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With an estimated $31 million, Focus Features's Downton Abbey topped the weekend box office, beating Bratt Pitt's Ad Astra and Sylvester Stallone's Rambo, giving the studio their largest opening weekend ever. Paul Salfen asks stars Allen Leech and Michelle Dockery about the enduring popularity of the television series turned box office smash. SYNOPSIS: Excitement is
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Interview by Paul Salfen Now that “Silicon Valley” is nearing its final season, it’s time for Amanda Crew to shine. And shine she does in Richard Bates Jr.’s new wild horror flick Tone-Deaf. Crew goes toe-to-toe with a very scary Robert Patrick and definitely holds her own and then some. After a rousing debut at
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In Theaters and On Demand NOW Director's Statement: Tone-Deaf is a modern spin on a traditional home invasion horror film, a darkly comedic critique of the bizarre cultural and political climates in the United States, and hopefully a heck of a lot of fun.  Whereas my previous films deal with very distinct characters and the
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Interview by Paul Salfen From Director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the critically acclaimed, inspirational drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs.  inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen, Manzoor co-wrote the script with
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ODE TO JOY was inspired by a true story written by Portland writer Chris Higgins for the radio program and podcast This American Life called “I’ve fallen in love and I can’t get up." in June 2010.  Despite centering around a serious debilitating condition of narcolepsy called cataplexy which is exactly what it sounds like...
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Starring Traci Lords, whom Roe represents, the film is set in 1949 around a fading Hollywood star who mourns the loss of her sister on the year anniversary of her death. But there’s a ghostly twist that involves revenge, jealousy, and otherworldly justice. Shot lovingly in black and white in the former home of Frankenstein
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