Thomas Manning offers an Open Dialogue interview with Oscar-winner Hillary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Alan Ritchson (Reacher) about the Lionsgate/Kingdom Story Company release Ordinary Angels.
L-R: Hilary Swank as Sharon Stevens and Alan Ritchson as Ed Schmitt in the drama ORDINARY ANGELS, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
Swank and Ritchson chat about small towns, family, friends and the ordinary angels that have impacted their lives.
Clips are used by permission of Lionsgate for interview and commentary purposes. Thomas is a registered film journalist with the North Carolina Film Critics, SEFCA and the Critics Choice Association.
Official Synopsis:
Based on a remarkable true story, “Ordinary Angels” centers on Sharon (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.
In theaters February 23rd, 2024.
For more information, head to the official Ordinary Angels website.
Thomas Manning is a member of the NCFCA, SEFCA, and CCA, and also the co-host of the television show and radio program Meet Me at the Movies. He has served as a production assistant and voting member on the Film Selection Committee for the Real to Reel Film Festival. Additionally, he manages his own film review and interview site, The Run-Down on Movies. Manning is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a double-major in Communications and English. His passion for cinema and storytelling is rivaled only by his love for the music of Taylor Swift.
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