Summer Glau gets some of the most enviable genre roles on television. Her first was on "Angel," where "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon liked her so much he cast in the wonderful, yet short-lived sci-fi adventure "Firefly" and the film that followed it, Serenity. SUMMER GLAU podcast excerpt: "I'm havin' a blast... Continue Reading →
America Olivo meets Spider-man on Broadway! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: America Olivo, actor, "Chicago P.D.," "Defiance," "DeGrassi: The Next Generation" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of other husband and wife entertainers, including Steve & Eydie, Mike Nichols & Diane Sawyer and Lady & the Tramp… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! ... Continue Reading →
729 Writer W.K. Krueger sends Cork O’Connor into Vermilion Drift! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: William Kent Krueger, novelist, Vermilion Drift Don’t you love it when a friend recommends a book and it turns out he was right? That’s how I got turned on to William Kent Krueger’s new book, Vermilion Drift. A friend knew I would love a good mystery and said, “Read this.” WILLIAM KENT... Continue Reading →
726 Can you handle The Truth? Ryan Barton-Grimley can! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ryan Barton-Grimley, indie film director, The Truth There are essentially nine speaking parts in Ryan Barton-Grimley’s new indie film, The Truth. And two of those parts are in one scene--a couple of actors playing cops who are virtually superfluous to the story--so let’s say seven. RYAN BARTON-GRIMLEY podcast excerpt: "John Heard -- talk... Continue Reading →
723 The truth about Zac Efron? Ask actress Brittany Snow! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Brittany Snow, actress, Pitch Perfect, Hairspray, "Harry's Law" Actress Brittany Snow is part of a small but growing contingent of Tampa Bay area natives making their mark on network TV. With the debut of “Harry’s Law” on NBC – in which she co-stars with Kathy Bates and Nate Corddry — Snow will... Continue Reading →
Irvin Kershner: Empire Strikes Back director on Existence! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Roger Nygard, documentary director, The Nature of Existence The DVD of The Nature of Existence hit stores just before the late November 2010 death of The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner. IRVIN KERSHNER podcast excerpt: "The Force is within every one of us. It's using the most powerful parts of our system.... Continue Reading →
701 Red Princess Blues short demos filmmaker Alex Ferrari’s skills! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Alex Ferrari, indie film director, Red Princess Blues, Broken Alex Ferrari hasn’t received the break he deserves yet from Hollywood so he continues to make his own luck. The independent filmmaker, who was one of my very first guests on Mr. Media Radio back in 2007 to promote his short horror story,... Continue Reading →
Attention, White Heat novelist Brenda Novak! Mr. Media hates you! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Novelist Brenda Novak, author of White Heat. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of extremely romantic neighborhood dogs in the new new media capital of the world and home of the best team in baseball… St. Petersburg, Florida! Brenda Novak, I hate you. I’m saying this now, while you’re... Continue Reading →
713 Samantha Lockwood takes Jay Mewes to romantic comedy hell! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Samantha Lockwood, actor, Shoot the Hero Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of slobbering horndogs in the new new media capital of the world and home of the best team in baseball… St. Petersburg, Florida! What’s a stunningly beautiful actress like Samantha Lockwood doing in a hail of... Continue Reading →
Alfred Hitchcock fans! Docu filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau gets vertigo! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Laurent Bouzereau, film producer, director, author, Hitchcock: Piece By Piece Psycho. Vertigo. Rear Window. The 39 Steps. It’s hard to imagine that an entire generation has grown up without Alfred Hitchcock as one of our leading, active filmmakers. The man was so imaginative, so inventive, so… unpredictable, that even on the rare occasion... Continue Reading →