The Hollywood Interview

Alex Simon has interviewed the biggest names in world cinema. The Hollywood Interview is a collection of those talks, past and present, with the iconic veterans, young iconoclasts, and future innovators of the world's greatest art form. Each interview is wrapped in an audio experience of the artist's work and Alex's filmic commentary. Logo and Banner design by ingramdesignstudio.com

Ep 13 - William Sadler 05/27/2021

Ep 13 - William Sadler 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 /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/19268564

Ep 12 - John Badham 05/09/2021

Ep 12 - John Badham 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/19037459

Ep 11 - Alexander Siddig 12/19/2020

Ep 11 - Alexander Siddig 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 /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/17257079

EP 10 - Sigourney Weaver 09/13/2020

EP 10 - Sigourney Weaver 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/15994610

Ep 9. My First R Rated Movie 08/02/2020

Ep 9. My First R Rated Movie 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/15442133

Ep. 8 Late Show - Danny Wolf 2 06/30/2020

Ep. 8 Late Show - Danny Wolf 2 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/15030566

Ep. 7 The Late Show with Danny Wolf 03/24/2020

Ep. 7 The Late Show with Danny Wolf 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/13679588

Ep. 6 Helen Mirren 02/04/2020

Ep. 6 Helen Mirren 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/13006259

Ep. 5 Dennis Hopper - Part 2 11/08/2019

Ep. 5 Dennis Hopper - Part 2 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/11957378

Ep. 4 Dennis Hopper - Part 1 10/18/2019

Ep. 4 Dennis Hopper - Part 1 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. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/11700278

Ep. 3 Patrick Swayze 09/15/2019

Ep. 3 Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze passed ten years ago today, September 14, 2009, at age 57. Of the over 600 people I've interviewed since 1996, Patrick was, by far, the nicest. A real person. No pretense. No diva, movie star nonsense. Just another guy that I was having a chat with. Our interview is recreated here and, I hope, captures the spirit of our meeting. Patrick Swayze was played by Ben Warner. Graphics by Michelle Ingram-DeLong at ingramdesignstudio.com No One Else Media and Wanderer Productions. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/11257733

Ep. 2 Lauren Bacall 08/25/2019

Ep. 2 Lauren Bacall Even the most seasoned (and jaded) journalists are faced with a subject who brings butterflies to the stomach, akin to what we felt at our first school dance. The prospect of chatting with the iconic Lauren Bacall had this effect on me. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/10985144

Ep. 1 Sidney Lumet 07/26/2019

Ep. 1 Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet was the first director I interviewed whose one-sheet posters hung on my wall as a kid. He was an idol, an icon, and an inspiration. I wasn't yet 30 in April 1997, when I met him at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills for our interview at the press junket for "Night Falls On Manhattan. /episode/index/show/thehollywoodinterview/id/10670654

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