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Review by Paul Salfen This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. In theaters now is Napoleon, the epic Ridley Scott biopic on the diminutive French leader starring the not so diminutive and American-accented Joaquin Phoenix that is historically questionable but still an epic piece of cinema. While a lot focuses on the wild

SYNOPSIS: The intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption. PATRICIA CLARKSON  The New Orleans born-and-bred Patricia Clarkson took her basic college studies at Louisiana State University, studying speech for

Interview by Paul Salfen PHILLIP NOYCE is an Australian film and television director. Since 1977, he has directed over 19 feature films in various genres, including historical drama (Newsfront, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Quiet American); thrillers (Dead Calm, Sliver, The Bone Collector); and action films (Blind Fury, The Saint, Salt). He has also directed the Jack

Interview by Paul Salfen In The Shift, Kevin Garner (Kristoffer Polaha) travels across worlds and dimensions to reunite with Molly (Elizabeth Tabish), the love of his life. A mysterious adversary known as The Benefactor (Neal McDonough) upends Kevin's world as he tries to escape an alternate dystopian reality. https://youtu.be/fozskMtdwI8?si=i7kMHQycEoDeXaJz

Interview by Paul Salfen For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in

MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS is based on Legendary’s Monsterverse and stars Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco, and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”

Interview by Paul Salfen David Keith talks to Paul Salfen about his role as Judge Boyle in the horror film WALDEN. Keith's breakthrough role was that of aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), for which he received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the

Interview by Paul Salfen Interview by Paul Salfen Paul Salfen talks to crash survivor Roberto Canessa and Director J.A. Bayonne about the fateful Uruguayan flight 571, which in 1972 crashed in the heart of the Andes while flying a rugby team to Chile.  Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one

Interview by Paul Salfen Danica Mae McKellar is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She played Winnie Cooper in the television series The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993, and from 2010 to 2022, has voiced Miss Martian in the animated superhero series Young Justice. In 2015, McKellar was cast in the Netflix

Interview by Paul Salfen Director/Writer Chloe Domont and actors Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich discuss Netflix FAIR PLAY  An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement. SYNOPSIS: When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once