Monthly Archives: March 2023

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actor THOMAS HADEN CHURCH (Wings, Sideways, Ned and Stacey, Spider-Man 3) on the making of ACIDMAN and collaborating with director Alex Lehmann and co-star Dianna Agron in developing the character he plays in the film. A character piece about a woman who reconnects with her estranged father and finds him obsessed with UFOs, Acidman is also the story of how they attempt to make first contact, both with the UFOs and with each other. ACIDMAN opens in select theaters on Friday 3/31; it will also be avaiable for streaming on demand on Apple+, Amazon Prime, and other streaming platforms beginning Friday 3/31

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: DONELLE DADIGAN, founder and president of the Hollywood Museum, on how her godfather, JOSE ITURBI, dedicated his life to making classical music accessible to as many people as possible, particularly through his many appearances in the movies, on radio, and on television. Donelle is also the co-author, along with Grammy Award winner MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, of FROM HOLLYWOOD TO THE WORLD: The Rediscovered Recordings of Pianist and Condustor Jose Iturbi, a beautifully illustrated coffee table book that also includes the complete RCA Victor recordings of Iturbi (covering the years 1933 to 1953), all restored and digitally remastered as part of a 16-CD collection

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TV CONFIDENTIAL welcomes its newest affiliate, KALM-DB / Yosemite Breeze Radio Network (Toronto, Canada). They will carry our show Saturdays 5pm ET beginning Mar. 18

TV CONFIDENTIAL welcomes our newest affiliate, KALM-DB / Yosemite Breeze Radio Network (Toronto, Canada). They will carry our show Saturday 5pm ET 2pm PT beginning Saturday, Mar. 18. Welcome aboard!

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 605.2 with guest Concetta Tomei is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

Concetta Tomei on “Getting Your Stripes” in Life Original Airdates: Mar. 10-13, 2023 TVC 605.2: Stage and television actress Concetta Tomei (China Beach, Providence, Madman of the People) talks to Ed about her early career as an elementary school teacher, … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 605.1 with guest Johanna Siegmann, author of IN GOOD COMPANY: Notable People with Their Pets, is now available online for listening on demand as a free podcast

The Deanna Troi of Pet Photographers Original Airdates: Mar. 10-13, 2023 TVC 605.1: Via remote from West Hollywood: Ed welcomes Johanna Siegmann, the accomplished photographer sometimes known as the “Deanna Troi of Pet Photographers” because of her unique ability to … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: TED BERGMAN, Emmy nominated writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and author of CONFESSIONS OF A ROGUE TV COMEDY WRITER, on working with Redd Foxx and why SANFORD AND SON continues to resonate with audiences more than fifty years later. Ted’s latest two books, THE BILLION DOLLAR TALLYWHACKER and THE REAL ROATAN, are both available in softcover and as an eBook through Amazon.com

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, producer, director, and screenwriter GRIFF FURST, youngest son of Stephen Furst (Animal House, St. Elsewhere, Babylon 5) and one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the entertainment industry today. Griff is the producer of DEVIL’S PEAK, a crime thriller starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jackie Earle Haley, Robin Wright, and Hopper Penn that is now available for viewing on demand on all major streaming platforms, while Griff also stars opposite Morgan Freeman, Greg Germann, and Josh Hutcherson in 57 SECONDS, a sci-fi thriller that is due out in theaters in September 2023

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, author, and filmmaker PENNY PEYSER on her love of the Shakespearean sonnet; the back story of how she was interviewed by longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in 2022 about her famous scene with Dustin Hoffman in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN; and why it’s impossible to play a sad song on a ukelele. Penny’s new book, SONNETS FROM SUBURBIA: More Candles Than Cake, provides a whimsical look at the foibles of modern-day life… all told in the form of Shakespearean sonnets. SONNETS FROM SUBURBIA is available now both as a print edition and as an eBook from Amazon.com, while the audiobook edition will become available soon

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