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Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In the late 1970s, on a private Mediterranean island, Greek shipping tycoon Marcos Timoleon throws an extravagant birthday party for his daughter and sole heiress, Sofia. Guests arrive carrying their own agendas. Marcos, long accustomed to controlling every person and outcome around him, is

In a culture suddenly flooded with government files, congressional hearings, and Hollywood blockbusters about unidentified aerial phenomena, most coverage still treats the subject as either pure science fiction or pure science. Amanda Llewellyn and her husband Wes chose a third path. Their 90-minute documentary UFOs and God examines the phenomenon through astronomy, military intelligence, archaeology,

When Anaïs Mitchell first heard the chorus of “Wait for Me” drop into her lap during a long nighttime drive between gigs, she had no idea it would grow into a Tony-winning Broadway phenomenon—and eventually fill cinema walls with gods and goddesses larger than life. In an exclusive conversation with AMFM Magazine’s Paul Salfen, the

Radha Mitchell, Ioan Gruffudd & Bianca Wallace on Tactical Tension, Dark Humor & the Sniper’s Mindset An Exclusive Interview by Paul Salfen, Managing Editor,  Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In the remote Australian outback, a retired elite sniper’s hard-won peace is shattered when a ruthless warlord from her past returns seeking retribution. Forced

Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine Girl Scout Cookie season is one of America’s most familiar rituals—boxes stacked on folding tables, determined kids in uniform, parents hovering nearby. But in Cookie Queens, director Alysa Nahmias peels back the sugar-coated surface to reveal something far more complex: the real joys, pressures,

Henry Thomas has spent a lifetime chasing stories that stick. The San Antonio native, forever linked to the boy who befriended an alien in E.T., returns to Texas soil in Due West, the intimate, festival-winning drama now available on digital and video on demand through Cineverse. In the film, Thomas plays Pastor Mike, a man

Twenty-five years after Hedwig and the Angry Inch first exploded onto screens, its creator, writer, director, and star John Cameron Mitchell is bringing the film—and its companion piece Shortbus—back to the big screen in 4K for a special anniversary celebration at Dallas’s historic Texas Theater. In a wide-ranging conversation with AMFM Magazine Managing Editor Paul

Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine Dennis Haysbert has built a career on that unmistakable voice and commanding presence—from the thrifty commercial that first put him on casting directors’ radar, to Major League, the high-stakes intensity of 24, and now a chilling new turn in the horror-thriller Time of Death.

Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In a world that rarely slows down long enough to listen, Bear Grylls still knows how to make people stop and pay attention. The man who has dragged celebrities through jungles, deserts, and ice for years has now turned his attention to the cast

Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine As America approaches its 250th anniversary, a powerful new film is rekindling the nation’s spiritual heritage and reminding audiences where true liberty is found. A Great Awakening, the latest feature from Sight & Sound, tells the remarkable true story of evangelist George Whitefield and