It was a pleasure to talk to Sam Corlett (Leif Erikson), Frida Gustavsson (Freydis Eiriksdottir), and Leo Sutter (Harald Sigurdsson). The stars of Netflix’s “Vikings: Valhalla” were excited to talk about the second season of the popular show.
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I spent some time with cultural anthropologist Esther Newton before her sold-out screening for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. And it was such a delight to talk to her about subjects ranging from her passion for dogs to her fight for LGBTQ rights.
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Funnyman Jim Gaffigan is transitioning to dramatic roles. Beginning with last year’s “Collide,” the standup comic has been proving that he possesses dramatic prowess needed for heftier roles. This year, he’s starting off with the fantastic sci-fi dramedy “Linoleum” about a children’s science TV show host who decides to build his own rocket. But what he discovers is far more deeper – the nature of reality and the discovery of happiness.
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Develop your writing skills, meet and learn from published authors, and be inspired at this year’s free writers expo from the Palm Springs Writers Guild.
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I had a great time talking to Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, the mother-daughter team in the popular Netflix series “Ginny & Georgia.” Brianne is Georgia the 30-year old single mother of Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Austin (Diesel La Torraca).
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Dudley Dursley is all grown up! And he’s playing Egar Allan Poe! Henry Melling effectively channeled the macabre poet/author for Scott Cooper’s film adaptation of Louis Bayard’s “The Pale Blue Eye.” In the film, Melling goes wit by wit against Christian Bale who plays the retired veteran detective Augustus Landor.
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“Kaleidoscope” is the new twisty, intriguing nonlinear series on Netflix that you can watch in any order and still understand the show. This is from showrunner Eric Garcia (“Matchstick Men,” “Repo Men”).
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From action to drama and everything in between, 2022 gave us intelligent films about survival. Whether it’s surviving multiverses or a group of people intent on greed, Hollywood shone the light on the power of resilience.
