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EMExclusives, Movies

You Won’t Be Alone Interviews: Anamaria Marinca

On this edition of the EMExclusives, come with me on a journey to the world of You Won’t Be Alone – coming to theatres this Friday! An beautiful film to watch, features magical performances by its actors, and is profoundly poetic. The film is in Macedonian but has English subtitles. Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, the film follows a young girl who is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the young witch accidentally kills a peasant in a nearby village and then takes her victim’s shape to live life in her skin. Her curiosity ignited; she continues to wield this horrific power to understand what it means to be human.

In the first of three interviews, I will talking with actress Anamaria Marinca, who plays Maria – a two hundred year old witch in the movie. 

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EMExclusives, Movies

The Profile of Timur Bekmambetov

In our second and final Profile interviews, I sat down, via Zoom, to the writer, producer & director of the movie, Timur Bekmambetov! We talked about how he set up a meeting between the actress Valene Kane and real-life subject Anna Erelle and his film language, Screenlife, and where do we see it going for the future of filmmaking.

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EMExclusives

The Profile of Valene Kane

In the first of the PROFILE interviews, I sat down, via Zoom, with the actress who takes the life of real-life journalist Anna Erelle in the role of Amy Whittaker for the movie coming out to theatres THIS FRIDAY!

During our conversation, we got to the heart of the matter with the cold hard facts of what it was like to portray this journalist on-screen and meeting her to find out what she went through to capture the true essence of her story. It’s time to delve into the profile of actress Valene Kane!

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Movies

Unusual Circumstances Trailer: Promising Young Woman!

Cassie seemed destined to become a doctor but dropped out of school under unusual circumstances – but that’s not the end of her story.

Now she works a boring day job but does something very different by night.

Focus Features’ Promising Young Woman will be in theaters on April 17th.

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Hollywood Insider, Movies

John David Washington: BlacKkKsman & a Baller

On today’s edition of the HOLLYWOOD INSIDER, Dean on the Scene talks to John David Washington. The Morehouse grad got his acting by playing a small role in the biopic “Malcolm X” working with director Spike Lee. Twenty-five years later, he not only stars in the HBO drama “Ballers” but he’s also working with Spike Lee once again in the new Focus Features film “BlacKkKsman”. Based on a true story, the movie follows Ron Stallsworth, a newly minted Colorado Springs detective who sets out to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. I sat down with J.D. to talk about playing Ron on the big screen and playing football again on the small screen.

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Movies

Heartwarming Trailer: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – Photo courtesy of Focus Features.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is a reminder that good people can be influential in all the right ways when they choose to act.

This documentary about Fred Rogers and his children’s show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will be in theaters on June 8th.

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Movies

The Technique Trailer: Thoroughbreds!

Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) are recently reconnected best friends – despite Amanda’s not feeling anything, ever, and Lily feeling everything, always.

One thing they are definitely  in agreement on – Lily’s oppressive stepfather has to go.

Thoroughbreds will be in theaters of March 9, 2018.

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Television

Focus Features Takes Trio of Its Classic Films To Facebook! #FOCUSFRIDAYS

Beginning Friday, August 25th, Focus Features will stream one of three classic films – The Motorcycle Diaries, The Constant Gardner and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – on Facebook each Friday, as part of the company’s 15th Anniversary celebrations.

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Movies

Mary, Queen of Scots Begins Production!

Production has begun on Mary, Queen of Scots – starring Saoirse Ronan as Mary and Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I.

Mary, Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne – but Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth 1…
Written by Beau Willimon and directed by Josie Rourke, Mary, Queen of Scots is slated for a 2018 release.

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