AMC's weekly half-hour series, "Sunday Morning ShootOut," hosted by Peter Guber and Peter Bart, brings the smarts and spin of Sunday morning political shows to the world of entertainment.
THIS WEEK'S GUEST: Actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson first made his indelible mark on American cinema with his portrayal of "Jules" the philosophizing hit man in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Since then, Jackson has taken on roles that have garnered both box office and critical success. His list of acting credits includes: Changing Lanes, Shaft, A Time To Kill, Jurassic Park, Menace II Society, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, S.W.A.T. and Jungle Fever. Most recently, Jackson wrapped production in South Africa on the film, Country of My Skull, co-starring Juliette Binoche.
DISCUSSION TOPICS: 1) Samuel L. Jackson talks about working with Tarantino – the good, the bad and the ugly; 2) Jackson talks about how it feels to be in three blockbusters at once – Jurassic Park, Menace II Society, Pulp Fiction; 3) What it was like playing a crack addict in Jungle Fever? The role was an example of art imitating life imitating art.
WHEN: The episode will air on Sunday, December 14 at 11 am ET/PT on the AMC cable network. The episode can also be viewed at
BACKGROUND: "Sunday Morning ShootOut" is a new, half-hour weekly series on AMC hosted by entertainment industry veterans, Peter Guber and Peter Bart. Guber is the chairman of Mandalay Pictures, former CEO of Sony Pictures, the producer of dozens of Hollywood's most successful movies including Midnight Express, Batman, Rainman, Basic Instinct. Bart is editor-in-chief of Variety, and former Hollywood reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. In his career as an executive at Paramount Pictures and as president of Lorimar, Bart played a major role creating classics like The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby and The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Like other Sunday morning debate shows, the sparks fly here as prominent producers, directors, writers and stars join the hosts to debate all sides of the week's biggest stories in the world of movies and entertainment. The experts provide informed and spirited perspectives on the winners and losers at the box-office, the rising and falling fortunes of the stars and studios themselves and the emerging trends that are forever reshaping the business of entertainment.