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• Great Movie Characters: Frank Galvin in The Verdict

  

  ByAlex SimonFrank Galvin (Paul Newman) is a man who has given up. A once-promising honors graduate of Boston College Law School, partner in one of the city’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tennessee Attempts to Inherit the Wind Again

  

  By Alex SimonThe Tennessee state House voted Wednesday to adopt the Holy Bible as the official state book. The chamber approved the measure 55-38. It is... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Great Movie Characters: Tom Hagen

  

  By Alex SimonFor the one person on the planet who's never see the Godfather films--SPOILERS AHEAD. Few characters in film history have displayed the cunning,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Brief (Pun Intended) History of Lawyers in the Movies

  

  By Alex SimonLawyers in motion pictures have been portrayed as one of two extremes, devils or angels, almost since celluloid was invented. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Remembering Sidney Lumet

  

  April 9th will mark the four year anniversary of director Sidney Lumet's passing, at age 86. Lumet was the first director I interviewed whose one-sheet posters... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My First R-Rated Movie

  

  OR…HOW I BECAME THE 007 OF COVERT FORBIDDEN FILM VIEWINGBy Alex SimonFor those of us who grew up in the suburbs in the pre-home video, pre-cable TV and... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• How Cell Phones Would Have Ruined Most of Our Favorite Movies

  

  ByAlex SimonIf you’re a pop culture maven, most likely it can be agreed that the modern cell phone can be traced back to two classic TV series of the 1960s: Sta... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bill Hickman: Hollywood's Wheelman

  

  ByAlex SimonHollywood, like any place that is more about its lore than the actual sum of its parts, is full of unsung heroes who have given audiences some of... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering: The Hollywood Interview

  

  Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Target The Hunting GroundBy Alex SimonDirector Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering, whose 2012 documentary The Invisible War took a... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• John Boorman: The Hollywood Interview

  

  John Boorman: Memories of Queen and CountryBy Alex SimonJohn Boorman first made his name as a filmmaker to be reckoned with upon the release of 1967’s Point... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Few Thoughts on "American Sniper"

  

  By Alex Simon1. Terrific film, period. 2. Eastwood, like all great filmmakers, takes no specific side in the telling of his story. He simply presents it, and... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Des Doyle and Ryan Patrick McGuffey Learn the Ropes with "Showrunners"

  

  Left to right: Ryan Patrick McGuffey, Damon Lindelof and Des Doyle.J.J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe), Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Terence Winter... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Giuseppe Tornatore: The Hollywood Interview

  

  Giuseppe Tornatore Remembers as Cinema Paradiso Turns 25By Alex SimonGiuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso won the 1990 Best Foreign Film Oscar after setting... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau--The Hollywood Interview

  

  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Bats 1,000By Alex SimonA veteran actor with more than forty film and TV roles to his credit, Denmark native Nikolaj Coster-Waldau finally... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Quincy Jones: The Hollywood Interview

  

  QUINCY JONES TALKS KEEPIN’ ON AND OTHER PEARLS OF WISDOMByAlex SimonQuincy Jones is to music what Steven Spielberg is to film. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Christina Hendricks: The Hollywood Interview

  

  CHRISTINA HENDRICKS FINDS A GOOD FIT IN GOD’S POCKETByAlex SimonSince evolving from featured player to cultural icon on AMC’s landmark series Mad Men,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• William Friedkin: The Hollywood Sorcerer Interview

  

  William Friedkin: Why Sorcerer’s Spell Refuses to DieByAlex SimonIn the mid-1970s, there were few American filmmakers riding as high as William Friedkin. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Albert Maysles: The Hollywood Interview

  

  Albert Maysles: Gimme Some TruthByAlex SimonI'm sick and tired of hearing things/From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics/All I want is the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Andy Garcia: The Hollywood Interview

  

  ANDY GARCIA FINDS LOVE AT MIDDLETONByAlex SimonSince making a splash as crack shot George Stone in Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables, Andy Garcia has become... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Kurt Russell: The Hollywood Interview

  

  KURT RUSSELL TEACHES US THE ART OF THE STEALBy Alex SimonIf you’re a guy of a certain age (think Gen X), Kurt Russell was that actor you discovered as a child... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES