BTL Radio Show - 10/07/2024 with special guest author SCOTT HUVER and my exclusive interview with PAUL REISER & COLM MEANEY

Behind The Lens

A very extended episode of #BTLRadioShow (one of the longest in our 10-year history) this week thanks to my very special guest, journalist and entertainment reporter turned author SCOTT HUVER discussing his true crime book, BEVERLY HILLS NOIR: CRIME, SIN & SCANDAL IN 90210, plus my exclusive interview with PAUL REISER & COLM MEANEY talking about their new film THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE.

First up, is my exclusive interview with PAUL REISER and COLM MEANEY talking about THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE. Needless to say, there are plenty of laughs in the film and in our interview. (I should have known better than to give Paul a lead line involving the sheep in the film. LOL!) These two bring so much experience and talent to the table and listening to them feed off of one another is a pure laugh-filled delight.

Then, my friend and colleague, entertainment reporter/columnist turned author, SCOTT HUVER, joins me at the 30-minute mark of the show to discuss his new true crime book, BEVERLY HILLS NOIR: CRIME, SIN & SCANDAL IN 90210. Spanning almost a century of some notable crimes on the mean streets of 90210, there is something for everyone in this book and Scott leaves no stone unturned when dishing the dirty details, some of which were inspired by stories he covered in his days on the crime beat for the "Beverly Hills Courier". With chapters devoted to the Greystone Mansion murder-suicide, the infamous jewel thief Gerry Dennis, that notorious love triangle involving classic film star Joan Bennett and Walter Wanger, the shocking Van Cleef & Arpels robbery turned hostage situation in 1986, a "barroom brawl" at the Polo Lounge with a few notable Rat Packers, and more, there is something for everyone and Scott and I cover it all during our interview. Classic film fans will love the tales of crimes and "adventures" that involve Hollywood history (including Hitchcock!), classic film stars, and our beloved Rat Packers, while younger audiences will appreciate juicy contextual tidbits about Stallone, OJ, and others, and for all the Star Trek fans, some fun trivia about Gene Roddenberry, and more. You'll hear Scott talk about the impetus for and genesis of the book and his process of development and writing. And we've got a lot of fun chit-chat between us that gives even more context to the book (and hopefully a sequel), as well as our work as critics and interviewers in Hollywood and the 90210.