Tag: A Discovery of Witches
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The Best Vampire Romance Isn’t ‘Twilight,’ It’s This
Vampire romance has existed almost as long as vampire fiction itself. Someone thirsting (pun absolutely intended) over an attractive bloodsucker is as prevailing a practice as stakes through the heart or avoiding the sunrise. The original Dracula and Carmilla novels posit lusting for sexy vampires as sinful, but that’s the appeal. The pull toward these…
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Sorry, the Cullens Are Not the Best Vampire Family
On the surface, it might seem as though A Discovery of Witches draws heavily from the human-vampire romances that preceded it. That assessment’s only half-true. Deborah Harkness, author of the New York Times bestselling All Souls trilogy upon which A Discovery of Witches is based, didn’t read any vampire literature before penning her novels. But…
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Max Users: You Now Have 60 Days to Watch 4 Seasons of ‘Killing Eve’
For the next two months, Max will be the “one to watch” for AMC series.On Friday, seven AMC shows will be available on the former HBO Max under a new category “AMC+ Picks on Max.” For the next 60 days, Max users can binge Seasons 1-7 of “Fear the Walking Dead,” the first seasons of…
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‘The Lesson’ Trailer: Literary Noir Thriller With Richard E. Grant & Julie Delpy Premieres At Tribeca, Hits Theaters On July 7
Alice Troughton is a British TV director with credits under her belt like “Doctor Who,” “Atlantis,” “The Flash,” and “A Discovery Of Witches.” But for her feature directorial debut, “The Lesson,” in theaters next month, she spins a noir thriller that takes the adage of “don’t meet your heroes” to its most dangerous conclusion.Continue reading…
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Ava DuVernay, ‘Succession’ Producer Jane Tranter Join BFI London Film Festival Industry Program
Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and “Succession” executive producer Jane Tranter are among a range of figures participating at this year’s British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival’s industry program.The program, which is virtual this year, is headlined by two ‘Spotlight’ conversations. DuVernay will be in conversation with the crew from her non-profit media and social…
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Edward Bluemel on ‘A Discovery of Witches’ and Playing a Troublemaker or ‘Killing Eve’
Actor Edward Bluemel currently has quite an interesting double feature (on AMC and BBC America on Sunday nights) going on in the States, as Marcus Whitmore, a vampire doctor who’s concerned about his species’ failure to procreate in A Discovery of Witches, and as Hugo, one of Eve’s colleagues in the new MI6 taskforce in…