The Envelope
Los Angeles Times
The Envelope podcast pulls back the curtain to reveal intimates stories from this award season’s top contenders. A-list actors, directors and showrunners join Los Angeles Times entertainment reporters Yvonne Villarreal and Mark Olsen for conversations about their personal lives and creative processes — and how it all fuels their art.
- 35 minutes 58 secondsHow theater and fashion brought 'Sing Sing's' Colman Domingo out of his shell
In the Oscar-season finale of The Envelope video podcast, we sit down with Colman Domingo, lead actor nominee for 'Sing Sing.'
14 February 2025, 3:10 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesCoralie Fargeat on nudity in 'The Substance' and Brady Corbet on 'The Brutalist's' 'runaway train'
In the latest episode of "The Envelope" video podcast, director Coralie Fargeat explains how she prepared star Demi Moore to film "The Substance" and "The Brutalist" filmmaker Brady Corbet discusses his desire to make films that viewers can never quite pin down.
13 February 2025, 2:59 pm - 1 hour 4 minutesRaMell Ross on 'Nickel Boys'; Arianne Phillips talks dressing Chalamet as Dylan
In our first episode back after the Oscar nominations, we chat with 'Nickel Boys' filmmaker RaMell Ross and costume designer Arianne Phillips of 'A Complete Unknown.'
6 February 2025, 2:24 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesPamela Anderson on tackling 'The Last Showgirl'; John Magaro delves into process of 'September 5'
In this episode of The Envelope, 'The Last Showgirl' star Pamela Anderson reflects on her life in the spotlight and John Magaro delves into the making 'September 5.'
9 January 2025, 11:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutesHow the Washingtons collaborated on ‘Piano Lesson’; Justin Kuritzkes on his breakout year
This week, Malcolm and John David Washington talk about collaborating on a new August Wilson adaptation and screenwriter Justin Kurtizkes discusses his breakout year.
19 December 2024, 11:00 am - 59 minutes 34 secondsRyan Destiny on 'Fire Inside'; Sean Baker and Mikey Madison break down 'Anora' ending
In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Ryan Destiny describes the challenges of making boxing movie "The Fire Inside" and Sean Baker and Mikey Madison explain how they fine-tuned the action, comedy and drama of "Anora."
12 December 2024, 11:00 am - 1 hour 26 minutesJennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome on 'Unstoppable,' Mohammad Rasoulof on 'Sacred Fig'
In this week's episode of The Envelope, the pair discusses their inspirational new film, plus filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof recounts the harrowing experience making 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.'
5 December 2024, 11:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutesCynthia Erivo on preparing for 'Wicked,' Saoirse Ronan talks 'The Outrun' and 'Blitz'
In the season premiere of The Envelope, 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo on becoming Elphaba and Saoirse Ronan on her pair of awards contenders 'The Outrun' and 'Blitz.'
21 November 2024, 11:00 am - 57 minutes 5 secondsWhy Nava Mau 'needed' 'Baby Reindeer' and how Hiroyuki Sanada shaped 'Shōgun' from the start
In this week’s episode of The Envelope video podcast, "Baby Reindeer" breakout Nava Mau opens up about drawing courage from Netflix's viral hit and "Shōgun's" Hiroyuki Sanada describes how becoming a producer remade him as an actor.
15 August 2024, 10:00 am - 1 hour 1 minuteTyler James Williams on frustrating 'Abbott' fans, 'Hacks' star Paul W. Downs on the comedy 'crisis'
In this week’s episode of The Envelope video podcast, Tyler James Williams reveals that the team behind "Abbott Elementary" actually loves frustrating viewers, and "Hacks" star Paul W. Downs weighs in on the debate over which shows in the Emmy race deserve to be described as a comedy.
8 August 2024, 10:00 am - 59 minutes 1 secondNaomi Watts on the new ‘Feud’ and Issa López on ‘True Detective’ discourse
This week, we sit down with Naomi Watts to discuss 'Feud: Capote vs. the Swans' and talk to showrunner Issa López about 'True Detective: Night Country.'
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