Join actor Matthew McConaughey and writer/director Jeff Nichols ("Take Shelter") for a discussion about their new drama, "Mud." The film is an adventure about two boys who discover a mysterious man named Mud (McConaughey) hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River.

Join actor Thomas Haden Church ("Sideways") and filmmaker Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais as they discuss their black comedy, "Whitewash." In the film, a man trying to survive a harsh Canadian winter finds himself in a complicated situation when a meeting with a stranger leads to an accidental death.

Kinvara Balfour in conversation with some of the biggest names in fashion. Hosted at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London and the Apple Store, SoHo in New York City.

Quick-witted lyricist Joe Budden has always had a knack for introspection, taking a life he makes so public and twisting lines around it with humor and biting observation. Hear this talented artist talk about his musical journey, from his formidable Def Jam debut and his days as one-quarter of the hip-hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, to the highly anticipated solo release of "No Love Lost," an album that reflects his personal growth as well as his evolution as an artist. Joe will take a few qu ...

Join director Lenny Abrahamson ("Adam & Paul," "Garage") and actor Jack Reynor as they talk about their new film, "What Richard Did." The film follows gifted student Richard Karlsen (Reynor), whose final summer before university is thrown into chaos by an accidental killing.

Join Icelandic composer and performer Ólafur Arnalds as he talks about his latest release, "For Now I Am Winter." Expanding on his previous work, the new album features a full orchestra and—for the first time—introduces vocals to his sound scape.

Join filmmaker Danny Mulheron ("Rage," "Meet the Feebles" screenwriter) and actor Kate Elliott for a discussion about their outrageous comedy "Fresh Meat." The film follows a gang of criminals who take a M?ori family hostage, only to discover that their “victims” might actually be cannibals.

Join Jason Bateman, Paula Patton, Alexander Skarsgård, and director Henry-Alex Rubin as they discuss their film, "Disconnect," an exploration of how modern technology affects and defines our relationships. Shot with eavesdropped naturalism, this riveting thriller follows strangers, neighbors, and colleagues whose stories collide as they struggle to find human connection in today’s wired world.

Join Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire," "127 Hours") as he discusses his new thriller, "Trance." The story follows a fine art auctioneer who gets mixed up with a criminal gang and joins forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting.

Join actor Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation") as he discusses his smart, subversive comedy about a man, his best friend, and the woman they both adore, while watching their lives fly by.

Join actor Zoe Kazan, producer Steven Berger, producer Robin Schorr and filmmaker Jenée LaMarque as they discuss their drama, "The Pretty One." The film explores the consequences of a woman’s decision to assume her more successful twin sister’s identity after the sister’s death.

iBooks and the Apple Store have teamed up to bring you an incredible mix of interesting authors talking about the biggest books. Subscribe and you'll hear fiction and nonfiction authors from Neil Gaiman to Jeff Kinney to Clive Davis to Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson to Mario Batali discuss their latest books. If you like what you hear, download the books on iBooks.

Join filmmaker Lance Edmands, producer Kyle Martin, and actors Amy Morton ("Up in the Air"), Louisa Krause ("Martha Marcy May Marlene"), and Emily Meade ("Sleepwalk with Me") as they discuss their rural drama, "Bluebird." In the film, one woman’s tragic mistake shatters the community of a Maine logging town.

Join actors Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, and Justin Chon as they discuss their new comedy "21 & Over," from the team behind "The Hangover." In the film, straight-A student Jeff Chang has always done what’s expected, until his two best friends surprise him on his 21st birthday. Jeff decides to do the unexpected—even though his medical school interview is early the next morning. What was supposed to be one beer becomes one night of chaos, overindulgence, and utter debauchery in this outrageous ...

Join director Tom Berninger, executive producer Marshall Curry ("Street Fight," "If a Tree Falls"), producer Carin Besser, producer Craig Charland and Matt Berninger (lead singer of The National), as they discuss their documentary, "Mistaken for Strangers." Shot while Tom was working as a roadie for his brother Matt’s band, the film offers an inside look at the critically acclaimed indie rockers during their recent "High Violet" tour.

Join filmmaker Alastair Siddons, producer Emile Abinal, and artists JR and Romel as they discuss the film "Inside Out." The documentary tracks the powerful evolution of Inside Out, the world’s largest participatory art project that uses giant portraits to motivate communities to define their most important causes.

