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Exclusive Video Interview: Andrea Riseborough and Michael Morris on ‘To Leslie’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. In Michael Morris’ feature directorial debut, To Leslie, Andrea Riseborough stars as a woman living in West Texas who wins the lottery but quickly spirals into a pattern of addiction. While most in her hometown shun her, Sweeney (Marc Maron), a hotel clerk, gives…

“Poupelle of Chimney Town” : An Exclusive interview with Creator/Writer/Producer Akihiro Nishino

Synopsis :Poupelle of Chimney Town is the story of young Lubicchi living among the thick smoke from the chimneys of his isolated town, yearning to see the “stars” — to know the truth — his father always told him about. One Halloween night he meets Poupelle, a man made of garbage, and together they look…

Home : An Exclusive Interview with Actress Kathy Bates

Synopsis : Marvin Hacks (40) is skateboarding home after more than 17 years in prison in the same Adidas tracksuit he was wearing when he was arrested as a teenager. He quickly finds out that, even after two decades, his small hometown has not forgotten the atrocity he committed, but Marvin is prepared to accept…

New York Film Festival : Review- Joel Coen tackles “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

From modern interpretations to religiously stalwart presentations, the works of Shakespeare have been brought to audiences in many forms. One of his most well known works, Macbeth, has seen its own share of attempts. In his first film without his brother Ethan, Joel Coen has created what many people might end up deeming, the best…