THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST

Rebecca Pruzan is the Oscar-nominated producer of the live action short film "Ivalu". The film is about a girl named Pipaluk, who lives in a Greenlandic settlement with her father and older sister Ivalu. Pipaluk is not happy because Ivalu has disappeared and her father does not care. At night, Pipaluk dreams of a raven that leads her to Ivalu.

Academy Award winning filmmaker Domee Shi is the writer and director of the Pixar film "Turning Red", inspired by Shi's own upbringing of the awkward years coming into adolescence. Shi shares when she realized her personal childhood was worthy of being shared on the big screen, the challenges she faced in pitching a culturally specific and authentic story to the studio, and the importance of highlighting a mother-daughter relationship during this difficult part of a young person's life. 

Additionally, as the creative vice president of Pixar Animation Studios, Shi shares her hopes for audiences coming back to theaters after seeing a slew of Pixar's recent titles go straight to the Disney+ streaming service.

Shi received an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for her 2018 film "Bao". She has now received her second Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature for "Turning Red".

Oscar nominated hairstylist Camille Friend shares her cultural and creative inspiration behind designing the African and Indigenous hairstyles in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever". She also shared the challenges of designing hair for actors completely under water, the research she undertook in creating authentic portrayals of Indigenous people, and what it was like continuing on the project after Chadwick Boseman's passing.

Friend's previous credits include "Dreamgirls", "The Pursuit of Happyness", "The Help", "The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2", "Captain America: Winter Soldier", " Captain America: Civil War", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2", "Black Panther", "Captain Marvel", "Django Unchained", "The Hateful Eight", "Detroit", and "Tenet".

Friend has received her first Oscar nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for her work in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever".

Production designer Maya Sigel shares her process and inspiration behind envisioning the mid-century modern world of the 1950's as well as the futuristic space settings in the new Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow!, starring Billy Crudup and now streaming.

In a retro-futuristic world, charismatic salesman Jack Billings (Emmy® winner Billy Crudup) leads a team of fellow sales associates determined to revitalize their customers’ lives by hawking timeshares on the moon. Full of great talent and ambition, Jack’s unshakable faith in a brighter tomorrow inspires his coworkers and desperate customers, however, threatens to leave him dangerously lost in the very dream that sustains him.

From writer and director, Alice Rohrwacher, and Academy Award® winning producer, Alfonso Cuarón, “Le Pupille” is a tale of innocence, greed and fantasy. This live action short is about desires, pure and selfish, about freedom and devotion, and about the anarchy that is capable of flowering in the minds of girls within the confines of a strict religious boarding school at Christmas. 

Rohrwacher, in addition to Cuarón, have been nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at this year's Oscars.

Alice Rohrwacher's past credits include Heavenly Body, The Wonders, and Happy as Lazzaro. Her next film, La chimera, stars Isabella Rossellini and Josh O'Connor and is due out sometime later this year under the NEON distribution company. She has received the Gran Prix and Best Screenplay awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

Oscar nominated cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister shares what it was like collaborating with auteur filmmaker Todd Field on Tár, as well as the observant cinematography he employed during the shooting of the film, and offers keen insight into some of the standout scenes in the film.

Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress for Cate Blanchett, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography for Hoffmeister - Tár is now streaming on Peacock.

Hoffmeister's past credits (which include working with filmmakers such as David Koepp, Scott Cooper, and Terence Davies) includes The Deep Blue Sea, In Secret, A Quiet Passion, Official Secrets, and Antlers.

Brian d'Arcy James is a actor known for his work across film, television, and the stage. He most recently starred as THE BAKER in the star-studded Broadway revival of INTO THE WOODS, which he received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. 

James also recently starred in the Mubi drama film THE CATHEDRAL, where he earned a Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance. This marks the first nomination he has received for an individual performance in a film.