Join actor Penn Badgley ("Gossip Girl") and filmmaker Daniel Algrant as they discuss their film "Greetings from Tim Buckley." The drama chronicles musician Jeff Buckley’s efforts to come to terms with his late father’s legacy, leading up to Jeff’s legendary 1991 performance of Tim’s songs.

Join pianist Simone Dinnerstein and singer-songwriter Tift Merritt as they discuss their unique collaboration on the album, "Night." The new work unites folk, rock, and classical worlds, exploring common terrain and uncovering new musical landscapes.

After getting his musical start on the banjo, guitarist-songwriter Kurt Vile now creates songs that range from gorgeous fingerpicking to ecstatic rock. His latest release, "Wakin on a Pretty Daze," blends the two extremes into a dreamy, expansive, and timeless sound. Join us for this moderated discussion with Kurt as he talks about the new album and answers questions from the audience.

Join Noomi Rapace ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") as she discusses her new action thriller, "Dead Man Down." The film marks the American theatrical debut of director Niels Arden Oplev and stars Rapace and Colin Farrell as two strangers whose mutual desire for revenge draws them together and triggers an escalating trail of mayhem.

The award-winning painter and illustrator appeared at the Apple Store, SoHo to discuss his gorgeous illustrated book, Old Penn Station. Low explains his digital painting technique and his approach to creating glorious images that have a reputation for exploiting light and color and with which viewers often find an emotional connection.

Grammy Award-winning musician, singer, rapper, producer, and politician Wyclef Jean (The Fugees) appeared with co-author Anthony Bozza at the Apple Store, SoHo to discuss his life, his career, and his memoir, Purpose: An Immigrant's Story.

Join filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul as he discusses "Searching for Sugarman," his highly acclaimed film that won an Oscar for Best Documentary. The film follows two South Africans who set out to find out what happened to their music hero, Rodriguez — the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist.

Join producer Tim Kirk as he stops by to discuss his new film "Room 237." The work is a wry and provocative documentary that fuses fact and fiction through interviews with cultists and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Stanley Kubrick’s still-controversial classic, "The Shining."

Join filmmaker Alex Karpovsky ("The Hole Story") as he discusses his two latest films. "Rubberneck" is a slow- burning, character-driven thriller about a scientist who, after a weekend tryst with a coworker, develops unreciprocated desires that go awry. "Red Flag" reveals Karpovsky’s stellar comic chops in a close-to-the-bone comedy in which he plays an indie filmmaker who takes to the road with an old pal for a misbegotten adventure after being dumped.

For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith’s bold, iconic portraits of famous celebrities, athletes, and executives have appeared in advertising and graced the covers and pages of magazines like Sports Illustrated and Forbes. Brian visited the Apple Store, SoHo to talk about his book, Secrets of Great Portrait Photography, and pull back the curtain on the art of creating great images with extraordinary figures.

"The Bravest Man In The Universe" is soul legend Bobby Womack’s first album of original material in eighteen years. Co-produced by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) and XL Recordings founder/owner Richard Russell, the album is an electronic, secular, gospel collection that features one of soul’s greatest singers.

Praised for the “elusive beauty” of his music, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane takes a bold step in his creative journey with his new release, "Spirit Fiction." The album features two bands, each delivering a unique, expressive urgency. Join Ravi in conversation with moderator Ashley Kahn as he discusses his latest album and the influences that shape his music.

Actor Evan Rachel Wood and director Fredrik Bond discuss Charlie Countryman, a tale of love and violence in the Romanian underground, at the Apple Store, SoHo.

Join us in conversation with Steve Martin and Edie Brickell as they talk about their remarkable new album, "Love Has Come for You." The collaboration combines Martin’s inventive, expressive five-string banjo work with Brickell’s heart-tugging vocals and vivid, detail-rich lyrics.

Join Allen Hughes as he discusses his new crime thriller, "Broken City," starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film is the first Hughes has directed without his brother, Albert, and will be released January 18—exactly 20 years after the release of his critically acclaimed feature, "Menace II Society."

As editor-in-chief of "Guitar World" magazine, Brad Tolinski has interviewed and profiled some of music’s greatest guitarists, including Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Eddie Van Halen, Jack White, and Jeff Beck. Join Brad at this event as he speaks about his new book, "Light and Shade," an “oral autobiography” of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, and perhaps the most complete and revelatory portrait of the legendary guitarist ever published.

