Ahead of its premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival, we had a rocking good time with director Rob Arthur about Frampton. This insightful and crowd-pleasing doc about the one-and-only UK rock legend shows us the fun, fame, friendship, frailty and legacy of being Peter Frampton. The exceptional doc will screen on June 4 next month. It’s fitting that the film comes out in the same year as the 50th anniversary of Rocky. Following Peter’s ascendancy to golden god of rock in 1976 with the unparalleled live album, Peter is less an underdog but he was certainly up against the ropes following the massive success of ‘Frampton Comes Alive‘. The…
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Interview…Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen on Themes, Cues and Emotional Resonance of ‘The Boys’
Gene Simmons once said, “if it weren’t for the fans, we’d be nothing.” and it’s something that all musicians and creatives can relate to. Whether a particular property in pop culture takes the world by storm or just one person considers it their Rosebud, when fans grab hold of something you can almost feel the Earth shift from the passion, fervor, and respect for it. After eight years and five seasons, The Boys has come to an end. Fans truly ate it up, and one reason the themes and characters resonated was the great music from Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen. We sat with this dynamic duo to talk about…
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Interview…’Metropolis’ Redux Jam Session with Jazzy Jeff Beal
Five-time EMMY winner Jeff Beal’s improvisatory method, sense of timing, and sophistication have made him a favorite of directors including Ed Harris, David Fincher, Oliver Stone, and Rob Reiner, and his contributions to powerful documentaries and dramatic scores for TV shows have shown him to be one of the most distinctive and recognizable composers working today. In addition to his distinguished scoring career, Beal is a prolific composer of concert music. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beal’s grandmother was a pianist and accompanist for silent movies. An avid jazz fan, she gave him Miles Davis’/Gil Evans’ Sketches of Spain album that would influence his development as…
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Interview…The Life and Times of Gedde Watanabe
Gedde Watanabe (or “Gary” if you know him personally) is cinema’s secret weapon. Having worked with all-time great filmmakers, names like Ron Howard, John Hughes, Michael Bay, and Joe Dante are just the short list of directors who were able to use Watanabe’s brilliance. Comedy is a universal language and Gedde is extraordinarily fluent. It’s important to note that Gedde made it into entertainment on his own steam as a quintessential struggling artist. He also made a name for himself at a time when there was no path, no guideposts, and no precedent for Asian actors. He simply took jobs that brought him joy and, little by little, that led…
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Interview…Kevin Dunn Makes A Big Splash in ‘Mermaid’
There’s something almost mythical about Florida. Whether that ties to the history of the unmistakable peninsula, the myriad of demographics who call it home or, like Huey Lewis says about New York, “Where else can you do a half a million things, all at a quarter to three?” Well, you can probably do a lot more in Florida which is why it has such an odd draw. So, if you’re going to tell a story about a man who finds and falls in love with a mermaid, where better to set this unconventional tail, er, tale? As you might expect from the outrageous premise, Mermaid is weird, wild, funny and…
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Interview…Doug Jones and Derek Maki on the Documentary Celebrating Jones’ Iconic Career
Actor Doug Jones has often been referred to as the Boris Karloff of our time. This in-depth feature length documentary seeks to find how this actor/mime went on to become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors when it comes to creating fantastic creatures in full body make-up/costumes. From his early start in projects like Buffy The Vampire Slayer to major motion pictures like Hellboy and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer to Oscar winning and nominated films like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape Of Water. His performances, mannerisms and physicality is so well-known, you could spot Doug a mile away. We’ve taken to calling him Lean Chaney. Directed by William Conlin, the doc gives us a reverent look…
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Interview…Bruce Davison and Madison Lawlor on the Family Ties and Legacy in ‘Casa Grande’
Written and directed by Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz, Casa Grande is a neo-Western with a story that plays out like an intimate chess match. Yet this game is played at high speed with such dangerously high stakes, you can feel the grit right though the screen. Helping convey the emotion, the tough choices, and the heart of the story are the legitimate and well-crafted characters. Sure, they feel like familiar archetypes, but once they are on the board the moves they make will be highly unexpected. That’s where the magic happens. Muñoz offers up juicy complex family dynamics that exist between two ranching families. The back and forth in a…
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Interview…CEO Michael Fisk on Navigating Legal Waters of Sports Intellectual Property
One of the most important aspects of the creation process is ownership of the original idea. The industry term for that is “Intellectual Property” (or IP) and it has been the subject of countless discussions. Determining who owns what is one of the most crucial and hard-fought battles in legal waters. Sometimes just knowing where to start – to avoid any copyright hurdles and land mines – is the smartest and most helpful move for the company/brand and the end user. Some individuals have built beacons to help light the way, and one company helping benefit all participants is Callandor Group. Spearheaded by Michael Fisk (former Executive Vice President of…
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Interview…William Sadler on Acting From Experiences and Maintaining Surprise on Stage
William Sadler is not just a fantastic character actor, he is a main stay in the Stephen King cinematic universe, he’s able to pull you in to the story, he can even take the zaniest and craziest villains and by putting his own special sauce on it, you’ll find that they stick with you like chewing gum. His acting chops have taken him from the stage, to Broadway, to movie sets great and small, and his earnest portrayal casts a tangible and believable light of humanity on all his layered and nuanced performances…even in VFW which says a lot. An entertainer at heart, and someone who is best described as…
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Interview…Brittany Allen on Charisma, Composition and Courageous Acting Choices
With so much fantastic and noteworthy stories, music and films out there, it’s possible that we take for granted just how hard it is to be an entertainer. The trick, as they say, it to make it look easy. When there’s a great performance, spellbinding novel or a perfect song/album, it can seem like it all came together without any stress. That’s where any creative would tell you that their main goal is to not let you see them sweat. They are determined to impress, and when they do you’re bound to remember them. Speaking of grit and determination, one such individual is Canadian-born actress and musician, Brittany Allen. This…
