Join director/writer/producer David Chase (The Sopranos) and actor John Magaro as they discuss their new film "Not Fade Away." It’s 1964. The Rolling Stones appear on TV, and three best friends from the New Jersey suburbs decide to form a rock band.

Not Fade Away: Meet the Filmmakers

Join Bow Wow (host of "BET’s 106 and Park") and cast as they discuss their new film "Allegiance." After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton (Seth Gabel) becomes embroiled in a last-minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers (Bow Wow), forcing him to choose between his loyalties to the fleeing soldier, his unit, and his fiancée.

Shad “Bow Wow” Moss and cast: Meet the Filmmakers

Ang Lee

Join Oscar-winning director Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") as he discusses "Life of Pi," his groundbreaking movie event about a 16-year-old boy who survives a tragic disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While marooned on a lifeboat, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with the ship’s only other survivor—a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Ang Lee, "Life of Pi": Meet the Filmmaker

Join Ian McKellen (X-Men, The Lord of the Rings), Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), Richard Armitage (Captain America, Spooks) and Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Lord of the Rings) as they discuss their new film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.Based on the J.R.R Tolkien classic, about a curious Hobbit called Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) who sets off on an adventure with a group of Dwarves to reclaim a stolen treasure.

Join Ian McKellen (X-Men, The Lord of the Rings), Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), Richard Armitage (Captain America, Spooks) and Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Lord of the Rings) as they discuss their new film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Based on the J.R.R Tolkien classic, about a curious Hobbit called Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) who sets off on an adventure with a group of Dwarves to reclaim a stolen treasure.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Meet the Cast

Join Academy award winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and newcomer Suraj Sharma as they discuss their latest film, Life of Pi.Based on Yann Martel's best-selling book, Life of Pi is an epic adventure that follows the story of a young man’s incredible survival at sea against almost impossible odds.

Join Academy award winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and newcomer Suraj Sharma as they discuss their latest film, Life of Pi. Based on Yann Martel's best-selling book, Life of Pi is an epic adventure that follows the story of a young man’s incredible survival at sea against almost impossible odds.

Life of Pi: Meet the Filmmakers

Matt Damon

John Krasinski

Join filmmakers Matt Damon and John Krasinski as they discuss their new drama "Promised Land." Directed by Van Sant, the film follows ace corporate salesman (Damon) who is sent to a rural town with his partner (Frances McDormand) to close a key deal in his company’s expansion plans. What seems like an easy job becomes complicated by numerous roadblocks, including a grassroots campaign led by a well-meaning farmer (Krasinski). Promised Land explores America at the crossroads, where big business and the strength of small-town community converge.

Matt Damon and John Krasinski, "Promised Land": Meet the Filmmakers

Join BAFTA-award winning director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Holliday Grainger (The Borgias, Anna Karenina) as they discuss their latest film, Great Expectations.Based on the Charles Dickens’ classic, the young orphan Pip (Irvine) is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Pip uses his new found position to pursue the beautiful Estella (Grainger); a spoilt heiress he’s loved since childhood.

Join BAFTA-award winning director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) and Holliday Grainger (The Borgias, Anna Karenina) as they discuss their latest film, Great Expectations. Based on the Charles Dickens’ classic, the young orphan Pip (Irvine) is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Pip uses his new found position to pursue the beautiful Estella (Grainger); a spoilt heiress he’s loved since childhood.

Great Expectations: Meet the Filmmakers

David O. Russell

Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker David O. Russell ("The Fighter") as he discusses "Silver Linings Playbook," his new film about a man who has lost everything after a stint in a mental institution. Written and directed by Russell, the film tells the story of Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) who moves back in with his parents (Jacki Weaver, Robert DeNiro), determined to rebuild his life and reunite with his ex-wife. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated.

David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook": Meet the Filmmaker

Edward Burns

Join filmmaker and actor Edward Burns as he discusses his new film, "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas," a comedy about an Irish-American family whose deadbeat dad threatens to return to spend the holiday with the wife and seven children he walked out on 20 years before.

Edward Burns, "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas": Meet the Filmmaker

Join Cameron Diaz, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay and director Michael Hoffman as they discuss their upcoming film, Gambit at the Apple Store Regent Street. In Gambit,  art curator Harry Deane (Firth) enlists a Texas rodeo queen (Diaz) in a plot to con his abusive boss (Rickman) into purchasing a fake Monet painting.

Gambit: Meet the Filmmakers

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Meet the Filmmaker: Interviews from 2010–2012

Wes Anderson

Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson as he discusses the 10th anniversary of his masterpiece, "The Royal Tenebaums," which had its world premiere at the NYFF 2001.

Wes Anderson, "The Royal Tenenbaums": Meet the Filmmaker

David Attenborough

Join David Attenborough (Planet Earth, First Life, Flying Monsters 3D), Naturalist and Filmmaker as he talks to Anthony Geffen, Producer of their major new project Kingdom of Plants 3D.Kingdom of plants with David Attenborough is a multi-platform project which includes a three part series in 3D produced by Atlantic Productions with Sky 3D in association with Galileo Digital Entertainment. Shot over a year in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the series reveals a new look at plant life through the use of 3D time-lapse filming techniques. A book published by Harper Collins and an app exclusively available on the iPad takes you on a fully interactive journey around Kew with David Attenborough.

