This weekend I saw Hail, Caesar! — a movie whose stellar cast includes George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes and many other notable actors, including Fred Melamed. Fred was 76th interview for Dining With Strangers, and a very interesting fellow.
The movie is set in 1950s Hollywood and follows the day in the life of a studio “fixer” who has to put out a bunch of fires, including a kidnapped movie star and having to hide a starlet’s pregnancy. It’s hilarious, and well worth a viewing.
Fred’s part in the movie is small, but it brought a smile on my face when I saw him on screen. Back in May when I interviewed him and his wife Leslee Spieler-Melamed in Beverly Hills, he told me that he’d had a blast making the movie.
Meanwhile, look for the 86th dinner interview online this Friday.