Willem Dafoe discusses his first-ever "Saturday Night Live" hosting gig this weekend, plus his busy year, which included reteaming with directors Paul Schrader for “The Card Counter” and Wes Anderson for “The French Dispatch,” as well as supporting roles in “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” and Guillermo Del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.” And then there’s his return to the role of Green Goblin in “Spider-Man No Way Home.”

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Haim artist Alana Haim discusses her first-ever feature role, “Licorice Pizza,” as well as her hugely popular band with her sister, their long history with director Paul Thomas Anderson, and much more. But first, our Awards Circuit Roundtable dives into the hot topics of the week, including how COVID has disrupted this Oscar season and the tattoo that Jazz Tangcay almost got as a teenager. 

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Cate Blanchett discusses her duo of Oscar contenders, “Don’t Look Up” and “Nightmare Alley,” as well as her new venture with Pedro Almodóvar, for whom she will be starring in (and producing) “A Manual for Cleanining Women.” 

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Rachel Zegler discusses taking on the iconic role of Maria in Steven Spielberg’s new version of the landmark musical “West Side Story.” But first, our Awards Circuit Roundtable dissects the SAG Awards nominations and shares its pick for who should host the Oscars. 

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Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses writing the music for Disney’s “Encanto”;  directing his first feature with “Tick, Tick Boom” and casting Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson; his first music memories and more. 

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Halle Berry talks about directing and starring in “Bruised,” as well as her desire to work with Zendaya, her advice for Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman and more. Later, Ariana DeBose discusses her star-making turn in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” 

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J.K. Simmons discusses playing William Frawley, aka “I Love Lucy’s” Fred Mertz, in Amazon’s “Being the Ricardos.” And the Awards Circuit Roundtable catches up on what we watched over the break and share some Golden Globe winner and SAG Award nomination predictions. 

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Nicolas Cage speaks extensively about his career, from being born into a family of artists (his uncle is Francis Ford Coppola) and his unique acting choices over the years to his current film, “Pig.” Also in this episode, Vicky Krieps and Mia Wasikowska discuss their intertwined roles in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Bergman Island.”

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Penélope Cruz discusses her latest film with Pedro Almodóvar, “Parallel Mothers,” as well as her other varied roles and what she’s drawn to in film. Later, we chat with Tessa Thompson about her film “Passing,” and we also wind up dissecting the new “Sex and the City” spinoff. 

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“Dopesick” star Michael Keaton discusses the Hulu limited series, and how it taught him a lot more than what he thought he knew about the origins of the opioid crisis — and the actions of the Sackler family, who promoted OxyContin with the lie that it was non-addictive. Keaton also talks a bit about what convinced him to wear the Batman suit once more.

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