The Hollywood Interview

Episodes

1. 13

   Ep 13 - William Sadler

   Alex has an amazing conversation with William Sadler! Being directed by Dennis Hopper and Frank Darabont. Developing characters and being in the zone on Broadway. Being a badass in Die Hard 2. Adding layers to Hayward in Shawshank Redemption. Stretching comedy with Bill and Ted as Death. His...

   May 27, 2021

   50m
2. 12

   Ep 12 - John Badham

   Films As Diverse As Wargames, Blue Thunder, Nick Of Time And Bird On A Wire Kept John Badham One Of The Busiest Directors In The Biz, Having Literally Not Stopped Working Since 1971. His 2006 Book I'll Be In My Trailer (Co-written With Craig Moderno) Has Become Required Reading For Virtually…

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   May 9, 2021

   1h 18m
3. 11

   Ep 11 - Alexander Siddig

   ALEXANDER SIDDIG joins Alex for a personal journey through his film acting career. From "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia" reprising a role made famous by Alec Guinness, to the Roger Corman-like new movie "Skylines" released by Vertical Entertainment in select Theaters, Drive-ins, On Demand...

   Dec 19, 2020

   47m
4. 10

   EP 10 - Sigourney Weaver

   Sigourney Weaver. Revered as the leading American actress who combines indomitable strength with old world elegance, Sigourney Weaver comes by both naturally. Sigourney Weaver sat down with Alex over lunch at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, looking every bit the elegant lady in a tailored red…

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   Sep 13, 2020

   32m
5. 9

   Ep 9. My First R Rated Movie

   Alex looks back during these tough days of global pandemic to his days of underage sneaking into R rated movies. Raging Bull, Two Minute Warning, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver and of course a generation's first love - Pretty Baby and Brooke Shields. Enjoy this cinematic tour through a teenager's…

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   Aug 2, 2020

   21m
6. 8

   Ep. 8 Late Show - Danny Wolf 2

   We are so sorry it has been so long since our last episode. Between COVID19 and societal strife it has been a rough year. The show must go on! We are back and have a full slate planned! Please support us by going to www.patreon.com/thehollywoodinterview and become a patron. With support we can…

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   Jun 30, 2020

   30m
7. 7

   Ep. 7 The Late Show with Danny Wolf

   Cult Movie expert Danny Wolf joins Alex Simon for The Hollywood Interview Late Show to discuss controversy over Martin Scorcese's "The Irishman". The two filmmakers expose the evolving appetite of the movie going audience in the age of Marvel fandom. True cinephiles, Danny and Alex cruise through...

   Mar 24, 2020

   34m
8. 6

   Ep. 6 Helen Mirren

   Helen Mirren recounts her career. Playing English queens Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II. Caligula, Excalibur, Gosford Park and Prime Suspect. Alex and Helen discuss her early years at the Royal Shakespeare Company and her Russian heritage. Religion and Hillary Clinton. Helen Mirren was voiced by...

   Feb 4, 2020

   38m
9. 5

   Ep. 5 Dennis Hopper - Part 2

   Dennis Hopper and Alex discuss big roles; Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and True Romance. How sobriety was a big part of the Hopper career rebirth. How Dennis invented the music video. Film financing and screenwriting. Dennis Hopper was played by Vernon Scott. Vernon is an actor and…

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   Nov 8, 2019

   29m
10. 4

    Ep. 4 Dennis Hopper - Part 1

    The Hollywood landscape is littered with tragedies, broken promise and self-destruction. Many promising artists stumble once and never recover from that initial fall. In the history of American film, there has never been a phoenix-like story of survival and rebirth quite like that of Dennis…

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    Oct 18, 2019

    34m
11. 3

    Ep. 3 Patrick Swayze

    Patrick Swayze passed ten years ago today, September 14, 2009, at age 57. Of the over 600 people I've interviewed since 1996, Patrick was, by far, the nicest. A real person. No pretense. No diva, movie star nonsense. Just another guy that I was having a chat with. In a time when we see ex-Nazis...

    Sep 15, 2019

    27m
12. 2

    Ep. 2 Lauren Bacall

    Even the most seasoned (and jaded) journalists are faced with a subject who brings butterflies to the stomach, akin to what we felt at our first school dance. The prospect of chatting with the iconic Lauren Bacall had this effect on me. It was 2007 and Bacall had just finished work on Paul...

    Aug 25, 2019

    36m
13. 1

    Ep. 1 Sidney Lumet

    Sidney Lumet was the first director I interviewed whose one-sheet posters hung on my wall as a kid. He was an idol, an icon, and an inspiration. I wasn't yet 30 in April 1997, when I met him at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills for our interview at the press junket for "Night Falls On...

    Jul 26, 2019

    29m