Eva Longoria, the director behind the recent feature “Flamin’ Hot,” discusses the film, the difficulty of being taken seriously as a director, and whether she’d ever want to revisit “Desperate Housewives.” But first, on the Roundtable, we discuss the latest on the SAG-AFTRA strike, the stalemate with the AMPTP, and what that might mean for production in the coming months and, of course, winter awards season.

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