His upcoming 2023 projects include the David Yates directed “Pain Hustlers,” opposite Emily Blunt and Chris Evans for Netflix, the crime pic “Where All Light Tends to Go,” directed by Ben Young, with Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright and Jackie Earle Haley, the Rebecca Miller dramedy “She Came to Me” opposite Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage and Marisa Tomei, the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Dear Edward” from Jason Katims and the HBO Max’s Candy Montgomery miniseries “Love and Death” with Elizabeth Olsen, produced by Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelley.

Prior stage credits include HAMILTON, THE FERRYMAN, SHREK THE MUSICAL, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, and MACBETH.

James' past film credits include the Oscar-winning film “West Side Story,” from Steven Spielberg, “The Kitchen” opposite Melissa McCarthy, the Damien Chazelle directed “First Man,” opposite Ryan Gosling,” the Simon Kinberg directed, X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” Aaron Sorkin’s “Molly’s Game,” opposite Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain, and the Danny Strong directed JD Salinger biopic “Rebel and The Rye,” starring Nicholas Hoult.

Other television credits include “Evil,” Marvel’s “Hawkeye,” “The Comey Rule,” “13 Reasons Why.” “Manhunt: Unibomber,” “The Big C,” and “Smash.”

Brian d'Arcy James has received three Tony nominations for his Broadway work in Sweet Smell of Success, Shrek the Musical and Something Rotten!. He has also received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Musical Theater Album. James is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Award and the Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards - all for his work in the Oscar-winning film Spotlight.

Film producer Jonathan Yunger joined Millennium Films in 2011 and has worked on more than fifty films during his tenure at the company, including The Expendables franchise, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and Mechanic: Resurrection. Presently, Yunger is the Co-President of Millennium Media.

Yunger's latest release is the horror film The Offering, about a family struggling with loss only to find themselves at the mercy of an ancient demon. In addition to his producing role, Yunger also played a major role in originating the story for The Offering with his collaborator, screenwriter Hank Hoffman.

Millennium Media titles currently in production include Dirty Angels with Eva Green, Ruby Rose, and Maria Bakalova. Recent releases include Jolt with Kate Beckinsale and Stanley Tucci, Till Death with Megan Fox, The Protege starring Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Q, and The Enforcer with Antonio Banderas, Kate Bosworth, 2 Chainz. Millennium Media’s upcoming releases include The Offering with Paul Kaye, The Bricklayer with Aaron Eckhart and Nina Dobrev, The Piper with Charlotte Hope and Julian Sands, and the 4th installment of The Expendables franchise. They recently wrapped on the highly anticipated comic book adaptation, Red Sonja starring Matilda Lutz, Wallis Day, and Robert Sheehan.

Theatrical producer/director/writer Jonathan Rockefeller of Rockefeller Productions is the creator of the new show Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation. Co-produced by Disney Theatrical Group, Winnie the Pooh takes audiences on a journey through the Hundred Acre Wood with life-sized puppets of the titular character, Eyeore, Piglet, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, and Roo along with Christopher Robin. While sharing an entirely new story in the world of Winnie the Pooh, the show also features the storied musical score of the Sherman Brothers.

Hair department head Jaime Leigh McIntosh and Make-up department head Heba Thorisdottir share what it was like creating Old Hollywood looks of the 1920s in the new Damien Chazelle-directed epic period film BABYLON. The film, starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, tells the story Hollywood's transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s as well as all of the decadence and depravity that consumed early Hollywood.

Thorisdottir's previous credits include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Bridesmaids, and Don't Worry Darling. She's also noted for her longstanding collaboration with Quentin Tarantino (on films such as the Kill Bill movies, Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as well as her work on Marvel films (including Ant-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home).

McIntosh's previous credits include King Kong, The Lovely Bones, Avatar, The Hobbit films, Blade Runner 2049, Black Panther, Us, Captain Marvel, Ad Astra, Bombshell, The First Lady, The Gray Man, Don’t Worry Darling and Blonde. McIntosh is the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award nomination earlier this year for her work on The First Lady.