Popcorn with Peter Travers

Barry Jenkins is the lavishly gifted director and screenwriter of "Moonlight." Fresh off a Golden Globe win for Best Picture Drama, "Moonlight" is shaping up as the one film that can give "La La Land" a run for its Oscar gold. Featuring award-caliber performances from Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and the three young actors (Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes) who share the lead role of a boy growing up black, gay and alienated in the Miami projects, "Moonlight" is an emotional wipeout. Jenkins himself says he can't watch the film with an audience. It's that personal. He shares his story about how it all began.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Adam Driver is currently killing it onscreen as a bus-driving poet in Jim Jarmusch’s "Paterson" and as a 16th-century Jesuit priest bringing the good word to Japan in Martin Scorsese's "Silence" (for which he lost a massive 50 pounds). Some can't get the image of Driver out of their heads as the mysterious Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (he talks about the next film in the series) — that includes a young neighbor in his New York apartment who greets him by saying, "Good morning, Kylo Ren." Adam, who's just finished the final season of HBO's "Girls" (you’ll never guess what souvenir he kept) is clearly one of the most talented and versatile actors around. But his personal stories about his former life as a Marine and what he's still doing for his buddies are equally compelling.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Adam Driver is currently killing it onscreen as a bus-driving poet in Jim Jarmusch’s "Paterson" and as a 16th-century Jesuit priest bringing the good word to Japan in Martin Scorsese's "Silence" (for which he lost a massive 50 pounds). Some can't get the image of Driver out of their heads as the mysterious Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (he talks about the next film in the series) — that includes a young neighbor in his New York apartment who greets him by saying, "Good morning, Kylo Ren." Adam, who's just finished the final season of HBO's "Girls" (you’ll never guess what souvenir he kept) is clearly one of the most talented and versatile actors around. But his personal stories about his former life as a Marine and what he's still doing for his buddies are equally compelling.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Director Damien Chazelle is only on his third film. But for the second year in a row, he's creating big Oscar buzz. He's just released the new musical "La La Land." The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, comes on the heels of Chazelle's "Whiplash," which led to to his first Oscar nod. "La La Land" follows the path of a musician and actress trying to realize their professional dreams. Chazelle talks to Peter Travers about why he made a musical and shares fascinating details about how he pulled it off.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Director Damien Chazelle is only on his third film. But for the second year in a row, he's creating big Oscar buzz. He's just released the new musical "La La Land." The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, comes on the heels of Chazelle's "Whiplash," which led to to his first Oscar nod. "La La Land" follows the path of a musician and actress trying to realize their professional dreams. Chazelle talks to Peter Travers about why he made a musical and shares fascinating details about how he pulled it off.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Awards season is nearly upon us, but you may have missed many of the best movies in 2016. To help you, film critic Peter Travers, who's seen nearly 400 movies this year, put together his list of the absolute best and worst movies of 2016. It's your guide to all the films you still need to see and those you should avoid.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Awards season is nearly upon us, but you may have missed many of the best movies in 2016. To help you, film critic Peter Travers, who's seen nearly 400 movies this year, put together his list of the absolute best and worst movies of 2016. It's your guide to all the films you still need to see and those you should avoid.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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John Lithgow is currently starring as Winston Churchill in the Netflix series "The Crown" and he's already amassing awards for his performance. Lithgow is pure pleasure -- and just wait until he reveals his favorite role! You’ll never guess.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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John Lithgow is currently starring as Winston Churchill in the Netflix series "The Crown" and he's already amassing awards for his performance. Lithgow is pure pleasure -- and just wait until he reveals his favorite role! You’ll never guess.

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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Michael Fassbender makes his highly-anticipated debut in the action-packed video game flick "Assassin's Creed" this weekend. It's a film gamer fans have been waiting to see since the announcement of Fassbender's role in 2012. Fassbender plays dual roles in the film starring as both Callum Lynch and Aguilar De Nerha. He stopped by to talk about his characters and it was all laughs from the beginning of the interview until the very end. This one's a real treat!

* ABOUT POPCORN WITH PETER TRAVERS: This show features the world's biggest stars and top moviemakers. They drop by the ABC News studio to talk to Rolling Stone's film and television critic Peter Travers about their latest projects and their lives. And just when you think you know all there is about these stars, there's a musical surprise at the end of every interview!

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