Popcorn with Peter Travers

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Anne Hathaway Regrets 'Not Trusting' Past Director Because She Was a Woman Apr 21, 2017

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Anne Hathaway has always been outspoken about Hollywood's need for gender equality, but in this interview with Peter Travers, the Oscar winner admits she may have been an accidental perpetrator of misogyny at one point in her career. When asked by Travers if there was any movie she learned the most from, she said 2011's "One Day," opposite Jim Sturgess. In that film, she admits, she didn't give all she could to director Lone Scherfig and she believes it's because she was a woman. Take a listen as Hathaway offers up an emotional apology. She also opens up about disliking herself and shares the steps she took to overcome those feelings. It's Hathaway as you've never heard her before. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Richard Gere - 'Norman' Apr 14, 2017

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Richard Gere is starring in "Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer" where he plays a wannabe fixer that just never quite gets in the door. Gere talks about the making of 'Norman' and how he knows when a role is just right for him. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Bob Odenkirk - "Better Call Saul," "Girlfriend's Day" Apr 07, 2017

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Bob Odenkirk is best known to most as the sleazy lawyer on the hit series "Breaking Bad" and its spin-off "Better Call Saul." Now with an all new season of 'Saul' underway, Odenkirk sat down with Peter Travers and spilled the beans on some "Bad" characters that might be making a comeback. He also talks about why his new movie was 15 years in the making. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Finn Jones - Danny Rand, "Iron Fist" Mar 31, 2017

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There's a new superhero winning over Netflix binge-watchers. Finn Jones, aka 'Iron Fist,' has officially made his debut. Jones joins the lineup of Marvel comic characters turned into real-life action heroes. Jones talks to Peter Travers about landing the much coveted role and about the intense training he endured to prepare to take on the character. He even shares a few insider secrets about what makes his iron fist look like the real deal. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Julie Andrews - Ms. Julie, "Julie's Greenroom" Mar 24, 2017

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Julie Andrews said she has no issues with the new "Mary Poppins" movie being filmed starring Emily Blunt as the iconic character. Andrews won an Oscar for playing the role in 1965. While on "Popcorn" to promote her new Netflix show, "Julie's Greenroom," she also spoke about the possibility of a film remake or retelling of "The Sound of Music," another classic that earned Andrews an Oscar nod. Listen as she talks to Peter Travers about her legendary career and offers an insider's look at what's to come with her new series. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Dan Stevens - The Beast, "Beauty and the Beast" Mar 17, 2017

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The wait is finally over for the highly-anticipated debut of Disney's newest live-action film "Beauty and the Beast." Dan Stevens, who is well-known from hits like "Downton Abbey," takes on the role of the 'Beast.' Stevens talks to Peter Travers about preparing for the role by learning to walk and dance on stilts while wearing paws and claws. Stevens is also now starring in FX's "Legion" based off the Marvel comic about a young man diagnosed as schizophrenic. Be sure to listen to the full interview because his is a name you'll hear a lot from this year. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Bellamy Young of 'Scandal' on Landing Her Dream Job Mar 09, 2017

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Its tough to imagine ABC's hit drama series "Scandal" without the feisty character Mellie Grant. But Bellamy Young, who plays the role of Mellie, says that was almost the case. Young talks to Peter Travers about how her 3-episode contract with the show, turned into the role of a lifetime. And she shares how botched information about her biological parents, (she's adopted), actually set the stage for her acting career. Take a listen to Young in this interview and youll be hooked on her every word. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Allison Williams on What Moviegoers Might Learn From ‘Get Out’ Mar 06, 2017

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Allison Williams makes her film debut in Jordan Peeles box-office hit Get Out. She talks to Peter Travers about what she hopes audiences will take away from the horror thriller and reveals what she kept from the set of Girls as the show wraps up its final season on HBO. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Boyd Holbrook Talks Taking on Hugh Jackman in 'Logan' Mar 02, 2017

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Boyd Holbrook is the villain Donald Pierce in the new X-Men movie, "Logan." He takes us behind the scenes about the Marvel Villain universe and working with Hugh Jackman in his swan song in role of Wolverine. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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Isabelle Huppert on 'Elle' and Why She Never Loses Herself in Her Roles Feb 27, 2017

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Isabelle Huppert, who's starred in over 100 films, is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of the world. The award-winning French actress stars in "Elle" as Michèle Leblanc, a businesswoman tracking down the unknown man who raped her. Huppert revealed to Peter Travers how she becomes the characters she portrayed and what she's learned from her work. Please leave us a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2kIbsjV Check out our other podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa * ABOUT PETER TRAVERS: Peter Travers an American film critic, author and journalist. For some 25 years, Travers has written for Rolling Stone. He personally screens nearly 400 movies per year and releases weekly reviews. Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic, according to eFilmCritic.com. Travers is also host of ABC's "Popcorn With Peter Travers," where he interviews actors, directors and Broadway performers about their roles and their lives. Popcorn on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2gGYRiD Popcorn on Facebook: http://abcn.ws/2f3iHDw Popcorn on YouTube: http://abcn.ws/2gyswtx Popcorn on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2fC0Ak2

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