The series Sex, Truth, and Videotape: French Feminist Activism is playing on Mubi in many countries. Maso and Miso Go BoatingTo commemorate the United Nations decreeing 1975 as the International Year of the Woman, French television host Bernard Pivot invited the State Secretary for Women Françoise Giroud to chat with a series of men who all proudly identified as misogynists. Throughout “The Year of the Woman: Thank God! It’s Over,” representatives from various corners of the arts came together to discuss why women will never be great artists, cooks, or human beings. Giroud happily agrees with them, the group having a chatty back and forth about why women marry their abusers. There’s no dissent from anyone, and these experts in their field and representatives of the state reveal the shallowness of hegemony, which is in turn transmitted directly into the homes of the French. These are the people in...
- 7/1/2021
- MUBI
Bernard Pivot is the renowned journalist and TV personality whose talk shows were a fixture of French television for several decades. He talked to The Hollywood Reporter two days after James Lipton, a fixture on American television for as many decades, died at the age of 93 of bladder cancer.
One day I received a letter from James Lipton — who I hadn’t yet met — asking me if he could use the 10-question format from my show Bouillon de culture on his new program Inside the Actors Studio. Apparently he had seen Bouillon de culture, as well as my literary interview show ...
One day I received a letter from James Lipton — who I hadn’t yet met — asking me if he could use the 10-question format from my show Bouillon de culture on his new program Inside the Actors Studio. Apparently he had seen Bouillon de culture, as well as my literary interview show ...
James Lipton, the longtime host of the acclaimed interview series Inside the Actors Studio, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 93.
Lipton’s wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, confirmed his death and said the cause was bladder cancer.
Lipton created and launched Inside the Actors Studio in 1994 and hosted the Bravo series for 24 years, finally stepping down in 2018 (it now airs on Ovation with rotating guest hosts). The show garnered acclaim and popularity as Lipton, with a pile of blue notecards, guided renowned actors and entertainers through in-depth interviews...
Lipton’s wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, confirmed his death and said the cause was bladder cancer.
Lipton created and launched Inside the Actors Studio in 1994 and hosted the Bravo series for 24 years, finally stepping down in 2018 (it now airs on Ovation with rotating guest hosts). The show garnered acclaim and popularity as Lipton, with a pile of blue notecards, guided renowned actors and entertainers through in-depth interviews...
- 3/2/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Ovation TV has announced the latest hosts and guests of the new season of “Inside the Actors Studio,” and the new network’s rotating host format is proving very exciting so far. Academy Award nominee Greta Gerwig will be interviewing Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Laura Dern in an upcoming episode, as well as Tony Award nominee Latanya Richardson Jackson interviewing four-time Emmy Award winner Alfre Woodard. Both episodes have yet to be taped.
“Inside the Actors Studio” aired for 22 seasons on Bravo, where it was hosted by James Lipton. Famous for his penetrating index card questions and comically subdued delivery, Lipton has interviewed 74 Oscar winners and has been parodied by “The Simpsons.” Each episode ends with his famous ten questions, borrowed from French television personality Bernard Pivot and inspired by Marcel Proust.
Last year, it was announced that the series was moving to Ovation TV for its 23rd season,...
“Inside the Actors Studio” aired for 22 seasons on Bravo, where it was hosted by James Lipton. Famous for his penetrating index card questions and comically subdued delivery, Lipton has interviewed 74 Oscar winners and has been parodied by “The Simpsons.” Each episode ends with his famous ten questions, borrowed from French television personality Bernard Pivot and inspired by Marcel Proust.
Last year, it was announced that the series was moving to Ovation TV for its 23rd season,...
- 9/25/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Though the Proust questionnaire is perhaps most familiar to viewers of French TV host Bernard Pivot, who administered the questionnaire to guests in the 1970s and '80s, viewers of Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio know that host James Lipton asks his own versions of the questions too. In 1998, the late David Bowie answered the questions for a Vanity Fair piece. Predictably, his answers are perfect. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Reading. What is your most marked characteristic? Getting a word in edgewise. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Discovering morning. What is your greatest fear? Converting kilometers to miles. What historical figure do you most identify with? Santa Claus. Which living person do you most admire? Elvis. Who are your heroes in real life? The consumer. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? While in New York, tolerance. Outside New York, intolerance. What is...
