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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.

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

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

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine | November 2, 2025 In Kathryn Bigelow's pulse-racing apocalyptic thriller A House of Dynamite, the world hangs by a thread as a single, unattributed nuclear missile hurtles toward Chicago, forcing the U.S. government into a frantic race against time to identify the culprit and decide on a response. Premiering to

Interview by Paul Salfen The electric hum of Fantastic Fest 2025 buzzes through Austin, Texas, where filmmakers, actors, and cinephiles collide in a celebration of genre-bending storytelling. Amid the festival’s whirlwind of screenings and late-night Q&As, I find myself in a lively conversation with director Avalon Fast and the cast and crew of her sophomore

Interview by Paul Salfen In the pantheon of slasher cinema, few films cast as long and jagged a shadow as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre—a 1974 fever dream of sweat-soaked terror that turned a low-budget indie into a visceral landmark. Now, over half a century later, one of its original survivors, Allen Danziger, emerges from

For three decades, Sight & Sound Theatres has captivated audiences with its larger-than-life stage productions, bringing timeless biblical stories to vivid reality. This year, as the ministry celebrates the 30th anniversary of its flagship production NOAH, it’s taking the show from its Lancaster, Pennsylvania, stage to movie theaters nationwide. In an exclusive interview with AMFM

Interview by Paul Salfen As Halloween looms, the spooky season brings with it a chilling new chapter in the horror genre with The Jester 2, a terrifying tale where teen magician Max faces off against a sinister supernatural killer whose deadly magic culminates in bloodshed. At the heart of this eerie sequel lies a key

FB IG YT 2024 The Weeknd performed to a sold out crowd at AT&T Stadium last night and will do it again tonight. With stunning and much-discussed dark visuals, the hitmaker ran through his biggest hits, worked the crowd, and even had superstar producer Mike Dean opening and as part of his band. Don’t miss

Interview by Paul Salfen The phone crackles with energy as Paul Salfen of AMFM Magazine connects with Randy Bachman, the legendary Canadian guitarist and songwriter behind some of rock’s most enduring anthems. It’s the eve of Bachman’s performance at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas, on August 26, 2025, as part of the Roll On