Ep 13 - William Sadler
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Alex has an amazing conversation with William Sadler! Being directed by Dennis Hopper and Frank Darabont. Developing characters and being in the zone on Broadway. Being a badass in Die Hard 2. Adding layers to Hayward in Shawshank Redemption. Stretching comedy with Bill and Ted as Death. His relationships with George Carlin, Keenu Reeves and Don Johnson. Playing the iconic US Marine Chesty Puller that led his own father and uncle in WW2. Follow The Hollywood Interview on Facebook and Instagr
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Ep 12 - John Badham
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Films As Diverse As Wargames, Blue Thunder, Nick Of Time And Bird On A Wire Kept John Badham One Of The Busiest Directors In The Biz, Having Literally Not Stopped Working Since 1971. His 2006 Book I’ll Be In My Trailer (Co-written With Craig Moderno) Has Become Required Reading For Virtually Every Neophyte Film Director In The Business.
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Ep 11 - Alexander Siddig
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ALEXANDER SIDDIG joins Alex for a personal journey through his film acting career. From "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia" reprising a role made famous by Alec Guinness, to the Roger Corman-like new movie "Skylines" released by Vertical Entertainment in select Theaters, Drive-ins, On Demand and Digital December 18th, 2020. SKYLINES YOUTUBE TRAILER: https://youtu.be/MuuqzLwgMhY
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EP 10 - Sigourney Weaver
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Sigourney Weaver. Her movie career from Annie Hall (her first screen role) to Alien to Heartbreakers, Working Girl, Galaxy Quest and everything in between. Alex covers her relations to directors like Woody Allen, Ang Lee, Mike Nichols, Ridley Scott and Peter Weir and actors like Mel Gibson, Ray Liotta, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Gene Hackman.
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Ep 9. My First R Rated Movie
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Alex looks back during these tough days of global pandemic to his days of underage sneaking into R rated movies. Raging Bull, Two Minute Warning, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver and of course a generation's first love - Pretty Baby and Brooke Shields.
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Ep. 8 Late Show - Danny Wolf 2
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Alex chats with producer/director Danny Wolf about films like The Irishman in a world of Marvel and Star Wars corporate franchise fare. Will DVDs and Bluerays disappear? Discussion about The Highwayman, Both Eyes Open, Parasite, Blade Runner and The Wild Bunch. Midnight Movies (Rocky Horror and Dolemite) and Horror.
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Ep. 7 The Late Show with Danny Wolf
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Cult Movie expert Danny Wolf joins Alex Simon for The Hollywood Interview Late Show to discuss controversy over Martin Scorcese's "The Irishman". The two filmmakers expose the evolving appetite of the movie going audience.
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Ep. 6 Helen Mirren
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Helen Mirren recounts her career. Playing English queens Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II. Caligula, Excalibur, Gosford Park and Prime Suspect. The Royal Shakespeare Company and her Russian heritage.
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Ep. 5 Dennis Hopper - Part 2
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Dennis Hopper and Alex discuss big roles; Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and True Romance. How sobriety was a big part of the Hopper career rebirth. How Dennis invented the music video. Film financing and screenwriting.
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Ep. 4 Dennis Hopper - Part 1
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The Hollywood landscape is littered with tragedies, broken promise and self-destruction. Many promising artists stumble once and never recover from that initial fall. In the history of American film, there has never been a phoenix-like story of survival and rebirth quite like that of Dennis Hopper.
info_outlineWe are so sorry it has been so long since our last episode. Between COVID19 and societal strife it has been a rough year. The show must go on! We are back and have a full slate planned! Please support us by going to www.patreon.com/thehollywoodinterview and become a patron. With support we can get more episodes out faster and celebrate movies and the moviemakers. And you get SWAG!
Enjoy the continuation of this deep dive into the state of cinema as Alex chats with producer/director Danny Wolf about films like The Irishman in a world of Marvel and Star Wars corporate franchise fare.
Will DVDs and Bluerays disappear? Discussion about The Highwayman, Both Eyes Open, Parasite, Blade Runner and The Wild Bunch. Midnight Movies (Rocky Horror and Dolemite) and Horror.
Look for "Time Warp" directed by Danny Wolf on VOD in Spring 2020. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1639665/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1
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The Hollywood Interview is produced by Alex Simon for Wanderer Productions and Conal O'Herlihy for No One Else Media. Edited by Conal O'Herlihy.