Everybody's Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson

The star of  North by Northwest  and  On the Waterfront  is gone. For  Rolling Stone, I eulogized Eva Marie Saint . 

In the 20 years since "Falling Slowly" first debuted, how many people have used it as their first song at their wedding? I haven...

Rest in peace to the Saxophone Colossus.

Joe Cocker made the song a hit. But Traffic recorded the original. Rest in peace, Dave Mason .

Over at  Rolling Stone , I contributed to a roundup of Robert Duvall's essential roles. You can read our list right here . 

Frederick Wiseman was one of my filmmaking heroes. I was lucky enough to interview him twice. I knew one day he'd be gone, but still I...

Robert Duvall had died. He was 95. I paid tribute to the Oscar-winning actor over at  Rolling Stone . 

What a shock: Catherine O'Hara is gone. For  Rolling Stone , Jon Blistein and I pay tribute to a very funny woman . 

A couple years ago, I had the immense pleasure of moderating a Q&A with Bela Tarr after a screening of his final film,  The Turin Horse ...

Brigitte Bardot was one of cinema's most indelible sex symbols. Then she walked away from stardom. My tribute on the occasion of her pas...

When someone in the film industry passes, Madeleine Brand will often ask me to come on the show to talk about that person's legacy. I wa...

For  Rolling Stone , I helped contribute to a list of the late, great Rob Reiner's best films. I tackled his two Aaron Sorkin collaborat...

What a terrible way to end a terrible weekend of sad news. For  Rolling Stone , Althea Legaspi and I wrote about Rob Reiner's legacy . 

It's true: I've never been much of a Kiss guy. But if I had to pick a favorite song of theirs, I'd probably go with this Ace Fre...

This seemed the only choice for this week.

I pitched in over at  Rolling Stone  on a piece that celebrated the late, great Diane Keaton's 10 essential movies. I was happy to take ...

It's a sad day: Diane Keaton has died. For  Rolling Stone , I tried to sum up her brilliance . 

Yesterday would have been my friend Kaz's 50th birthday. Her death back in May has made this a melancholy year for myself and Susan, an...

Yesterday, Marisa Lagos filled in for regular  Press Play  host Madeleine Brand and had me on to talk about Robert Redford's life and ca...

For  Rolling Stone , I wrote about the passing of Robert Redford, the movie star and the man behind Sundance, in two ways. Rest in peace, si...