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Focus Features announces the switch of their currently standing “ Focus Fridays ” livestreaming program to “ Focus Movie Mondays ,” hoping to bring moviegoers back to the movies from the comfort of their own homes. Beginning on Monday April 6th, Focus Features will be livestreaming a film exclusively on their Facebook page ( here ) every Monday in April for free. Each livestream will include a link to donate to the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s COVID 19 Response Fund. The program originated back in 2017 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the studio by livestreaming classic Focus films during the summer – past titles have included The Kids Are All Right, Pride & Prejudice, The Constant Gardner , and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . Intended as a celebration of film, the program brings moviegoers together through social media, as the livestreams allow chat functionalities between the studio, filmmakers, viewers, and talent alike to have live watch parties togethe...

Director possibly heading back to the food court. By Brandon Wolfe Kevin Smith’s self-proclaimed “retirement” isn’t proving any more final than showbiz retirements ever do (Hackman and Connery notwithstanding). The polarizing director has a full dance card for the near future, as he plans to follow up his oddball Tusk by shooting the long-delayed Clerks III in May, his even-longer-delayed hockey miniseries Hit Somebody in the fall before going to work on his next two Canadian-themed, weed-fueled horror experiments, Moose Jaws (which is exactly what it sounds like) and Anti-Claus , early next year. But after he’s done with all of that, Smith dropped an intriguing hint on his Facebook page for what lies ahead. It sounds like Smith is going to make a return trip to the mall for another installment of Mallrats , his critically savaged 1995 sophomoric sophomore effort. That film, which chronicled a day in the lives of Brodie Bruce (Jason Lee in the role that put him on the m...