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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. : Exclusive Video Interview with The Ebo Sisters and Nicole Beharie

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The cultural traditions in organized religion often have a positive affect on followers who faithfully attend their congregation’s services. But the upcoming satirical comedy, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., offers a powerfully different outlook into how religious institution can at times leave a…

Exclusive Video Interview: ‘McEnroe’ Director Barney Douglas on Tackling a Tennis Legend in Showtime Doc

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Hitting Showtime this weekend is Barney Douglas’ McEnroe, a masterful look at one of tennis’ greatest and most controversial players, John McEnroe. McEnroe was able to attain 77 singles titles and 78 doubles titles – the highest combined men’s total for the time –…

Three Thousand Years of Longing : Press Conference with Director George Miller, Actress Tilda Swinton, and Actor Idris Elba

Synopsis : Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic — content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and…

Exclusive Video Interview: Writer-Director Robert Budreau on Bringing ‘Delia’s Gone’ to the Screen

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The film Delia’s Gone, based on the short story Caged Bird Sing by Michael Hamblin, follows an intellectually-disabled man wrongly accused of killing his sister who sets out to find her real killer. To adapt Hamblin’s story, Budreau maintained many elements that spoke to…

Exclusive Interview With Director Alex Pritz About His Sundance Winning Film The Territory

Alex Pritz is a filmmaker based in New York, whose cinematic sensitivity allows him to weld humanism and ecology in a remarkable way. He worked as a cinematographer on the feature documentary The First Wave, directed by Matt Heineman, as well as on films such as Jon Kasbe’s When Lambs Become Lions, and My Dear…

The Immaculate Room : Exclusive Interview with Director Mukunda Michael Dewil

Synopsis : The Immaculate Room tells the story of Mike (Emile Hirsch) and Kate (Kate Bosworth), a seemingly perfect couple, join a psychological experiment to compete for 5 million dollars if they can last 50 days in a sleek, white room in complete isolation. No phones, no family — only the Voice of the Immaculate Room…

Exclusive Video Interview: Himesh Patel on Entering the World of ‘Station Eleven’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The HBO Max limited series Station Eleven, based on the book of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel, opens with a devastating pandemic that forever changes the world. online pharmacy buy cipro with best prices today in the USA As Jeevan (Himesh…

Summering : Exclusive Interview with Director James Ponsoldt

Synopsis: Four best friends on the brink of starting middle school realize their lives are about to change forever. On the last weekend of summer, they set out to make the most of it. Rating:PG-13 (Some Thematic Material) Genre:Drama Original Language: English Director:James Ponsoldt Producer: Peter Block, P. Jennifer Dana, James Ponsoldt Writer: James Ponsoldt, Benjamin…

Exclusive Video Interview: Katie Aselton on Directing Diane Keaton in ‘Mack & Rita’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Katie Aselton is an accomplished actress who has delivered memorable performances in TV series like The League, Togetherness, and Legion. She has also stepped behind the camera to write and direct the dramatic comedy The Freebie and the thriller Black Rock. For her third feature…

Easter Sunday : Exclusive Interview with Actress Tia Carrere

Synopsis : Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy (Jo Koy: In His Elements, Jo Koy: Comin’ in Hot) stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community. Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Suggestive References) Genre: Holiday, Comedy Original Language: English Director: Jay…

Thirteen Lives : Exclusive Interview with Actors James Teeradon Supapunpinyo (Coach) , ‘Poo’ Sahajak Boonthankit (Governor Narongsak), Weir Sukollawat Kanaros (Navy Seal) , ’Ploy’ Pattrakorn Tungsupakul (Buahom, Mother) and Producer Raymond Phathanvirangoon

Synopsis : Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers — uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded,…