James McAvoy was 45 and a rookie. “I’m a rookie director. It’s like being 22 as an actor.” He directed his first film...
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“We’ve been together since we were kids. So we like each other’s company.” Jimmy Brown. Growing up every teacher tried to make Jimmy Brown stop tapping. Even his mom tried. All of them failed. He is still doing it. I asked...
Twenty years ago, Michael Epstein made a film about a Marine Reserve unit out of Columbus, Ohio. That film put him inside the Haditha case, and he never left it. The staff sergeant charged with 18 counts of murder, told his lawyers he couldn’t...
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“I have no need for a bell-bottom, double-breasted yellow suit at this point.” – Ali Siddiq Welcome Ali Siddiq We’re joined on the Starline by a comedian who turned down Netflix, bet on himself, and just won the first NAACP Image...