- 1/12/2016
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
The cast of How I Met Your Mother is doing a lot of reminiscing leading up to Monday’s series finale. Some of it involves tears, but there is plenty of laughter, too. On Inside the Actors Studio, however, reflecting on nine seasons of sitcom magic includes talking about what turns Barney on — and it might not be what you expect.
Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyson Hannigan sat down with host James Lipton on Thursday’s episode, and per usual, the conversation started with the Bernard Pivot Questionnaire. The cast members answered as themselves,...
Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyson Hannigan sat down with host James Lipton on Thursday’s episode, and per usual, the conversation started with the Bernard Pivot Questionnaire. The cast members answered as themselves,...
- 3/29/2014
- by Amber Ray
- EW.com - PopWatch
The entire cast of How I Met Your Mother went on Inside The Actor's Studio last night to reminisce about the show's nine-season run and answer that famous Bernard Pivot's Questionnaire — some in character, some not. Josh Radnor hates the word catheter and Jason Segel (answering as Marshall) is not turned on by Robin, so it's good to know that whatever Marshall-Robin affair the Himym writers' room might've had was scrapped.
- 3/28/2014
- by Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
Most of the Bluth family sat down to chat with Warden Stefan Gentles, better known as James Lipton, on Inside the Actors Studio to talk about the show and most importantly, to take the Bernard Pivot Questionnaire. That's the one about favorite and least favorite words, sounds, and swears. Don't worry: They bleep 'em.Oh, and as he often does, James Lipton asks Will Arnett if he can "speak to Gob," which comes off as completely awkward. We should know how these things end up by now.
- 11/8/2013
- by Lindsey Weber,Abraham Riesman
- Vulture
News.
Two festivals that will be underway in just over a week have unveiled their programs: Doclisboa and the Viennale, both of which are highlighted by retrospectives: Alain Cavalier in Lisbon and Jerry Lewis in Vienna. Lola 4 is now available in its entirety and Girish Shambu has a guide to the issue for your convenience.
Finds.
Above: the poster for Wes Anderson's forthcoming film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Speaking of Anderson, Matt Zoller Seitz has kicked off a new video essay series on the director inspired by his new book, The Wes Anderson Collection. Head over to Gina Telaroli's brilliant Tumblr to see her image piece that combines a newscast about a drone crash in New York with Godard and Claire Denis. An absolute must read via The Festivalists: "A brief history of Chinese independent film with Tony Rayns". Above: from Tom Sutpen's "Hitch: Scenes from a Life" series.
Two festivals that will be underway in just over a week have unveiled their programs: Doclisboa and the Viennale, both of which are highlighted by retrospectives: Alain Cavalier in Lisbon and Jerry Lewis in Vienna. Lola 4 is now available in its entirety and Girish Shambu has a guide to the issue for your convenience.
Finds.
Above: the poster for Wes Anderson's forthcoming film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Speaking of Anderson, Matt Zoller Seitz has kicked off a new video essay series on the director inspired by his new book, The Wes Anderson Collection. Head over to Gina Telaroli's brilliant Tumblr to see her image piece that combines a newscast about a drone crash in New York with Godard and Claire Denis. An absolute must read via The Festivalists: "A brief history of Chinese independent film with Tony Rayns". Above: from Tom Sutpen's "Hitch: Scenes from a Life" series.
- 10/16/2013
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
James Lipton, the venerable host of "Inside the Actors Studio," will live blog the 85th annual Academy Awards for AOL on Sunday, Feb. 24. Lipton's thoughts on the Oscars will appear on AOL.com; The Huffington Post will feature its own live blog -- as well as a full complement of Oscar coverage -- at HuffPost Entertainment.
Lipton made the announcement in a special video message (watch above).
