Movie People: Interviews & More From the Southampton Playhouse

About Movie People: Interviews & More From the Southampton Playhouse

Filmmakers. Actors. Artists. You never know who might show up on Movie People. Veteran journalist Eric Kohn, the artistic director of the historic Southampton Playhouse, engages with new guests to discuss the past and present of moving images and other related art forms, as well as how they relate to the world at large.

Publisher

Eric Kohn

Category

arts · education · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2025

Latest episode

2 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Apr 2026

   Phil Lord Unpacks the Success of 'Project Hail Mary'

   As Project Hail Mary makes waves at the box office, co-director Phil Lord talks through the unique challenges of the project and what its success means for the state of theatrical movies.

2. 

   27 Mar 2026

   A NASA Scientist Explains 'Project Hail Mary'

   This week, we're joined by Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman, the head of astrophysics at NASA, who advised on Andy Weir's hit book that inspired Project Hail Mary. Dr. Domagal-Goldman explains the hard science behind the spacefaring adventure and how movies inspired his career.

3. 

   19 Mar 2026

   Anne Thompson Recaps Oscar Season

   This week's episode features a reunion between Southampton Playhouse artistic director Eric Kohn and his former colleague, IndieWire's Anne Thompson, a veteran entertainment journalist who has been covering the Academy Awards for decades. Plus, on our Playhouse People segment, Think Inc. trivia founder Paul Johnson shares his movie fandom.

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