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JAN31

Martha Marcy May Marlene

On the heels of this year's Sundance Film Festival, one of the standout films from last year's festival is finally being released  in cinemas.

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE was noticeable for several reasons including the impressive feature debut of Sean Durkin, another amazing performance by John Hawkes, but perhaps most of all by the introduction of Elizabeth Olsen. Sister of the Olsen Twins, Lizzie may have been born into a showbiz world but her focus has been more towards non-sitcom fare like independent cinema and performance. Lizzie was back in Sundance this year with two more films, the terrific LIBERAL ARTS and the disappointing RED LIGHTS, but it's safe to say that since last year, she has arrived.

We spoke with Sean and Lizzie at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film about the psychological repercussions of a cult-like existence found a whole new audience and international appeal. Listen to Sean explain how the story came in part from the experience of some close friends, then watch Lizzie reveal how she needed to understand the psychological transformation her character endures and how she came to terms with the variety of abuse that may exist in cults.


LABELS:    20th Century Fox
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OCT28

In Time

The fountain of youth, the cheating of death, the fight for survival, and for love. All of these provocative themes collide in the new sci-fi thriller IN TIME from writer / director Andrew Niccol.

The Kiwi film maker has constructed a world in the not too distant future where over-population has required a draconian system that ends life at age 25... unless you can afford to buy more time.

Watch Niccol explain how it was more the current obsession with staying young that a preoccupation with mortality that drove him to write this piece, and how he turned Justin Timberlake into an action hero.

Then watch JT recount how he grew up shooting guns in Tennessee and reveal the kind of action films he admires. Then hear co-star Amanda Seyfried describe how courage is what makes a regular person extraordinary.


LABELS:    20th Century Fox