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Andrew Fish

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  • New Ground: Serj Tankian on His Symphony, Jazz Fusion Record, and Moving Forward with System of a Down June 30, 2013
  • Director Agnieszka Holland: Escaping Death, Surviving In Darkness January 16, 2012
  • Interconnected Melodies: Serj Tankian on Harakiri, Social Change, and System of a Down October 8, 2012
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Kristen Stewart on ‘Still Alice’

Kristen Stewart on 'Still Alice'

Introspective, playfully sarcastic and uncomfortable with praise, Stewart has the respect of her colleagues whether she wants to hear it or not.

Jake Gyllenhaal on ‘Nightcrawler’

Jake Gyllenhaal on 'Nightcrawler'

In embodying his character's intense personality, Gyllenhaal emanates a wily desperation.

J.K. Simmons on ‘Whiplash’

J.K. Simmons on 'Whiplash'

One look at Simmons' face sparks a sense of familiarity and respect from just about everyone who's watched TV or movies for the past 15 years.

Aubrey Plaza on the Healing Power of Zombies

Aubrey Plaza on the Healing Power of Zombies

Aubrey Plaza elevates sardonic deadpan to high art.

How Moby Taught Me to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse

How Moby Taught Me to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse

Moby's photographs were a compelling homage to the apocalypse: dark clouds over Los Angeles, people in unsettling masks posed serenely against a backdrop of society's end.

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian: Upgrading the Dynamic of Art and Audience

System of a Down's Serj Tankian: Upgrading the Dynamic of Art and Audience

The frontman of System of a Down produces an art show where paintings are intertwined with music.

Everybody Loves John Goodman

Everybody Loves John Goodman

He’s a master of the jovial veneer that thinly veils a percolating menace, and unrivaled at flying off the handle.

David Cronenberg on Freud, Jung, and A Dangerous Method

David Cronenberg on Freud, Jung, and A Dangerous Method

Probing the secrets that thrive beneath the surface, David Cronenberg excels at exposing the hidden and repressed.

Malcolm McDowell: The Icon in the Flesh

Malcolm McDowell: The Icon in the Flesh

With his blue-eyed gaze and air of perpetual amusement, Malcolm McDowell has been captivating audiences for over four decades.

Cult’s Robert Knepper on Method, Prison Break, and Unleashing the Dark Side

Cult's Robert Knepper on Method, Prison Break, and Unleashing the Dark Side

Robert Knepper infuses audiences with hate, fear, and affection in one big jumble of conflicted emotion.

Sci-Fi Mastermind Rockne S. O’Bannon on Defiance, Farscape, Cult, and the Coming Revolution

Sci-Fi Mastermind Rockne S. O'Bannon on Defiance, Farscape, Cult, and the Coming Revolution

O'Bannon has earned an international reputation for crafting the kind of mythos that gathers a cult following.

Adina Porter on True Blood and The Newsroom

Adina Porter on True Blood and The Newsroom

If you’ve watched True Blood since the early days, you know what kind of mayhem Adina Porter can whip up.

Raising Hope’s Garret Dillahunt Reflects on Deadwood, Any Day Now, and the Importance of Keeping It Different

Raising Hope's Garret Dillahunt Reflects on Deadwood, Any Day Now, and the Importance of Keeping It Different

Sinking into his characters so deeply that the performer himself is nearly undetectable.

Patrick Fischler: From Mad Men to Californication, the Top-Tier Character Actor is Just Hitting His Stride

Patrick Fischler: From Mad Men to Californication, the Top-Tier Character Actor is Just Hitting His Stride

Fischler proves that the essential idiosyncratics of TV and film tend to find their groove when they're good and seasoned.

The Fierce Force of Melissa Leo

The Fierce Force of Melissa Leo

The intense, singleminded vibe of her on-screen roles gives way to an easy, warm thoughtfulness and gently flowing conversation.

Shelter in the Dark: Director Janet Tobias’ No Place on Earth

Shelter in the Dark: Director Janet Tobias' No Place on Earth

Director Janet Tobias steeps audiences in a story of darkness, family, survival, and triumph.

The Wiccan of Bon Temps: True Blood’s Lauren Bowles

The Wiccan of Bon Temps: True Blood's Lauren Bowles

Lauren Bowles has gone from watching the supernatural mayhem from her living room couch to battling dark forces side by side with Sookie Stackhouse.

Director Agnieszka Holland: Escaping Death, Surviving In Darkness

Director Agnieszka Holland: Escaping Death, Surviving In Darkness

Holland is quick to point out that the events in Eastern Europe during World War II represent human tendencies that are still alive and well.

Interconnected Melodies: Serj Tankian on Harakiri, Social Change, and System of a Down

Interconnected Melodies: Serj Tankian on Harakiri, Social Change, and System of a Down

Serj Tankian's voice shattered and soared with cultural history, out to educate as well as entertain.

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