The 86-year-old is dean emeritus and founder of The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York. His show, "Inside the Actors Studio," debuted in 1994 and has run for 19 seasons and over 290 episodes. (Many famous actors have appeared on "Inside the Actors Studio," including Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis and Barbra Streisand.) Lipton ends each 90-minute interview by asking his guests 10 personality questions by Bernard Pivot ("What your favorite word?" and more).
Lipton is famous for his stack of blue cards,...
Lipton made the announcement in a special video message (watch above).
The 86-year-old is dean emeritus and founder of The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York. His show, "Inside the Actors Studio," debuted in 1994 and has run for 19 seasons and over 290 episodes. (Many famous actors have appeared on "Inside the Actors Studio," including Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis and Barbra Streisand.) Lipton ends each 90-minute interview by asking his guests 10 personality questions by Bernard Pivot ("What your favorite word?" and more).
Lipton is famous for his stack of blue cards,...
- 2/21/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
And now we've finally come to our favorite part of the internet, where Hollywood's biggest stars answer the famous questionnaire created by Bernard Pivot and reveal to the world how completely uninspired, repetitive and mundane their thoughts are.
Sorry, James Lipton, but if this video is any indication of what really goes on "Inside the Actors Studio," then let us out!
Lipton, of course, has been asking Hollywood A-listers to state their favorite words, curse words and sounds for more than a decade, all in an effort to get actors to show just how their minds work. A noble goal, right?
But thanks to a new viral remix we can now see just how many of those actors seem to be reading off the same script, as the folks at ScreenWerks have taken dozens of (nearly identical) answers from over the years and spliced them together into one glorious music video.
Sorry, James Lipton, but if this video is any indication of what really goes on "Inside the Actors Studio," then let us out!
Lipton, of course, has been asking Hollywood A-listers to state their favorite words, curse words and sounds for more than a decade, all in an effort to get actors to show just how their minds work. A noble goal, right?
But thanks to a new viral remix we can now see just how many of those actors seem to be reading off the same script, as the folks at ScreenWerks have taken dozens of (nearly identical) answers from over the years and spliced them together into one glorious music video.
- 8/8/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
When the cast of Modern Family went Inside the Actors Studio (airing tonight on Bravo), it wasn’t just Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson who stared down James Lipton and his infamous blue index cards.
“In theory we had six people on stage, but only in theory,” Lipton tells EW. “We really had 12 people.” That’s because each of their characters showed up as well. Ever want to know what’s Gloria Delgado-Pritchett’s favorite word? Or what turns Cameron Tucker off? Look no further because EW exclusively presents James Lipton...
“In theory we had six people on stage, but only in theory,” Lipton tells EW. “We really had 12 people.” That’s because each of their characters showed up as well. Ever want to know what’s Gloria Delgado-Pritchett’s favorite word? Or what turns Cameron Tucker off? Look no further because EW exclusively presents James Lipton...
- 6/7/2011
- by Christian Blauvelt
- EW - Inside TV
Although the French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière has collaborated with Tati, Buñuel and Schlöndorff, he is the invisible man of film
To read the newly published This Is Not the End of the Book, a conversation between Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière, is to eavesdrop on two highly erudite minds. Digressive, anecdotal and humorous, they reflect on their love of the printed word and where the destiny of the book might lie, ranging from neglected French poetry of the 16th century to a forthcoming first edition of Waiting for Godot in the revived Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. But while Eco is internationally famous for his bestselling historical novels, Carrière has a relatively low profile even in his native France. Low, that is, for someone whose career as a dramatist has encompassed collaborations with an unparalleled array of directorial talent from film and theatre, and 50 books, in addition to the 80 screenplays,...
To read the newly published This Is Not the End of the Book, a conversation between Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière, is to eavesdrop on two highly erudite minds. Digressive, anecdotal and humorous, they reflect on their love of the printed word and where the destiny of the book might lie, ranging from neglected French poetry of the 16th century to a forthcoming first edition of Waiting for Godot in the revived Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. But while Eco is internationally famous for his bestselling historical novels, Carrière has a relatively low profile even in his native France. Low, that is, for someone whose career as a dramatist has encompassed collaborations with an unparalleled array of directorial talent from film and theatre, and 50 books, in addition to the 80 screenplays,...
- 5/20/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
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