‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali delivers a shattering double performance in a film that can’t quite get off the ground [Grade: B-]
There’s no escaping the fact that writer/director Benjamin Cleary’s debut film, Swan Song, feels very familiar. This “lo-fi sci-fi” film, set in the not-too-distant future,... Read More
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Trailer for ‘Swan Song’ has two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali seeing double
Set in the near future, Swan Song is told through the eyes of Cameron (two time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali, reuniting with Moonlight co-star... Read More
‘Swan Song,’ ‘Bruised’ to world premiere at AFI FEST 2021
Today, AFI FEST announced that this year’s fest will include the World Premieres of Academy Award winner Benjamin Cleary’s feature directorial debut Swan Song (not to... Read More
Udo Kier is the queen of Ohio in the trailer for ‘Swan Song’
Legendary actor Udo Kier stars as retired hairdresser Pat “Mr. Pat” Pitsenbarger, who escapes the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home after learning... Read More
Interview: Director Todd Stephens and acting legend Udo Kier on ‘Swan Song,’ premiering at SXSW
“Erik, I wish I could see you. Okay, I sent you a picture of myself.” That’s how my Zoom interview with legendary actor Udo Kier... Read More
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