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When world-renowned photographer Tyler Shields set out to direct his feature “Chapter 51,” he didn’t just want to make a movie—he wanted to build a living, breathing cinematic encyclopedia. In an exclusive conversation with AMFM Magazine’s Paul Salfen, Shields pulls back the curtain on the wild, obsessive journey behind this stylish Hollywood-set comedic thriller starring

Most teenagers learn through a clumsy first kiss or a shaky confession that vulnerability can be terrifying. But what happens when the very thing you crave is also the force trying to destroy you? Writer-director Adrian Chiarella’s powerhouse debut Leviticus turns that question into a haunting, genre-blending coming-of-age story set in a tiny Australian town.

When the legal system repeatedly fails victims of violent crime, what happens when one man decides he’s had enough? That is the powder-keg premise of Citizen Vigilante, the latest high-octane action-thriller from boundary-pushing filmmaker Uwe Boll. Armie Hammer stars as Sanders, a wealthy, emotionally scarred American businessman living in Zagreb who inherits a real-estate empire

Exclusive Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine Entrepreneur-turned-actor JB Yowell sits down with AMFM Magazine to discuss his riveting role in The Leader, the highly anticipated Heaven’s Gate biopic starring Vera Farmiga, Tim Blake Nelson, and Jim Parsons that premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. In this candid conversation, Yowell

Exclusive Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine At this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, director Mickey Keating swapped his horror playbook for something even more dangerous: a sleek, double-crossing crime thriller that keeps you guessing - and surprisingly rooting for the bad guys. In CROOKS, Faye (Angela Trimbur) and her partner

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Feature drawn from Paul Salfen’s conversation with the rising multi-hyphenate for AMFM Magazine — “The Voice of the Artist” In the gloriously unhinged coming-of-age comedy Cotton Candy Bubble Gum (now available to rent or own on Apple TV, Prime Video, and other digital platforms), 21-year-old Carter is living the ultimate momma’s-boy dream — until his

Exclusive interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In an industry that often rewards conventional paths, the mother-daughter creative duo of Natalie Baszile and Hyacinth Parker is proving that complementary instincts, shared passion, and sheer determination can produce something extraordinary. Their documentary HARVEST makes its world premiere in competition at the

In a near-future where AI promises to erase grief and deliver infinite comfort, HEARTWORM asks the question we can no longer ignore: when escape feels perfect, what happens to our humanity? Written and directed by the husband-and-wife team Miriam Louise Arens and Mitchell Arens, and anchored by a soul-baring, tour-de-force performance from Tony Award-nominated Broadway

Set against the sun-drenched decadence of a private Mediterranean island in the late 1970s, The Birthday Party unfolds as a tense, emotionally charged family drama where power, secrets, and hidden agendas collide during one lavish 25th birthday celebration. Danish actress Vic Carmen Sonne, in a career-defining turn as Sofia Timoleon,  the sole heiress to an