Tonight, we are starting our three part interviews with the stars at this year’s National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts gala known as Noche de Gala. For part one, we are talking to actress Lynda Carter and NHFA Co-creator Felix Sanchez.
The Groves are currently touring as the opener for the legends Culture Club. They will be performing this Sunday at the Music Center at Strathmore. They’ve been on an epic 38-date American tour with the guys and I was lucky enough to grab some time with the fellas while their out on the road.
Over the course of eight years, we have seen the great chemistry presented by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, but have you ever wondered how they first met? We will experience of Barack and Michelle’s first date in the Roadside Attractions latest feature, Southside with You, which comes our in theatres this Friday. I recently sat down with writer/director Richard Tanne, Parker Sawyers who plays Barack Obama and actress/producer Tika Sumpter who plays Michelle Robinson to talk about this wonderful film.
On this edition of INTERVUE, I recently sat down with vocalist/trumpeter/percussionist Astro from the legendary 80’s band, UB40. Astro, along with Ali Campbell and Mickey Virtue are bringing their smash hits like “Red, Red Wine”, “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You” and more to the Music Center at Strathmore this Friday for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Savannah Garza got her musical start early on while she was preparing for a beauty pageant. She took vocal and guitar lessons so she could promote her music during the pageant, and from there she became the talented musician that we all now know. Her first EP is set to be released later this year and she also has a music video for her single “There For You”, which can be seen on YouTube. I had the opportunity to speak with her just recently and we talked about her music and family.
Today, “Project Mc2” begins its second season on Netflix! Project Mc2 revolves around the adventures of McKeyla McAlister and her friends, who work for an organization called NOV8 (pronounced “innovate”), a highly secretive group of female operatives that are trying to protect the world. On this edition of INTERVUE, Lauren Cash interviews actress Victoria Vida. She plays culinary chemist Adrienne Attoms on the series.
On this edition of INTERVUE, I was part of a roundtable with Flo Dyek from Women in Film and Video talking to actor Logan Lerman and director James Schmaus about their new film “Indignation”. Based on the 2008 novel by Philip Roth, the movie tells the story of Marcus Messnner, a young man who leaves his native Newark to attend a small college in Ohio. There, he experiences a sexual awakening after meeting the elegant and wealthy Olivia, and confronts the school’s dean over the role of religion in academic life.
Have you ever wondered what the world of improv is like? For six talented people in the Big Apple, Improv is their life. A big opportunity to go from the small stage to a popular late-night program for one member could change the group forever. This describes what’s happening in the upcoming film “Don’t Think Twice”. I recently had the opportunity to talk to two of its stars: Gillian Jacobs plays Samantha and writer/producer/director Mike Birbiglia plays Miles.
On this edition of INTERVUE, I sat down with director Roger Ross Williams. In 2010, he made history by becoming the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for Music by Prudence. This weekend, he’s back on the big screen with his latest doc “Life, Animated”. Based on the 2014 novel by Ron Suskind, it’s the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to talk when he was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. A few years later developed to speak once again through the help and magic of classic Disney films.
If you listened to rock music in the 1970’s, chances are you became a fan of the group Boston. Their fans were rocking out to many of their hits such as “Don’t Look Back”, “Amanda” and “I Think I Like It”. One particular gentleman was rocking out to their music around that time and later joined the band to create some of our favorite hits. I had a chance to talk to Boston Guitarist Gary Pihl about his first time recording with Boston and the 40th Anniversary tour.
