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• Meet Me at the Movies: Review Extra – “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game.”

  By Noel Manning on March 25, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Did you know that Pinball machines used to be outlawed? I didn’t either, and when I saw the trailer of this lost piece of history, I knew I had to check out this film that took me back to a… Read More ›

• Special Presentation – Voting for the Oscars: a WNCW Special

  By Noel Manning on March 12, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Paul Foster and WNCW 88.7 FM (wncw.org) gets film lovers ready for the 95th Oscars. Paul’s guests are film critics Noel T. Manning II and Thomas Manning of the North Carolina Film Critics and Southeastern Film Critics Associations. The Mannings,… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with actor William Katt.

  By Noel Manning on February 15, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  William Katt says that he’s turned many of life’s detours into highways. He was a prom date to Carrie thanks to Brian De Palma; he almost had a home on Tatooine by way of George Lucas, and Katt rode the… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Armageddon Time” actor Banks Repeta.

  By Noel Manning on January 28, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Critics Choice nominated Actor Banks Repeta (Best Young Actor, Armageddon Time) joins Noel T. Manning II on Episode 489 to speak about his journey into filmmaking and starring alongside such talents as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Bill Skarsgård, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Women Talking” actor Sheila McCarthy.

  By Noel Manning on December 29, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Sheila McCarthy stars in the Sarah Polley ensemble-dialogue-driven film Women Talking. Listed on many ”Best of Lists for 2022,” this picture offers a thought-provoking story, stellar performances, beautiful cinematography, and it engages the audience with deep questions, and characters at… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Avatar: The Way of Water” actors Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Trinity Bliss, and Jamie Flatters.

  By Noel Manning on December 17, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  James Cameron offers another visual spectacular for the big screen with the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water. Today on Open Dialogue, Noel T. Manning II speaks with Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Trinity Bliss and Jamie Flatters about their journey… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” actors Daniel Giménez Cacho and Ximena Lamadrid.

  By Noel Manning on December 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is a creative exploration of finding humanity within sometimes inhumane conditions of the physical and mental states. Today on Open Dialogue our guests are Daniel Giménez Cacho and Ximena Lamadrid. These two… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Till” actor Danielle Deadwyler.

  By Noel Manning on November 11, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Danielle Deadwyler brings to the screen raw and rich authenticity in the Orion Pictures film – Till as Mamie Till-Mobley. Today on Open Dialogue Deadwyler opens up about the emotional and intellectual impact this performance continues to have on her life…. Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Fall” actors Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner.

  By Noel Manning on August 23, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner are our guests today on Open Dialogue, and they offer us a behind the scenes look at a film that takes action, adventure and thrills to death-defying heights. Loss and rediscovery of self are… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation” actor Yvette Nicole Brown.

  By Noel Manning on August 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Yvette Nicole Brown is an acting and voice talent with connections to Community, the MCU, DC, and the Star Wars properties. Today on Open Dialogue, she chats with Noel T. Manning II about Chewbacca, Troy and Abed, and the Russo… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Amber Brown” showrunner Bonnie Hunt.

  By Noel Manning on July 30, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Bonnie Hunt is a writer, actress, producer, voice talent, and director of film and television. She’s been connected to such films as Rain Man, Jerry Maguire, Jumanji, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Green Mile, and more. Now, she’s come together… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Wolf Hound” director Michael B. Chait.

  By Noel Manning on June 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Michael B. Chait is the director and producer for the World War II “What If” action-epic-drama Wolf Hound. On this episode of Open Dialogue, he shares behind the scenes stories of the making of this film. He offers which actor… Read More ›

• Meet Me at the Movies: MohicanFest Edition

  By Noel Manning on May 12, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Noel and Thomas chat with Ed Phillips of the Burke County Tourism Development Authority about the 30th Anniversary Last of the Mohicans Festival and Reunion May 12-14. Live music, location tours, arts and crafts, reenactors, tomahawk throwing, and the Oscar-winning… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” composer Mark Isham.

  By Noel Manning on April 24, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Nicholas Cage stars as Nick Cage in the crazily undefinable The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Award-winning composer Mark Isham was tasked with bringing atmospheric life through music to this project. He did so by paying homage to composers of… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Swimming with Sharks” showrunner Kathleen Robertson and actors Kiernan Shipka & Diane Kruger.

  By Noel Manning on April 20, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger star in the Roku Original series Swimming with Sharks. Based on the 1994 film, showrunner Kathleen Robertson puts a 21st century twist on classic Hollywood mentalities. On this episode of Open Dialogue, Noel T. Manning… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “tick, tick…BOOM!” actor Andrew Garfield.

  By Noel Manning on January 24, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Andrew Garfield is an award-winning talent of stage, TV and screen – earning honors from the British Academy, the Tonys, the Critics Choice, and the Golden Globes. His versatility ranges from comic book superheroes (The Amazing Spider-Man) to TV evangelists… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Being the Ricardos” actor Tony Hale.

  By Noel Manning on December 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Tony Hale has long been a fan of Lucille Ball; he believes her comic genius is on par with the legends of cinema. You can find Hale starring in the Aaron Sorkin film Being the Ricardos from Amazon Studios. This… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Spencer” director Pablo Larraín.

  By Noel Manning on November 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Pablo Larraín, director of the Neon release Spencer joins us on Open Dialogue to share a behind the scenes look into the making of the Kristen Stewart led biopic on Princess Di. Larraín shares his thoughts on similarities with his… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Old Henry” actor Tim Blake Nelson and writer/director Potsy Ponciroli.

  By Noel Manning on November 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Actor Tim Blake Nelson and writer/director Potsy Ponciroli speak with Noel T. Manning II on Open Dialogue about one of 2021’s best films Old Henry. Take a look to discover what this film taught Nelson about himself; his love of… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “The Colony” writer/director Tim Fehlbaum.

  By Noel Manning on August 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Tim Fehlbaum is the writer/director for the Lionsgate/Saban sci-fi/action/drama The Colony. On this episode of Open Dialogue, Tim shares the unusual journey of making this film in the German Tidelands. Tim also offers interesting connections to the 1981 Wolfgang Petersen… Read More ›