Mike Ragogna, 09/05/12

Radio Personality on Solar Powered KRUU-FM, Music Biz Vet

"For me, I picked up the guitar because of Brian Setzer and Stevie Ray Vaughan when I was a kid. So to even be in the same breath as Brian Setzer? I was blown away. But to have an ambassador of badassness like Brian Setzer being attached to swing only validated the whole thing. Way better for me."

Paul Reiser, 09/04/12

Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

The term "gentle giant" may be overused, but I can't imagine a soul for whom the words could be better intended.

John Farr, 09/04/12

Editor, bestmoviesbyfarr.com

While comedies are certainly well represented on this list (reminder to Hollywood: they do lend themselves to brevity), you'll also find dramas, westerns, war films, horror and suspense. A smorgasbord!

X PRIZE Foundation, 09/04/12

Solving the world’s Grand Challenges

The retreat of my hairline and the arrival of my AARP card led me to examine the most fundamental human connection of all -- life itself. I decided to indulge my life-long fascination with health by making a documentary, How To Live Forever*.

Maureen Ryan, 09/03/12

TV critic, The Huffington Post

I'm calling it: Poetry 1, Science 0.

Liz Smith, 09/04/12

Clint Eastwood may be a great movie star and filmmaker, but he is no angel -- no public speaker either. He's a shaky 82-year-old man who derailed the dignity of what had been a fairly positive outing for Republicans.

Danny Lanzetta, 09/04/12

Author

I found myself thinking, "I don't understand. Why can't other TV shows just do that?" It wasn't until much later that the answer came to me. To paraphrase HBO, Louie isn't TV. It's literature.

Olympia Dukakis, 09/04/12

Award-winning actress

Three decades ago I was given a book of notebooks kept by women imprisoned during and after the civil war in Greece. I immediately tried to find ways to share these stories.

Tony Newman, 09/04/12

Director of Media Relations, Drug Policy Alliance

In just this one song, Prince Ea summarizes a book's worth of information into a clear and powerful argument against marijuana prohibition.

Vanity Fair, 09/04/12

At the premiere of Premium Rush, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's starring vehicle, everyone looked for comparisons to his other big movie of the summer, The Dark Knight Rises. So Gordon-Levitt set us straight.

Mark Juddery, 09/03/12

Author, commentator and film journalist

The Toronto International Film Festival, the world's second largest film festival, starts this week. This is a festival with a long history of introducing films that go on to be major critical and box-office hits.

E. Nina Rothe, 09/03/12

Global Culture Explorer

This year's Toronto International Film Festival is the perfect programming blend of independent projects and big studio films, master filmmakers and some recently discovered greats, short films with heft and long movies with a light heart.

Kayley Kravitz, 09/04/12

Just another San Francisco Britpop girl

It's only September and already 2012 has taken the lives of some our most beloved musical icons.

Marshall Fine, 09/04/12

Author and film critic, hollywoodandfine.com

At first glance, The Good Doctor seems like a pilot for a TV series we've seen seemingly dozens of times -- most successfully in E.R. But the longer you watch The Good Doctor, the more something seems off.

Dan Persons, 09/04/12

Film Journalist

The Possession, mustered up enough atmosphere, dramatic tension, and credible performances to merit it more attention than is usually given to films shoveled into the traditional Labor Day dumping bin.

Rob Watson, 09/04/12

LGBT activist and blogger, evoL =

Tweeny television contributes significantly to these values that allow bullying, and to the actions around them.

Joe Osborne, 09/04/12

Associate Editor, Games.com

Tides of War follows Jaina Proudmoore, a powerful wizard sworn to protect the martial island city of Theramore, as she quickly becomes as jaded to the idea of peace in the war-torn world of Azeroth as she is to love.