To get the chance to speak with the daughter of the man behind two of my all time favorite movies - Conan The Barbarian and Apocalypse! Now - is literally a dream come true. And it turns out she’s a powerful artist in her own right, and way more personable and down to earth than true Hollywood royalty has any right to be.
Her film school thesis, “The Lotus Gun,” is an excellent short film that I would love to see turned into a full length movie some day. Either way, its highly recommended, and available here and on YouTube. Her address to the National Conservatism conference on movies and the state of Hollywood is also phenomenal, available below. We discuss both of these and much more. I hope Amanda is only in the early stages of a very prolific career, she is clearly capable of great things. And please, I want her to come back many times, so show your enthusiasm for her here in the comments and on twitter!
Amanda Milius