Join David Attenborough (Planet Earth, First Life, Flying Monsters 3D), Naturalist and Filmmaker as he talks to Anthony Geffen, Producer of their major new project Kingdom of Plants 3D. Kingdom of plants with David Attenborough is a multi-platform project which includes a three part series in 3D produced by Atlantic Productions with Sky 3D in association with Galileo Digital Entertainment. Shot over a year in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the series reveals a new look at plant life through the use of 3D time-lapse filming techniques. A book published by Harper Collins and an app exclusively available on the iPad takes you on a fully interactive journey around Kew with David Attenborough.

David Attenborough: Meet the Filmmaker

Join writer/director Edgar Wright and actors Michael Cera ("Superbad"), Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air”), and Jason Schwartzman as they discuss their new film, "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World." It follows the adventures of Pilgrim (Cera), who meets the girl of his dreams but has to defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends to win her heart. Based on the graphic novel written by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the film is scheduled for wide release in August.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Meet the Filmmakers

Join Hugh Bonneville (Robert, Earl of Grantham), and Joanne Froggatt (Anna Bates) as they discuss the BAFTA, Emmy and Golden-Globe winning series ‘Downton Abbey’.

Downton Abbey: Meet the Cast

Join Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson and Oscar-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal  along with director Susanna White as they discuss their new film “Nanny McPhee Returns”,  in theaters August 20th. In this installment of the fabled tale, Nanny McPhee takes charge of the children of a woman (played by Gyllenhaal) whose husband has gone to war.

Nanny McPhee Returns: Meet the Filmmakers

Join the director and star of Beasts of the Southern Wild, recipient of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival as well as top honours at Cannes.Following a storm that unleashes prehistoric creatures, six-year-old Hushpuppy must quickly learn to survive. Hushpuppy is played by young newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis.

Join the director and star of Beasts of the Southern Wild, recipient of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival as well as top honours at Cannes. Following a storm that unleashes prehistoric creatures, six-year-old Hushpuppy must quickly learn to survive. Hushpuppy is played by young newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis.

Beasts of the Southern Wild: Meet the Filmmakers

Sam Mendes

Join Academy- Award winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) as he discusses the latest James Bond film, Skyfall.In Skyfall,  Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Join Academy- Award winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) as he discusses the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Sam Mendes: Meet the Filmmaker

Join actors Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek), Amara Karan (St. Trinian’s, The Darjeeling Limited) and directors Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell as they discuss their new film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything.Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research into serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck.  When a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in Jack’s script, his ‘big break’ rapidly turns into his ‘big breakdown.

Join actors Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek), Amara Karan (St. Trinian’s, The Darjeeling Limited) and directors Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell as they discuss their new film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research into serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck.  When a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in Jack’s script, his ‘big break’ rapidly turns into his ‘big breakdown.

A Fantastic Fear of Everything: Meet the Filmmakers

Director Roland Emmerich, writer John Orloff and actor Rhys Ifans discuss the controversial new film at the Apple Store, Regent Street, in London.

Anonymous: Meet the Filmmakers

Antonio Banderas

Join Golden Globe–nominated actor Antonio Banderas ("Evita") to discuss his new film, "The Skin I Live In." In the film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Banderas plays a plastic surgeon whose wife was burned in a car crash, and whose goal is to create a synthetic skin that might have saved her. What he creates is a skin that can withstand any kind of assault.

Antonio Banderas, "The Skin I Live In": Meet the Actor

Ricky Gervais and Warwick Davis discuss their new TV series, Life's Too Short, at the Apple Store Regent Street in London.

Life's Too Short: Meet the Cast

Join director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, A Beat that my Heart Skipped) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead) as they discuss their upcoming film ‘Rust and Bone’. After suddenly finding himself in charge of his young son, Ali (Schoenaerts) takes refuge in Antibes where he meets Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), a killer whale trainer. When a performance ends in tragedy for Stephanie, a call to Ali brings them closer together.This critically acclaimed film was a Palme d’Or nominee at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.

Join director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, A Beat that my Heart Skipped) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead) as they discuss their upcoming film ‘Rust and Bone’. After suddenly finding himself in charge of his young son, Ali (Schoenaerts) takes refuge in Antibes where he meets Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), a killer whale trainer. When a performance ends in tragedy for Stephanie, a call to Ali brings them closer together. This critically acclaimed film was a Palme d’Or nominee at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.

Rust and Bone: Meet the Filmmakers

Roger Michell

Join filmmaker Roger Michell (Notting Hill) as he discusses his film "Hyde Park on Hudson." In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home in upstate New York—the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the royals are desperately looking to FDR for support.

Roger Michell, "Hyde Park on Hudson": Meet the Filmmaker

Join Chilean director Pablo Larraín in conversation as he discusses "No," his film about an ad executive who develops a campaign to defeat Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s 1988 referendum.

Pablo Larraín, "No": Meet the Filmmaker

Don Hahn

Martin Short

Join comedic legend Martin Short (Father of the Bride, Three Amigos, SCTV) and Academy Award nominee Don Hahn (producer of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King) as they discuss their new film.Frankenweenie is the latest creation from creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas).  A stop-motion animation in glorious black and white and 3D, Frankenweenie is the story of a young boy who harnesses the power of science to bring his dog back to life.

Join comedic legend Martin Short (Father of the Bride, Three Amigos, SCTV) and Academy Award nominee Don Hahn (producer of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King) as they discuss their new film. Frankenweenie is the latest creation from creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas).  A stop-motion animation in glorious black and white and 3D, Frankenweenie is the story of a young boy who harnesses the power of science to bring his dog back to life.

Don Hahn and Martin Short: Meet the Filmmakers

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