Little Gold Men is the inside story of Hollywood, from awards shows and red-carpet premieres to the hard work and whisper campaigns that get people there. Weekly episodes feature obsessive, expert conversations about the best of television and film, with special guest appearances from stars, creators, and critics.
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Danielle Brooks’s Lifelong Dance With The Color Purple’s Sofia
The Orange Is the New Black breakout star says it was “not an easy road, by any means” to landing the role in the new musical adaptation of the classic.
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Carey Mulligan on the “Soul-Baring and Crying” That Made Maestro Possible
The actor used dream workshops and a deep dive into Felicia Montealegre’s past to embody Leonard Bernstein’s wife.
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With The Taste of Things, Juliette Binoche Confronted Her Past—And Paved a New Path Forward
The Oscar winner opens up about the profound insights gained from making her luminous new film, which France is campaigning for this year’s international-film Oscar.
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At Last, Some Awards Season Front-Runners Emerge
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, a deep dive on the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and many more winners from the past week.
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Emily Blunt Still Treasures Christopher Nolan’s “Very British Compliments”
The Oppenheimer star shares what’s unique about Nolan’s direction, her Quiet Place bond with Cillian Murphy, and what she looks for on set after 20 years of making movies.
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Poor Things’ Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Really, Really Love Bella Baxter
“She’s my favorite character ever,” says Stone of playing the wild, shame-free protagonist of Lanthimos’s coming-of-age tale.
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Colman Domingo’s Massive Year: “It Called On Everything That I Have”
The Emmy-winning Euphoria star shows off his range—and star power—as the lead of Rustin and the antagonist of The Color Purple: “This is the work of a journeyman and an artist that has been working for a very long time.”
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Jacob Elordi Had Just 3 Weeks Between Filming Saltburn and Priscilla
The Euphoria breakout says he has a newfound confidence after climbing “this giant mountain.”
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Andrew Scott Brought All of Himself to All of Us Strangers
The Irish actor on the emotional connection, technical intensity, and tight bond with Paul Mescal that helped him take on—and nail—the role of a lifetime.
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Why Emerald Fennell Wrote Saltburn in Secret
“It has to feel private for it to be really honest,” says the writer-director of her visceral gothic tale.
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Jeffrey Wright on American Fiction, Rustin, and the Most Personal Role He’s Played Yet
The Tony and Emmy winner has found strength in flexibility throughout his career, and this fall is tapping into something entirely new.
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Inside Vanessa Kirby’s Mercurial, Darkly Funny Take on Napoleon’s Joséphine
The Crown alum tells Vanity Fair she could’ve played the commanding empress in a thousand different ways. The result is the most unusual, beguiling performance of her big-screen career.
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Charles Melton on How Riverdale, Heath Ledger, and His Childhood Informed His May December Triumph
The teen idol is now an Oscar contender, thanks to wrenchingly powerful work in Todd Haynes’s twisty Netflix drama. Melton opens up about what made the leap possible.
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With The Hunger Games Prequel, Tom Blyth Enters a Whole New Arena
On the eve of his star-making turn as a pre-presidency Coriolanus Snow, the actor shares why he went no-contact with the original franchise cast, what he’d ask Donald Sutherland now, and how he’d approach the next chapter of Snow’s villainy.
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Peter Sarsgaard Would Like to Remind Hollywood That an Actor Is a Person
In the wake of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Memory star has some thoughts on AI, star power, and why people in Mississippi deserve movies about humanity too.
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Greta Lee on the High Stakes of Past Lives
“After 20 years of waiting for something like this, I didn't want to mess it up,” says the actor starring in Celine Song’s debut film.
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With The Holdovers, Alexander Payne Faces His Admirers
The Oscar winner is back with his best-received movie in years. He’s still working out the reasons why people are responding to it.
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A Husband and Wife’s High-Wire Hollywood Act
Making Nyad, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi grew as both a directing team and as a couple.
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The Costumes That Weave Authenticity Into Killers of the Flower Moon
Costume designers Jacqueline West and Julie O’Keefe enlisted the help of Osage artists for Martin Scorsese’s epic: “A lot of our history is told within the materials of our clothing.”
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Cynthia Erivo’s Stark New Film Is Already More Relevant Than She Could Have Imagined
The Oscar nominee joins Little Gold Men to discuss her moving refugee drama, Drift, which marks a subtle career turning point.