Today's Guest: David Spaltro, indie filmmaker, ... Around I get pitched on an awful lot of potential interviews. This one caught my attention: "My name is David Spaltro and I'm an independent filmmaker and producer from NYC. Last year I completed my first feature film ... Around. It was a labor of love about... Continue Reading →
Kelli McCarty is Faithless in her adult Passions! Just kidding! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Let’s be honest: Some might believe Kelli McCarty’s career path is heading down the ladder rather than up. She first came to notice as Miss USA in 1991. That led to appearances on “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Melrose Place” as well as several episodes of “Even Stevens” starring a young Shia LeBeouf and, in... Continue Reading →
Robert Hofler on life-changing movies! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robert Hofler, author, Variety's The Movie That Changed My Life Nobody asked, but here are a couple of the movies that changed my life: The Out-of-Towners with Jack Lemmon. The first movie I ever saw at a drive-in with my parents. Scared me out of New York City for years. Superman with... Continue Reading →
Party with Gene Simmons of KISS in a lost moment from 1985! PHONE INTERVIEW
I met Gene Simmons once. His band, KISS, was touring without the makeup for the first time and we were backstage before a show at the Lakeland Civic Center. Simmons was an imposing figure, even making casual conversation, but we didn’t talk long. Pretty soon, the late concert promoter John Stoll of Fantasma... Continue Reading →
ClerkDogs recommend movies for the rest of us! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Cover of The French Connection We’ve reached a point in popular culture where there are so many generational touchstones that it’s no longer safe to assume that if I tell you that I loved The French Connection, that you can safely assume that I will also know about other movies in that era or... Continue Reading →
Memories to share, stories to bare forever at Legacy.com! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Hayes Ferguson, chief operating officer, Legacy.com Dying sucks—for those left behind, that is. Not sure yet what it means to the deceased. There are all the feelings of sadness and regret, things left unsaid, things left undone. We’re always looking for ways to express ourselves and our emotional when a loved one... Continue Reading →
Jesse Plemons was in Friday Night Lights! PODCAST INTERVIEW
"Friday Night Lights” is TV’s feel-good story—every time it gets renewed for another season that is. Season three, now airing on NBC, actually bowed last fall on DirecTV, which saved it at the last minute from cancellation a year ago. The show has a loyal but smallish fan base and critics love it. That’s... Continue Reading →
The B List does not include film critic David Sterritt! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Just a few weeks ago I was telling my wife about the scariest movie I ever saw: Tales From the Crypt. This 1972 gore fest came replete with a psycho Santa and a beating heart – left in a crumpled up letter, as I recall. I was 12 when I saw it at the... Continue Reading →
Lana Turner’s daughter, Cheryl Crane, remembers Mama! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Nothing twinkles quite as bright as a classic Hollywood star and few were ever bigger in their day than Lana Turner. Of course, there is Lana Turner the legend… and Lana Turner the wife and mother. In her over-size collection of family photos and personal anecdotes, Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies,... Continue Reading →
Sudanese activist rapper Emmanuel Jal lived role in War Child! PODCAST INTERVIEW
(UPDATE: I was reading Entertainment Weekly in early October 2014 and saw a familiar name and face featured in a story about a new movie, The Good Lie. It was Emmanuel Jal, a charming young actor and musician who found his way to Mr. Media in our second year of podcasting, 2008. His is... Continue Reading →