Steven Jay Rubin’s Saturday Night At The Movies

Alan Gasmer was legendary at the William Morris Agency as a top film packaging agent and all around great guy. Turning to producing, one of his first hits was the action packed "Vikings" television series. This week, Steve interviews Mr. Gasme, learning all about how he came to be such an effective Hollywood player.

This week, three-time Emmy nominated actor Robert Walden returns for the conclusion of his interview with Steve, wherein he shares fascinating behind the scenes insight into his feature film debut in "Bloody Mama," plus "All the President's Men" and "Capricorn One."

This week, Steve interviews author/film historian Michael F. Blake who has written a wonderful new book, The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne and the Making of Three Classic Westerns. If you're a fan of those iconic films, you'll love this interview where Blake goes deep behind-the-scenes.

This week on Saturday Night at the Movies, Steve speaks with screenwriter Matt Redd, digging deep into the cool Welsh comedy thriller "Tollbooth."

This week Steve interviews filmmaker David Lee Miller and author Alessandra Seggi, who has written the important book "Youth and Suicide in American Film." Together they discuss the history of how suicide has been featured in our cinema history, dating back to "It's a Wonderful Life," "Rebel Without a Cause," and including Miller's game changing teen dramedy "My Suicide," which was recently renewed for five more years by Netflix.

To help celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the clever 2006 comedy fantasy "Night at the Museum," Steve interviews the delightful Jake Cherry, who played Ben Stiller's son, Nick.

This week, Steve interviews author/film historian Manny Pacheco (Forgotten Hollywood, Forgotten HIstory) who has wonderful behind-the-scenes stories about such iconic American character actors as Frank Morgan ("The Wizard of Oz"), Lionel Barrymore ("It's a Wonderful Life"), Peter Lorre ("Casablanca"), Arthur Lake ("Blondie"), Van Heflin ("Patterns") and more.

This week, Steve speaks with veteran character actor Robert Walden about his origins and his experience working with writer Paddy Chayefsky and actor George C. Scott on the classic dark comedy "The Hospital" (1971)

From the Dead End Kids to the East Side Kids to "The Bowery Boys," this week Steve interviews journalist and film historian Craig Edwards about the history of Slip, Satch and the rest of those wacky Bowery Boys whose 48 films form one helluva comedy legacy.

To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of "Ghostbusters" and the 100th Episode of "Saturday Night at the Movies," Steve Interviews producer Joe Medjuck about his long association with director Ivan Reitman and the legacy of those wacky spectral exterminators.

Steve interviews screenwriter Nicholas Meyer all about his original screenplay for the Richard Gere/Jodie Foster post-Civil War drama Sommersby (1993)

Steve interviews veteran film and theatrical producer Julian Schlossberg about his newly released audio book "Try Not To Hold It Against Me," his longtime creative relationship with writer/director Elaine May and his frustrating experience as a production VP at Paramount in the late 70s.

Steve is joined by screenwriter and film historian Steve Bonds as they discuss the MGM war film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" on its 80th anniversary and the legacy of the original Doolittle Raiders.

Steve speaks with awards analyst and Deadline Hollywood film critic Pete Hammond about the current crop of 2023 awards contenders, including "Killers of the Flower Moon," Oppenheimer," "Maestro," "American Fiction" and many more.

This week Steve and his co-host, screenwriter, author and award-winning playwright Gary Goldstein showcase the greatest Christmas movies of all time, including "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th St," "Love Actually," "Home Alone," and, yes, "Die Hard."

Steve interviews "Airplane" co-writer and co-director David Zucker, who, with his two partners Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, has written a terrific new book, "Surely You Can't be Serious: The True Story of 'Airplane.'

Steve interviews co-screenwriter Bennett Yellin about his experience collaborating with the Farrelly Bros. on the hit comedy "Dumb and Dumber," which will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 2024.

Steve interviews Australian actor Vernon Wells about his extraordinary experience as Wez, the rolling bike leader who battles Mel Gibson in 1981's "The Road Warrior.

Steve interviews Robert Wagner about his early contract player days at 20th Century Fox, focusing on such titles as "Titanic," "In Love and War," "The True Story of Jesse James" "Between Heaven and Hell," and "The Hunters."

Steve interviews screenwriter David S. Ward who deservedly won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "The Sting," released 50 years ago.