Walken-The sanest man in Hollywood on his film Around the Bend.
Benjamin Walker becomes the latest great white hope for the Great White Way with the hit Broadway musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Patrick Warburton-The manly star of the sitcom Rules of Engagement is looking to stretch out.
Chris Warren, Jr.-The High School Musical co-star submerges himself in a new role and returns to a beloved older one.
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe take a look at opposite sides of the law in American Gangster.
Ken Watanabe-Takes a look at World War II from the other side in Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima.
Fred Weller goes back into witness protection with the return of In Plain Sight.
Forest Whitaker-Hollywood's best-kept acting secret finally catches Oscar's eye with The Last King of Scotland.
Barry Williams-Here's the story of a guy who played Greg Brady.
Robin Williams hits the road in the family comedy RV.
Bruce Willis refuses to be a Hostage to life in Sin City.
Rainn Wilson (2005 Interview) lets us in on Office politics and the cult hit comedy.
Rainn Wilson (2008 Interview)-America's favorite annoying Office drone gets to do his solo in The Rocker.
Henry Winkler-A TV icon takes his act to the beach on Royal Pains.
Ray Winstone plays an Epic CGI warrior in Beowulf.
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz reflect on Everything is Illuminated.
Tom Wopat-This good ol' boy left Hazzard County behind for the lights of Broadway.
Noah Wyle returns to series TV with Steven Spielberg's sci-fi vision Falling Skies.

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