With writer-director Thomas Bezucha’s Let Him Go opening this weekend, I recently had the opportunity to talk with Lesley Manville about her work in the fiery thriller. Based on the novel of the same name by Larry Watson, Let Him Go follows a retired sheriff named George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) who set out to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy (Manville). When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, George …
From directors Lisa Barros D’Sa & Glenn Leyburn and inspired by the life experience of screenwriter Owen McCafferty, the life drama Ordinary Love tells the story of Joan (Lesley Manville) and Tom (Liam Neeson), an everyday couple who have been married for many years and still love each other very much. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the journey of her treatment highlights their devotion, as they find the best way to survive a life-changing year. During this phone interview with Collider, co-stars Neeson and Manville talk about why they liked the story of Ordinary Love, …
On Valentine's Day, 2020, how would you like to spend your day at the cinema? Would you like to spend it watching the journey of an utterly kind, wholesome, lovely couple loving the absolute shit out of each other, and dealing with an unexpected roadblock with good grace and humor? Yeah! That sounds pretty friggin' great, right? Then you've simply gotta watch the trailer for Ordinary Love, a romantic drama coming to select cinemas on February 14, 2020. [caption id="attachment_864741" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via Bleecker Street[/caption] Liam Neeson (Love Actually) and Lesley Manville (a …