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In a candid conversation with AMFM Magazine’s Paul Salfen, veteran producer John Shepherd—whose 30-plus-year career spans independent filmmaking, studio executive roles, and award-winning features—unpacks the heart behind Sarah’s Oil, the new biographical drama hitting theaters November 7. Shepherd, an NAACP Image Award winner and former Senior VP of Original Content at DreamWorks/Imagine’s POP.com, has produced

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine November 2, 2025 In Kathryn Bigelow's pulse-pounding 2025 Netflix thriller A House of Dynamite, the clock ticks down during an 18-minute crisis: a single, unattributed missile hurtles toward the United States, forcing the nation's leaders into a frenzy of split-second decisions that could ignite global catastrophe. Directed by the

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 By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine The neon of Macau never sleeps, and neither, it seems, does Edward Bergen. Fresh off a blockbuster that left audiences gasping, the director could have coasted into safer waters. Instead, he dove head-first into Ballad of a Small Player, a taut, glittering fever-dream about a man

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine High above the cobblestone streets of Grubbers Nubbin sits a castle laboratory where the maddest of mad professors stitches together creatures that are… almost alive. And then forgets about them. Who keeps the chaos in check? Enter Stitch Head, the professor’s very first creation—a pint-sized, patchwork hero who’s been running

Interview by Paul Salfen High above the quaint town of Grubbers Nubbin sits a crumbling castle laboratory, home to the maddest of mad professors and his forgotten monstrous creations. But keeping the chaos in check? That’s the unsung hero’s job—enter Stitch Head, the professor’s very first creation, a patchwork being who runs the show unnoticed

Interview by Paul Salfen The blue carpet at the Nashville premiere of House of David Season 2 wasn't your typical Hollywood red—fitting for a series that trades glitz for grit, and ancient battles for timeless truths. Amid the hum of excited fans and the twang of live country music filtering through the air, I caught

Interview by Paul Salfen In the bustling heart of Dallas, where high school dreams collide with adult realities, Adam Saunders is living a full-circle moment. The Richardson High School alum, class president turned actor-writer-director, has returned to his hometown to promote Re-Election, his 2025 comedy that blends nostalgia, laughs, and a timely plea for kindness.

Interview by Paul Salfen In the blistering expanse of 1849 Arizona Territory, where dust devils dance like omens and every horizon promises peril, Killing Faith unfolds a tale as raw as the land itself. Guy Pearce, no stranger to morally tangled characters, steps into the boots of a doctor escorting a former slave (Dewanda Wise)

The fire crackles low, the night presses in, and somewhere beyond the flickering light a child’s touch can end a life. That is the world of Killing Faith, the new supernatural Western set in the plague-scarred Arizona Territory of 1849. At its center stands Sarah—a freed woman convinced her daughter is possessed—and Dr. Bender, a