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I finally got a chance to talk with Dave Foley and I just couldnt resist the chance to ask him what his favorite episodes were from both The Kids in the Hall TV show and Newsradio. Those are just two of the best comedies, in any medium, ever created. But Foley was most excited to talk about the...

I got on the phone with Aline Crumb and I expected to hear a very hardened woman talking back at me. I figured if youre the wife of R. Crumb, who everyone thinks is the worlds worst misogynist, she might be a pretty angry woman. But after speaking with Aline, about the new book The Sweeter Side...

Few filmmakers have had as interesting a career as Keith Gordon. Gordon first became known as actor in the 80s for films like Dressed to Kill, Back to School and Christine. After ten years in the business, Gordon took a deep plunge with adapting the classic The Chocolate War, which was just recently...

Gary Valentine is best known as a member of the rock band Blondie and penning the songs X-Offender and (Im Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear before leaving the band. Since then Valentine has become a popular writer out of London writing about such disparate topics as the dark side of the sixties...

Dame Darcy is best known for her Fantagraphics comic book series Meatcake. But now she has taken on the ambitious project of adding illustrations to the Charlotte Bronte classic Jane Eyre for The Illustrated Jane Eyre. I got a chance to talk with Dame as she was traveling...

No one was more surprised than Weird Al Yankovic himself when his new album, Straight Outta Lynwood, jumped onto the Billboard Top 10--a first for the prolific artist. Straight Outta Lynwood is powered by the hit single White and Nerdy. I spoke with Weird Al about his...

In the movies weve all heard Michael Madsen either threaten and kill people but it sounds much different when hes threatening for real. I got a chance to talk with Madsen from his home about the new 15th anniversary DVD of Reservoir Dogs. Apparently Madsens...

Chris O'Donnell doesn't have the rock star swagger. He hasn't learned the art diva shtick nor developed an eye-catching wardrobe. Yet he's one of the most sought after tattoo artists in New York by serious collectors and celebrities alike. It's his work that garners...

It has been a long journey for Darren Aronofsky and his film, The Fountain. This venture has been over six years long but film fans can rejoice because The Fountain is finally being released. It is one of the most emotional and moving films (not just science fiction) I have ever seen. The Fountain...

The nine masked members of Mushroomhead have had a wild ride over these past few years. Now theyve decided to kick up their heels and try to blow themselves up. Their latest album, Savior Sorrow, has been getting some nice radio play, and if hard band like Mushroomhead can make it onto mainstream...