By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine – November 10, 2025 Geeta Gandbhir still remembers the day she chased Spike Lee down a Cambridge sidewalk. Fresh out of Harvard, living in her parents’ basement, and armed with nothing but a backpack and nerve, the 21-year-old turned around, marched back, and "begged him for a job...I had nothing
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By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine November 10, 2025 In the week since its Netflix debut, The Perfect Neighbor has held the top spot on the streaming giant's charts, a testament to its raw power and unflinching gaze into the heart of American suburbia. Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, the documentary dissects a seemingly innocuous neighborhood dispute
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Richard Linklater and Guillaume Marbeck on NOUVELLE VAGUE: A Joyous Leap into Cinema’s Rebel Heart
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By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine In a cinematic landscape often dominated by blockbusters and reboots, Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague stands out as a playful, poignant love letter to cinema. This film reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking Breathless, capturing the exuberant exploration of youthful rebellion and creative chaos that defined the French New Wave.
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By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine | November 5, 2025 In the dimly lit glow of Austin's historic theaters—those same spaces plastered with faded posters of Truffaut and Godard—Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague bursts onto the screen like a stolen kiss from cinema's rebellious past. A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, this film reimagines the making
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By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine Following an electrifying summer packed with debut performances at major U.S. PRIDE events, a landmark slot at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and a high-energy set at Ushuaïa in Ibiza, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter HAYLA is gearing up for her highly anticipated return to North America. The electronic music powerhouse has just
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Director James Vanderbilt and Actor Michael Shannon Discuss the Timely Drama of NUREMBERG
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In the shadowed aftermath of World War II, the Nuremberg Trials emerged as a beacon of justice, where the Allies confronted the architects of unimaginable horror. The film Nuremberg, directed by James Vanderbilt, captures this pivotal moment with unflinching intensity. At its core is the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson, portrayed by Michael Shannon,
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By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine – November 5, 2025 Best known as one half of Erasure—one of the UK’s most beloved award-winning songwriting partnerships—Andy Bell has a successful and varied parallel solo career with releases that include three solo albums under his own name, and a further two as offshoots of his one-man theatre
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By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine It's not every day you get to chat with two powerhouses like Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård about a project as intimate and introspective as Sentimental Value. Directed by the visionary Joachim Trier, this drama unravels the tangled threads of family legacy. At its heart is Gustav, an estranged director
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