Today's Guest: Lisa McMann, YA novelist, Wake, Fade, Gone, The Unwanteds This is gonna take a minute. It was the last day of our first family vacation in two years and the three of us were unwinding in the enormous Barnes & Noble bookstore in Burlington, Vermont. My 13-year-old son Charlie found two young adult novels... Continue Reading →
Oscar winner Melissa Leo on Kristen Stewart, Kate Winslet! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Actress Melissa Leo, star of "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Treme," Frozen River. I think it was the hair. A Niagara Falls of cascading, curly, dirty red tresses framing a face that could alarm the viewer with its world-weary concern or lighten up any scene with a rare outburst of laughter. That was... Continue Reading →
Actress Tania Gunadi’s brush with greatness… and Captain Kirk! PODCAST INTERVIEW
As a co-star of the Disney XD channel’s “Aaron Stone” series, Tania Gunadi has a dual life—she’s the girl next door to Charlie Landers, a.k.a. Aaron Stone, played by Kelly Blatz, and she is also a player in the online game that drives the show’s plot. TANIA GUNADI podcast excerpt: "Working on Star... Continue Reading →
Who killed movie star Natalie Wood? Is the true story here? PODCAST INTERVIEW
What happened to Natalie Wood on the night of November 29, 1981? The next morning, as we all know, she was discovered floating in the waters off Catalina Island. But what happened during the night before she died? That night, Natalie was aboard the Splendour, the boat she and her husband, actor Robert... Continue Reading →
Topless actresses? It’s Mr Skin.com’s Anatomy Awards! INTERVIEW
Jim McBride is a man’s man—if the man in question likes ogling topless and bottomless actresses on TV and films. McBride does all that and, even better, is well-paid to do it, separating him from the rest of us slobs who are mere hobbyists by comparison. You probably know McBride better by his nom de... Continue Reading →
Blind Side coach Ray McKinnon, recalls Sandra Bullock’s bodyguards! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I’m going to guess that when Ray McKinnon signed on to play Coach Burt Cotton in the 2009 movie The Blind Side he couldn’t have guessed it would be among the top grossing films of the year and that his co-star, Sandra Bullock, would be nominated for an Academy Award as best actress. Who... Continue Reading →
Precious film composer Mario Grigorov explains how he does it! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Let’s face it: we take much of the music heard in movies for granted. With rare exceptions, it’s composed and put in place to complement the story and dialogue, not to overwhelm it. MARIO GRIGOROV podcast excerpt: "I finished mixing Precious in New York City and I drove home to Connecticut. I have two... Continue Reading →
Luis Guzman calls Mr. Media ‘eloquent’; after, can’t stop laughing! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Luis Guzman is the secret weapon behind HBO’s new comedy series, “How To Make It in America.” He is its Alec Baldwin—you know, Jack Donaghy on “30 Rock”—or, in an even more apt comparison, he is its Jeremy Piven, who plays Ari Gold in “Entourage.” Cousin Rene, the somewhat reformed, Dominican gangsta Guzman plays,... Continue Reading →
419 Law and Order: SVU showrunner Neal Baer spills secrets! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Neal Baer, executive producer "Law & Order: SVU" The Law & Order television franchise has passed through numerous stages over its two decades on the air at NBC. There was innovation, as in the split show format of the original; shock, as in the horrible nature of some of the crimes depicted; expansion,... Continue Reading →
Evil Dude Ted Raimi Playing Dead with Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Ted Raimi is directing Playing Dead but writer Suzanne Keilly is actually playing dead in the new web-only series, Playing Dead. The Groundlings comedy alumnus is a struggling young actress—well, maybe not as young as she’d have you think—when her desperate plea for a job attracts the attention of The Grim Reaper. TED RAIMI... Continue Reading →