This Week In Mal's World

This week, Mal Vincent fondly recalls his first trip to the Academy Awards. We’ll hear which stars he rubbed elbows with, why his camera got confiscated, which performer had a rough rehearsal, and how his red carpet debut was upstaged by his own sister.

A new TV series will chronicle the legendary, rocky relationship between Hollywood icons, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.  This week, Mal Vincent recalls a lively and lengthy interview he had with Davis and he tells us how he ended up in the middle of their famous feud, even after Crawford had died!  “The Feud” starring Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange runs for nine-weeks starting March 5, 2017 on FX.

Actress Mary Tyler Moore passed away January 25, 2017, at the age of 80. She was surrounded by her loving husband, Dr. Robert Levine and her close friends. This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent recalls how he got to know the legendary star that could “turn the world on with her smile” over a dinner he once had with the couple and hear how a little dog created a moment with Moore that Mal will never forget.

This week, Mal Vincent dishes on what surprised him about the 89th Academy Award nominations announced earlier this week. Find out which of Mal’s 2016 film-favorites got snubbed, plus which actress he thinks should have been nominated for a leading role. Watch for Mal’s predictions coming soon! The 2017 Oscars air Sunday, February 26th on ABC.

The entertainment world lost many of its notable names and icons in 2016, one of them-- Debbie Reynolds. Mal Vincent was friends with the "Singing In The Rain" legend who also used to live in Virginia. Mal shares what the performer once told him about people from Virginia, plus we'll learn how Mary Poppin's once kept Mal from getting a smooch from Reynolds!

This week, Mal Vincent kicks off 2017 with a look at the upcoming 24th Annual Virginia Festival of Jewish Film and highlights the comedy he selected, “Goodbye, Columbus.” Mal shares his scoop on actress Ali MacGraw, who made her Golden Globe-winning debut in this film. Plus, you’ll find out about the Hampton Roads’ connection that will give you more insight on this 1969 comedy, also starring Jack Klugman. The film, “Goodbye, Columbus” will be shown Monday, January 16, 2017 at the NARO Expanded Cinema in Norfolk. You’ll find more information on the festival and the other films featured at www.simonfamilyjcc.org/FilmFestival.

Natalie Portman is an Oscar nomination favorite for her role in, “Jackie.” This week Mal Vincent reveals what he thinks about the movie about the late First Lady and how his interview and encounters with Jackie Kennedy revealed more than what the new film will show you. The 88th Annual Academy Award nominations will be announced January 24. 2017.

James Taylor, Al Pacino, the surviving members of the Eagles (Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmidt and Joe Walsh), pianist Martha Argerich and gospel singer Mavis Staples, are all recipients of the prestigious 2016 Kennedy Center Honors award. This week, Mal Vincent recalls the time he literally sat down on the floor to interview the legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist, James Taylor. As a grateful Mal reveals, he was surprised that the five-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer actually made it through the interview.

Mal Vincent reveals the two new films that should be on your “must-see” list before 2017 arrives.  Why does “La La Land” muster enough to make a memorable musical?  Also, find out what secret James Earl Jones told Mal years ago about Denzel Washington’s latest film, “Fences.”

Mal Vincent sat down recently with Hollywood icon Warren Beatty, who shared a side of himself you might not have heard before. We’ll also find out what silver screen legend Mae West once told Beatty and which verse is really about him in Carly Simon’s song “You’re So Vain.”

Mal Vincent was recently awarded the Vianne B. Webb Lifetime Achievement Award for his 50-plus years of arts support in Hampton Roads, by the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads.

This week, Mal Vincent tells us about four new films that have stories based on events from small towns in Virginia and they’re not about Virginia history’s brightest moments.

Mal Vincent recalls the time he interviewed, a then 10 year old, Macaulay Culkin about his film "Home Alone" that would become a holiday classic. Word was that the child actor wasn't friendly in interviews, but Mal tells us how he found a way to the boy's heart.

This week, Mal talks about the variety of the latest entertainment offerings out and about in Hampton Roads, right now and what you have to do to keep up with them. Included this week: “Silence: The Musical” at the Generic Theater in Norfolk and “Beauty and the Beast” at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach.

Richmond-born film legend, Shirley MacLaine, is coming home to Virginia in November 2016 for the Virginia Film Festival. Mal Vincent recalls the time MacLaine sang in Norfolk once at Chrysler Hall, but left on a rather sour note. For a full schedule and the details of the Virginia Film Festival, visit virginiafilmfestival.org.

Airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger soared to hero status when he saved the lives of all 155 people aboard an airliner, landing it on the Hudson River years ago. Sullenberger’s story is now in theaters as “Sully” and in this week’s Mal’s World, Mal Vincent reveals his encounters with the Captain prior to “the miracle on the Hudson.”

As "The Magnificent Seven" rides again in theaters as a remake, this week in Mal's World, Mal Vincent reveals a little-known fact about one of the key players in the original classic film.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Playwright Edward Albee passed away on September 16, 2016 at age 88. Albee began his prominence as a playwright around the same time as Mal Vincent started his own career as a theatre critic. Albee shared some words of inspiration with Mal over the years after their chance meeting at the opening of one of Albee’s plays on Broadway.

This week, Mal Vincent talks about Meryl Streep's latest film, "Florence Foster Jenkins" and the many accents the star has mastered over the years in her movie career. Plus, Mal will share the one thing the Oscar-winning actress does not like to talk about.

Another summer movie season is a wrap and this year it was one that Mal Vincent was not to thrilled about. This week, Mal tells us what he thinks made for a sluggish season of flops and disappointments in 2016 and what Hollywood can do to turn lackluster back into blockbuster.