Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

The talent behind this year's most talked-about movies open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed films.

Episodes

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S5, E1

Comedy Actresses

Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, Jane Fonda, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddish and Phoebe Waller-Bridge discuss acting in a comedy role.

S5, E2

Comedy Actors

Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Ted Danson, Don Cheadle, Henry Winkler and Timothy Simons discuss the craft of acting.

S5, E3

Drama Actresses

Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Patricia Arquette and Christine Baranski discuss the craft of acting.

S5, E4

Drama Actors

Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Richard Madden and Sam Rockwell discuss the craft of acting.

S5, E5

Comedy Showrunners

Jerrod Carmichael, Tanya Saracho, Alan Yang, Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield discuss creating a comedy for television.

S5, E6

Drama Showrunners

Sam Esmail, Marti Noxon, John Singleton, Steve Canals, Sera Gimble and Nic Pizzolatto discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.

S5, E7

TV Directors

Ava DuVernay, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter, Patty Jenkins and Jean-Marc Vallee discuss their work as TV directors.

S5, E8

Directors

Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Todd Philipps (Joker), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) discuss their films.

S5, E9

Actresses

Rebecca Ford, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez discuss the craft of acting.

S5, E10

Actors

Stephen Galloway, Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.

S5, E11

Producers

Rebecca Ford, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.

S5, E12

Writers

Stephen Galloway, Taika Waititi, Anthony McCarten, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Destin Daniel Cretton discuss writing in films.

S5, E13

Documentary

Rebecca Keegan, Julia Reichert, Asif Kapadia, Lauren Greenfield, Nanfu Wang, Todd Douglas Miller discuss creating a documentary.

S5, E14

Executives

Matthew Belloni, Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.

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