Special to AMFM Magazine by Jimmy Willden 2015 has been one crazy ride in the world of cinema. For the longest time, it seemed we had a Best Picture lock in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, but then Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman creeped in and started winning all the major awards leading up to this year’s Oscars. What’s interesting to note, and what I’m still … [Read more...]
ACTORS JAI COURTNEY AND MILES TELLER ‘DIVERGENT’ INTERVIEW
DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) to destroy all Divergents, Tris must learn to trust in the mysterious Four (Theo … [Read more...]
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ TALKS ‘FROM DUSK ‘TIL DAWN’ SERIES @SXSW 2014
In this supernatural crime series, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard "Richie" Gecko, are wanted by the FBI and Texas Rangers Earl McGraw and Freddie Gonzalez after a bank robbery left several people dead. Heading for the Mexico border, the Geckos encounter former minister Jacob Fuller and his family, whom they take hostage by commandeering the Fuller's … [Read more...]
ICE CUBE AND KEVIN HART for ‘RIDE ALONG’
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube sit down with Paul Salfen to talk about their new movie "Ride Along," out in theaters this Friday. They also reveal what their Hail Mary Moment was, and when they knew they'd "made it." SPECIAL TO THE DREW PEARSON SHOW Genre: Action-comedy Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen and Laurence … [Read more...]
METALLICA: THE KIRK HAMMETT INTERVIEW
PAUL SALFEN ASKS KIRK HAMMETT ABOUT CO-WRITING "THROUGH THE NEVER," WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A GUITAR GOD, SURFING, AND HAMMETT'S "HAIL MARY MOMENT" FOR THE DREW PEARSON SHOW. Dane DeHaan (A Place Beyond the Pines, Kill Your Darlings, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 & 3) portrays Trip, a young roadie sent on an urgent mission that turns into a surreal adventure, while Metallica … [Read more...]
AUSTENLAND: KERI RUSSEL INTERVIEW
Paul Salfen interviews Keri Russell for "Austenland." Keri Russell plays Jane Hayes, a single 30-something American woman obsessed with Colin Firth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice and wishes for a nice Englishman of her own. After her boyfriend breaks up with her, Jane decides to spend her savings on a trip to a Jane Austen-themed … [Read more...]
LAKE BELL ON ‘IN A WORLD’
PAUL SALFEN INTERVIEWS LAKE BELL FOR "IN A WORLD," which was nominated for Grand Jury at Sundance and won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Lake Bell ("Children's Hospital") stars in In a World..., a hilarious romantic comedy about a struggling vocal coach who strikes it big in the cutthroat world of movie-trailer voiceovers, only to find herself in direct competition … [Read more...]
‘THE SPECTACULAR NOW’ INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR JAMES PONSOLDT
PAUL SALFEN TALKS TO DIRECTOR JAMES PONSOLDT ABOUT 'THE SPECTACULAR NOW' “I’ve never had much interest in directing someone else’s script because there are so many stories I want to tell of my own,” he explains. “So I kind of begrudgingly sat down to read this. Right from the start, it was a really fast, engaging read, but I still didn’t know if I wanted to spend time with … [Read more...]
“JOBS” MOVIE – INTERVIEW WITH JOSH GADS AND DIRECTOR JOSHUA MICHAEL STERN
Paul Salfen interviews Director Joshua Michael Stern and Josh Gads, who plays technical genius Steve Wozniak in this re-enactment of the rise of Steve Jobs and Apple Computer. … [Read more...]
THE WOLVERINE INTERVIEW WITH HIROYUKI SANADA, TAO OKAMOTO, AND RILA FUKUSHIMA
Paul Salfen interviews high-fashion-model-turned-actress Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, former face of Ralph Lauren and Japanese top model, and Hiroyuki Sanada, one of the most talented actors in Japan for their roles in "The Wolverine," coming July 26th. THE INTERVIEW THE POSTER … [Read more...]
KEVIN HART EXPLAINS
Paul Salfen talks to Kevin Hart about his new movie, Philadelphia, and what's next. … [Read more...]
‘THE HEAT’ INTERVIEW WITH SANDRA BULLOCK AND MELISSA McCARTHY
Paul Salfen passes muster and is allowed to interview Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy for the Drew Pearson Show (on FOX in Dallas, TX) FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a very skilled and effective investigator, but is despised by her fellow agents for her arrogance and condescending attitude. Hale (Demián Bichir), Ashburn's boss at the … [Read more...]
VAL KILMER on MARK TWAIN
Paul Salfen talked to Val Kilmer when he brought his one man show "Citizen Twain" to the Wyly Theatre in Dallas. "Citizen Twain" is currently playing at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, until July 28 for a limited five-week engagement, followed by this fall by performances in London's West End. SYNOPSIS: By Walter Kirn In Citizen Twain, Val Kilmer … [Read more...]
EPIC – THE INTERVIEW WITH WRITER JAMES HART AND DIRECTOR CHRIS WEDGE
From the creators of Ice Age and Rio, EPIC tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, known as the Boggans, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she teams up with an elite band of warriors known as the Leafmen, and a crew of … [Read more...]
ANDREW WK INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg5jpKycRSk Paul Salfen interviewed Andrew WK at Casino El Camino just before his show at Esther's Follies during SXSW 2013. Andrew W.K. is the KING OF PARTYING. Infamous for his bloody nose, famous for his high-life attitude, beloved for his songs like, "PARTY HARD", "WE WANT FUN", and "YOU WILL REMEMBER TONIGHT", Andrew's true will is to use … [Read more...]