The film and TV biz defines LA—so what does it look like as the biz moves abroad? Host (and longtime Angeleno) Rico Gagliano takes a tour of a changing city, from the Hollywood sign to a new crop of booming rep cinemas. Guests include The Studio (2025) cocreator Evan Goldberg, indie icon Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, 1978), and Sean Fennessey, host of The Big Picture podcast.
Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Istanbul to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael García Bernal (Amores Perros, 2000) and Fiona Shaw (Hot Milk, 2025), writer/directors Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap, 2024), Evan Goldberg (The Studio, 2025), and Halina Reijn (Babygirl, 2024), producer Ed Guiney (Poor Things, 2023), production designer Eugenio Caballero (Roma, 2018),and a host of other filmmakers, programmers, academics, cinema owners, critics, tour guides, and festival directors.
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