


'THROW ME THE IDOL' In his first film role, Alfred Molina stars as Satipo, guide to Indiana Jones, in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.Īlfred Molina: Yeah, I've been very fortunate in the sense that I've been working a long time-I've been a professional actor for more than 40 years-and now I've reached the point where I can be a tad more fussy about what I do, so if something comes along that's just interesting, doesn't have to be a big thing or a major event, it could just be something that kind of grabs my interest, I can go and do it.You seem like an actor who likes to work. I also noticed you've done some recent short films. New Times: I loved Vice and was so surprised to see you in the cameo as the waiter in a scene I thought was really important to the film. Molina, who's been busy filming two new movies-the horror-thriller Relive by director Jacob Estes starring David Oyelowo, and the drama The Devil Has a Name directed by Edward James Olmos with Martin Sheen and David Strathairn-as well as executive producing Saint Judy starring Michelle Monaghan and Common, which opened in limited release on March 1. After the award presentation, Turner Classic Movies' Ben Mankiewicz will speak to Molina about his career, followed by a screening of Chocolat. Molina is this year's King Vidor Award winner for the 25th annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, and he'll be accepting his prize during a special event on Saturday, March 16, in the Fremont Theater (7 p.m. Otto Octavius in the 2004 blockbuster, Spider-Man 2. DOC OCK Veteran character actor Alfred Molina, this year's King Vidor Award winner at the SLOIFF, stars as Dr.
