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Matthew McConaughey

‘Mud’ is a Powerful Indie staring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland

Matthew McConaughey stars in Mud opening April 26 in NYC. McConaughey’s movies include, “Killer Joe,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Tropic Thunder,” “Fool’s Gold,” “We Are Marshall,” “Amistad,” “Contact,” and “A Time to Kill.”

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Richard Pryor Jr

Part II: Q&A with Richard Pryor, Jr., son of a trailblazing, rule-breaking comic

Richard Pryor, Jr was asked to introduce films at “A Pryor Engagement,” is a film celebration of comedian Richard Pryor’s life. This week, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will show six Pryor films: “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings,” “Bustin’ Loose,” “Brewster’s Millions,” “Which Way Is Up?,” “Richard Pryor… Here and Now” and “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling.”

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Mira Sorvino stars in ‘Union Square’ a low-budget yet high-spirited family drama

In the Indie film Union Square, Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino shows her chops once again playing Lucy, a deeply troubled, self-absorbed, erratic and emotional sister to Jenny, played by the stunning and talented Tammy Blanchard. In a powerful cameo, Patti LuPone plays their narcissistic, chain smoking mother.

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Mira Sorvino at a New York City press event to promote her latest film ‘Union Square’ in which she plays a troubled sister to Tammy Blanchard.

Mira Sorvino at a New York City press event to promote her latest film ‘Union Square’ — a low-budget yet high-spirited family drama in which Sorvino plays a troubled sister to Tammy Blanchard. Directed by Nancy Savoca.

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My Interview with Willem Dafoe, star of ‘The Hunter’

An Interview with Willem Dafoe, star of ‘The Hunter’ about a hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger. Film opens Friday, April 6. Directed by Daniel Nettheim and based on the book by Julia Leigh. It also stars Sam Neill and Frances O’Connor.

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Break On Through To The Other Side — Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters

In 1964, Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and thirteen “Merry Pranksters” painted a bus in frenzied Day-Glo, named it “Furthur” and took off on an LSD-fueled road trip. Now 10 years after Kesey’s death, filmmakers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney have captured it all in a new movie, Magic Trip, opening in theaters August 12.

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Farmiga

Moving To Higher Ground: Academy Award-Nominated Actress Vera Farmiga is Now a Director.

Vera Farmiga, Academy Award nominated actress, directed the movie, Higher Ground, release date: August 12. In 2009, Ukrainian-American actress Vera Farmiga, 38, was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “Up in the Air” in a role that gave her the upper hand to George Clooney.

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New Film Worth Watching: “Senna”

Movie “Senna” is about Ayrton Senna, the Formula 1 race car driver. The film is directed by Asif Kapadia.

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Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga Directs Her Sister Taissa Farmiga in ‘Higher Ground’

Oscar-nominated actress, Vera Farmiga, stars in and directs the movie, Higher Ground. It opens in theaters August 12th.

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