Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Season: 5
Episode: 1
Comedy Actresses
Air Date:23/06/2019
Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, Jane Fonda, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddish and Phoebe Waller-Bridge discuss acting in a comedy role.
Guest Stars
Name: Regina Hall
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Natasha Lyonne
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Maya Rudolph
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Constance Wu
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Jane Fonda
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Tiffany Haddish
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 2
Comedy Actors
Air Date:30/06/2019
Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Ted Danson, Don Cheadle, Henry Winkler and Timothy Simons discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars
Name: Sacha Baron Cohen
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Jim Carrey
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Henry Winkler
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Timothy Simons
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Don Cheadle
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Ted Danson
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 3
Drama Actresses
Air Date:07/07/2019
Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Patricia Arquette and Christine Baranski discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars
Name: Michelle Williams
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Emilia Clarke
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Danai Gurira
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Patricia Arquette
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Christine Baranski
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Niecy Nash-Betts
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 4
Drama Actors
Air Date:14/07/2019
Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Richard Madden and Sam Rockwell discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars
Name: Stephan James
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Hugh Grant
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Diego Luna
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Billy Porter
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Richard Madden
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Sam Rockwell
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 5
Comedy Showrunners
Air Date:21/07/2019
Jerrod Carmichael, Tanya Saracho, Alan Yang, Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield discuss creating a comedy for television.
Guest Stars
Name: Tanya Saracho
Character: Self
Department: Writing
Name: Bill Hader
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Alexandra Rushfield
Character: Self
Department: Writing
Name: Jerrod Carmichael
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Alan Yang
Character: Self
Department: Writing
Name: David Mandel
Character: Self
Department: Writing
Episode: 6
Drama Showrunners
Air Date:28/07/2019
Sam Esmail, Marti Noxon, John Singleton, Steve Canals, Sera Gamble and Nic Pizzolatto discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.
Episode: 7
TV Directors
Air Date:04/08/2019
Ava DuVernay, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter, Patty Jenkins and Jean-Marc Vallee discuss their work as TV directors.
Guest Stars
Name: Adam McKay
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Ben Stiller
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: David Nutter
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Jean-Marc Vallée
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Ava DuVernay
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Patty Jenkins
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Episode: 8
Directors
Air Date:05/01/2020
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.
Guest Stars
Name: Todd Phillips
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Martin Scorsese
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Lulu Wang
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Fernando Meirelles
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Noah Baumbach
Character: Self
Department: Directing
Name: Greta Gerwig
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 9
Actresses
Air Date:12/01/2020
Rebecca Ford, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez discuss the craft of acting.
Episode: 10
Actors
Air Date:19/01/2020
Stephen Galloway, Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars
Name: Adam Driver
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Adam Sandler
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Robert De Niro
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Jamie Foxx
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Shia LaBeouf
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: Tom Hanks
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Episode: 11
Producers
Air Date:26/01/2020
Rebecca Ford, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.
Guest Stars
Name: Charlize Theron
Character: Self
Department: Acting
Name: David Heyman
Character: Self
Department: Production
Name: Dan Lin
Character: Self
Department: Production
Name: Peter Chernin
Character: Self
Department: Production
Name: Debra Martin Chase
Character: Self
Department: Production
Name: Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Character: Self
Department: Production
Episode: 12
Writers
Air Date:02/02/2020
Stephen Galloway, Taika Waititi, Anthony McCarten, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Destin Daniel Cretton discuss writing in films.
Episode: 13
Documentary
Air Date:09/02/2020
Rebecca Keegan, Julia Reichert, Asif Kapadia, Lauren Greenfield, Nanfu Wang, Todd Douglas Miller discuss creating a documentary.
Episode: 14
Executives
Air Date:16/02/2020
Matthew Belloni, Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.