Known as much for his irreverent, irrepressible voice as the steamed buns at his Baohaus restaurant, Eddie Huang is one of the funniest and freshest stars in the food world. His new memoir, "Fresh Off the Boat," is a hilarious and insightful mashup of food, culture, family, and the new immigrant experience. Join us for a moderated discussion and audience Q&A with Eddie about his critically acclaimed memoir.

Join us for a discussion with Snoop Lion about his new documentary, "Reincarnated." The film follows Snoop Dogg on a spiritual journey as he immerses himself in Rastafari, explores musical and religious histories deeply rooted in Jamaica, and emerges from his experience as “Snoop Lion.”

Join filmmaker Juan Solanas and actor Jim Sturgess ("Across the Universe," "Cloud Atlas") as they discuss their new film "Upside Down." Written and directed by Solanas, the romantic science fiction film is the tale of a man (Sturgess) who is searching an alternate universe for a long-lost love from his youth (Kirsten Dunst).

Rachael Ray is a New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty cookbooks, the host of multiple cooking shows, and the star of syndicated talk show "Rachael Ray." The Apple Store, SoHo hosted Rachael to talk about her latest book, My Year in Meals—an invitation into her kitchen in which she reveals what she cooked for her own family and friends over the course of a year.

Join producer Adrian Grenier (star of "Entourage") and filmmaker Matthew Cooke as they discuss their revealing documentary, "How to Make Money Selling Drugs." The film examines the war on drugs through a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.

Join actor Julia Stiles as she discusses her new film, "It’s a Disaster." The dark comedy begins with eight friends at their monthly couples brunch, but what starts as an impromptu airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged—with hilarious, surprising, and revealing results.

Join Stephan Pastis, creator of the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine" and "New York Times" best-selling cartoonist, as he discusses his first book for young readers, "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made." Take 11-year-old Timmy Failure—the clueless, comically self- confident CEO of the best detective agency in town. Add his lazy business partner—a very large polar bear named Total. Throw in the Failuremobile—Timmy’s mom’s Segway. And what you have is Total Failure, Inc. Bring the kids to hear ...

Join Isabella Rossellini in conversation with Jessica Shaw of "Entertainment Weekly" as they discuss "Mammas," the new series that explores maternal instincts in the animal kingdom. Isabella sets her provocative lens on creatures’ rites of passage into motherhood. Featuring fantastical costumes and weirdly delightful enactments, Rossellini writes, directs, and slips into the role of animal mother in nine episodes, portraying nontraditional creatures and the ways their maternal instincts are ...

Fresh off their critically acclaimed collaboration in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin, and Brady Corbet rejoin forces in the psychological thriller, "Simon Killer." The film stars Corbet as Simon, a seemingly sympathetic man who goes to Paris to recover from heartbreak, where he finds himself in a relationship that leads to blackmail, betrayal, and the revelation of his true nature. Join the filmmakers as they give us a look at creative process behind the film.

Join author and educator Adam Stone as he discusses his book, "Pointy Three." Presented in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English, this is the story of a fork who’s missing one of his prongs, but not his brave spirit. Follow Pointy Three on his journey through the land of Dinnertime as he meets characters left and right and looks for a place where he belongs. Adam will also demonstrate how to use iBooks Author and answer a few questions.

Ra Ra Riot met while attending school in Syracuse, New York, and quickly graduated from basement rehearsals and student dance parties to blog buzz and acclaim for their debut, "The Rhumb Line." Catch band members in conversation with Jeff Regan of SiriusXM’s "Alt Nation" as they talk about the inspiration behind their new release, "Beta Love"—a collection of giddy pop songs and heady lyrics.

Join filmmaker Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine") as he discusses his new film, "The Place Beyond the Pines." The story follows Luke (Ryan Gosling), a motorcycle performer who gives up life on the road when he learns that a former lover (Eva Mendes) has given birth to their son. His employer (Ben Mendelsohn) proposes a partnership in a string of bank robberies, putting Luke on the radar of ambitious rookie cop Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper).

In the history of popular music, no one looms as large as Clive Davis. His career has spanned more than forty years, and he has discovered, signed, or worked with a staggering array of artists. Join us for a moderated discussion as Clive talks with "Rolling Stone" contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis about "The Soundtrack of My Life"—his star-studded autobiography in which he shares a personal, candid look into his remarkable life and the last fifty years of popular music as only a true insi ...

Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lasse Hallström as he discusses "Safe Haven," the romantic thriller based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks. When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight-knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots and gets the courage to start a relationship. But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she’s forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and re ...