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March 1, 2021 0

Acclaimed Composer Howard Shore: On Composing Scores For FUNNY BOY, Insight Into Creative Process

Interview by Paul Salfen Paul Salfen talks to Grammy, Academy and, Golden Globe award-winning director Howard Shore about scoring FUNNY BOY and where or who Shore goes to find inspiration for his many works. Directed by critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta (“Water”) and shot on location in Sri Lanka, FUNNY BOY, now streaming on

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February 23, 2021 0

Jason Clarke Talks About the Amazon-Like SILK ROAD, His Role As DEA Agent

Interview by Paul Salfen ON DIGITAL, ON DEMAND & IN SELECT THEATERS: February 19, 2021 ON BLU-RAY AND DVD: February 23, 2021 Jason Clarke (Brotherhood, Zero Dark Thirty,Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Chappaquiddick) plays Rick Bowden, a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent who will use any means necessary to take down Ross Ulbricht

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February 23, 2021 0

Top Film Composer Henry Jackman Demonstrates Some Samples, Talks New Release for CHERRY

Interview by Paul Salfen Henry Jackman has established himself as one of today’s top composers by fusing his classical training with his experience as a successful record producer and creator of electronic music. “I’ve spent a lot of time working in the record industry,” says Jackman, “and for my money being a film composer is

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February 12, 2021 0

WIND UP: Short Animated Film Based On Wuhan, China Making History

Interview by Carla Sanchez Taylor “WindUp” is a 9 minute animated short written and directed by emerging female Chinese filmmaker Yibing Jiang (based on her own childhood experience in Wuhan China). Jason Keane, animation director for “WindUp,” has a long family legacy in animation (“Family Circus” comics originated by his grandfather Bill Keane & now

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February 11, 2021 0

Trans Actress And Singer Nomi Ruiz On Her Role In Muay Thai Film HAYMAKER

Interview By Paul Salfen Haymaker follows a retired Muay Thai fighter (Sasso) working as a bouncer, who rescues an alluring transgender performer (Ruiz) from a nefarious thug, eventually becoming her bodyguard, protector, and confidant. The relationship leads Sasso’s character to make an unexpected return to fighting, risking not only his relationship, but his life. Haymaker

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February 6, 2021 0

OUR FRIEND: Country Music Star Jake Owen Makes Film Debut (Interview)

Interview by Paul Salfen Paul Salfen talks to Jake Owen about his film debut in the true story OUR FRIEND, which isavailable in theaters and to rent on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, DirecTV, Google Play, Spectrum, Xfinity and other digital platforms and pay TV operators. OUR FRIEND tells the inspiring and extraordinary true story

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February 5, 2021 0

SON OF THE SOUTH: Director Barry Alexander Brown Talks About Disturbing Riot Scene

Interview by Paul Salfen In Theaters And On Demand Now The film is based on Bob Zellner‘s autobiography The Wrong Side of Murder Creek. Zellner was the son and grandson of Ku Klux Klan members. A synopsis of the film reads, “A grandson of a Klansman comes of age during the early 60’s in the

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February 5, 2021 1

SON OF THE SOUTH: Lucas Till and Lex Scott Davis Talk About Their Role In This True Story About Ku Klux Klan Members’ Grandson And Son

Interview by Paul Salfen Paul Salfen talks to lead actors Lex Scott Davis and Lucas Till about their role in SON OF THE SOUTH, In SelectTheaters and On Demand February 5th. The film is based on Bob Zellner‘s autobiography The Wrong Side of Murder Creek. Zellner was the son and grandson of Ku Klux Klan

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February 4, 2021 0

James Newton Howard On NEWS OF THE WORLD Film Score “I used ancient instruments…basically instruments from the 17th and 18th century, like viola da gambas, cello d’amores, and gut string fiddles.”

Interview by Paul Salfen With well over 100 film scores under his belt, legendary composer James Newton Howard is almost automatically in awards discussions this time of year and while it’s always well-deserved, his score for News Of The World, the new film directed by Paul Greengass starring Tom Hanks seems to be at the

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February 4, 2021 0

CENTRAL PARK DARK: Cybil Lake and Tom Sizemore (Interview)

Interview by Paul Salfen Listen as Paul Salfen asks Tom Sizemore and Cybil Lake about the premise of the horror/thriller film CENTRAL PARK DARK in this unexpectedly hilarious yet revealing interview. We hear about Tom Sizemore's break in the film industry as he relates one of the craziest "Hail Mary" moments we've heard yet. Tom

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Acclaimed Composer Howard Shore: On Composing Scores For FUNNY BOY, Insight Into Creative Process

Interview by Paul Salfen Paul Salfen talks to Grammy, Academy and, Golden Globe award-winning director Howard Shore about scoring FUNNY BOY and where or who Shore goes to find inspiration for his many works. Directed by critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta (“Water”) and shot on location in Sri Lanka, FUNNY BOY, now streaming on
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February 23, 2021 0

Jason Clarke Talks About the Amazon-Like SILK ROAD, His Role As DEA Agent

Interview by Paul Salfen ON DIGITAL, ON DEMAND & IN SELECT THEATERS: February 19, 2021 ON BLU-RAY AND DVD: February 23, 2021 Jason Clarke (Brotherhood, Zero Dark Thirty,Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Chappaquiddick) plays Rick Bowden, a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent who will use any means necessary to take down Ross Ulbricht
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February 23, 2021 0

Top Film Composer Henry Jackman Demonstrates Some Samples, Talks New Release for CHERRY

Interview by Paul Salfen Henry Jackman has established himself as one of today’s top composers by fusing his classical training with his experience as a successful record producer and creator of electronic music. “I’ve spent a lot of time working in the record industry,” says Jackman, “and for my money being a film composer is
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February 16, 2021 0

Joe Symes And The Loving Kind: Retro Psych Band From Liverpool (Interview)

Interview by Christine Thompson Liverpool band Joe Symes And The Loving Kind have been receiving rave reviews both locally and internationally and were described by the late Beatles manager and Merseybeat promoter, Sam Leach, as being one of the most exciting bands to come out of Liverpool. Here we speak with Joe Symes, vocalist and
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