Today's Guest: Noureen DeWulf, actress, "Chuck," "Anger Management," "Living Biblically" Noureen DeWulf had my attention when I heard she had been a guest star on the NBC spy comedy “Chuck.” And when I re-watched the incredible girl fight scene she had with the show’s blonde-haired star, Yvonne Strahovski, I immediately knew with whom I... Continue Reading →
Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel talks Getting Married? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bethenny Frankel, reality TV star, "Real Housewives of New York City," "Bethenny Ever After" Give Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel her due: she knows how to build a brand and milk it for everything it’s worth. When life gives you or me lemons, we make lemonade. When life gave Bethenny a role... Continue Reading →
Cue red Ferrari! Magnum PI’s Larry Manetti is standing by! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Larry Manetti brought a tremendous amount of natural charisma and boundless cockiness to his role as a restaurateur named Rick—Tom Selleck’s Vietnam War buddy and sidekick—on the long-running CBS adventure series, “Magnum, P.I.” He brought that same strong sense of self-awareness to his role as author in his 1999 autobiography, Aloha Magnum. It’s... Continue Reading →
Poor Little Bitch Girl! Not Jackie Collins—her new book! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jackie Collins, novelist, Poor Little Bitch Girl Sex? Check. Scandal? Check. Thinly veiled portraits of Hollywood celebrities? Check. Breathless, page-turning details? Check. JACKIE COLLINS podcast excerpt: "When I was just starting off, I was in New York being interviewed by this journalist. We were in a private room. I had a very... Continue Reading →
Actress Karen Black remembers Hitchcock, Redford, Nicholson! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Some actresses land a single role and are known for it the rest of their lives. So how do you describe Karen Black, who added life to movies as different as Easy Rider with Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, Five Easy Pieces—and again with Nicholson—and The Great Gatsby with Robert Redford, as well... Continue Reading →
Patrick Muldoon acts with Kristen Stewart, sings + Masses! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Joining me today is actor Patrick Muldoon, who you’ll certainly recognize from Starship Troopersand other films. But what you may not know about Patrick is that he’s adjusted his priorities in recent years, putting much of his energy into the band The Sleeping Masses, for whom he is the lead singer and songwriter with... Continue Reading →
Chuck season finale preview with half of Jeffster, Vik Sahay! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Vik Sahay, actor, "Chuck" A week ago, I was concerned that this interview might be tinged in sadness. Was it possible that NBC’s rollickin’ good fun spy rom-com “Chuck” might not be back for a fourth season next fall? But then the clouds parted and the sun shone… and NBC renewed “Chuck,”... Continue Reading →
564 Director Vincente Minnelli hid a lot of secrets; bisexuality? PODCAST INTERVIEW
What kind of things did you do in high school that affected you for the rest of your life? For Mark Griffin, watching a Vincente Minnelli movie, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, gave him both a career—and an obsession. Oh, and a new book, too: A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The... Continue Reading →
Smallville’s Alaina Huffman flies high on Stargate Universe! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Alaina Huffman, actress, "Smallville," "Stargate Universe" Alaina Huffman is a double-dipper.When it comes to commanding the hearts and minds of fanboys—and, no doubt, fangirls—the world over, Huffman holds not one but two roles of substantial interest in the TV sci-fi/comic book universe. On The CW’s long-running “Smallville” series—you know, where Clark Kent... Continue Reading →
Henry Jaglom’s ‘It’ Girl Tanna Frederick acts out for him! PODCAST INTERVIEW
If you’re a woman in search of someone else’s emotional train wreck to make you feel better about your own life, film director Henry Jaglom has got a movie or two for you. Maybe it’s his latest, Irene in Time, about a young singer with severe daddy abandonment issues. Or maybe you’d like his previous... Continue Reading →