Steven Jay Rubin’s Saturday Night At The Movies

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.

Steve interviews author and film historian Steven Awalt, whose book "Steven Spielberg and Duel: The Making of a Career" goes deep into the helmer's TV movie debut.

Steve speaks

 with author Alan K. Rode whose amazing biography of director Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "The Adventures of Robin Hood") - Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film - is a beautifully written and exhaustively researched  study of one of America's premiere directors.

Steve interviews screenwriters Cy Voris and Ethan Rieff ("Kung Fu Panda") celebrating the 20th anniversary of their action adventure thrill ride, "Bulletproof Monk."