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[Video Interview] Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce And Logan Marshall-Green On ‘Prometheus’
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is only a couple of days away from its US release and I highly recommend it. I also recommend that you treat it as a unique new film rather than an Alien movie so you have a chance to be pleasantly surprised. As I continue to work on my spoiler heavy review (which I’m posting for discussion purposes right after the film’s US release), I’m unloading a few more exclusive video interviews.
Today we have Charlize Theron (Meredith Vickers) and Guy Pearce (Peter Weyland), as well as a separate interview with Logan Marshall-Green (who plays Charlie Holloway). It was an interesting challenge to interview both Theron and Pearce without spoiling anything – something that will be clear once you’ve seen the film – so we stick to lighter territory although Theron does give some interesting insight into her character. Green also has some cool thoughts about his character’s somewhat antagonistic relationship with Michael Fassbender’s David.
“With ‘Prometheus,’ Scott creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.”
Yesterday I posted my video interview with Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, and over the next few days I’ll be posting pieces with Damon Lindelof and Ridley Scott. Prometheus opens in the US on June 8th (click here for Brad’s spoiler light review). Head inside to check out the interviews (and beware of mild spoilers I suppose).
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika