"Hesher" Interviews

I can't recommend this movie enough. I've been describing it as a mix of "Bad Santa," "Fight Club," "Beavis & Butthead" and some sort of dark indie family drama... Starring CLIFF BURTON (RIP) of Metallica. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays "Hesher," a near-mystical like character who invades the lives of a grieving family, which includes Rainn Wilson. Check out my interviews with Gordon-Levitt, Wilson and writer / director Spencer Susser BY CLICKING HERE. Metallica, of course, is among the many things we discussed.

MTV: "Big 4" Concert Report

INDIO, California — One week after indie hipsters and pop enthusiasts stood on the same desert ground for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, an estimated 55,000 metal fans watched "The Big 4" of thrash share a U.S. stage together for the first time. "This is history tonight and you're part of it," Metallica frontman James Hetfield told the crowd Saturday at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. "Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica as one — with you!"
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MTV: "Paradise Lost" Team Plans Two More West Memphis Three Documentaries

Many filmmakers dream of turning one movie into a sequel-spawning franchise. But the news that there will be not only a third but likely a fourth "Paradise Lost" documentary is bittersweet to all involved. "We thought the story was going to come to an end a lot longer ago," co-director Joe Berlinger told MTV News by phone. READ THE REST OF MY REPORT HERE.

MTV: Johnny Depp Brings New Attention To West Memphis 3

Johnny Depp added his name to the long list of celebrities and activists calling for authorities to re-examine the convictions of the West Memphis Three, a trio of young men convicted nearly two decades ago of murdering three children in West Memphis, Arkansas. READ THE REST OF MY REPORT HERE.