Directed by Marc Munden and adapted for the screen by Jack Thorne, The Secret Garden stars Colin Firth, Julie Walters, and Dixie Egerickx. Munden helms a new take on the beloved classic novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Set in England in 1947, which is a different time than Burnett’s book, the film follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.
This movie looks delightful, and it’s based on a classic story that is told again and again.
Written by and starring Tom Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider, Greyhound follows captain Ernest Krause, played by Hanks, in the early days of WWII. Krause commands an international convoy of 37 Allied ships as his first command of a U.S. destroyer.
They cross the treacherous North Atlantic while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats. The story originates from actual events and the novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester.
Also starring in the movie is Elisabeth Shue, Rob Morgan, and Stephen Graham. Make sure you watch the trailer because the movie is intense and visceral.
Co-written and directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Way Back follows Jack Cunningham, played by Ben Affleck, who had everything going for him back in high school.
A basketball phenom, he could have punched his ticket to college or even the pros, but he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future.
Jack’s glory days are long gone but not forgotten. Years later, he gets to take back his life when he offers to coach the struggling basketball team at his alma mater.
Jack reluctantly accepts, surprising no one more than himself, and as the boys come together as a team and win, he may get his last shot at redemption.
Brad Ingelsby co-wrote the screenplay with O’Connor. The cast also includes Janina Gavankar and Michaela Watkins.
The clip is Affleck promoting the movie at a Clippers game. Also included are soundbites about the film.
Written and directed by Jon Stewart, Irresistible brings a flare of comedy about a Democrat political consultant, played by Steve Carell,) who helps a retired Marine colonel, played by Chris Cooper, run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town.
Directed by Rapman, Blue Story follows best friends Timmy, Stephen Odubola, and Marco, Micheal Ward, who go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs.
When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends, the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of a gang war in which there are no winners, only terrible injuries.
The movie also stars Rohan Nedd, Kadeem Ramsay, Khali Best, and Junior Afolabi Salokun.
Directed by Marco Pontecorvo in modern-day Portugal, Fatima follows an author and noted skeptic, Professor Nichols, played by Harvey Keitel, who visits a convent in Coimbra’s riverside city. He meets with Sister Lúcia, played by Sônia Braga, an elderly nun. She recounts her role in a historical event that took place in 1917.
The conversations between pragmatic academics and the severe spiritual self-discipline illuminate a decades-old mystery and set the stage for an inspiring story that has fascinated millions for over a century.
An angel visited 10-year-old Lúcia, played by Stephanie Gil, while wandering in a cave close to home in Aljustrel, on the outskirts of Fátima, Portugal, and showed her a vision of a battlefield.
World War I is raging across Europe and claiming the lives of many young men in Lúcia’s village. In the vision, Lúcia sees her brother, Manuel, played by João Arrais, a soldier at the front, caught in an explosion. Later, while tending her family’s flock of sheep, Lúcia and her younger cousins Jacinta, played by Alejandra Howard, and another apparition, the Virgin Mary, played by Joana Ribeiro, visited Francisco, played by Jorge Lamelas. As she calls herself the “Lady of the Rosary,” she tells the children they must pray and suffer to end the deadly conflict. She also tells them she will return to the same spot every month for six months.
Like many in the town, Lúcia’s devout mother, Maria, played by Lúcia Moniz, doesn’t believe the children’s story and chastises Lúcia for lying. But as the mayor, Artur, played by Goran Višnjić, and Church officials try to convince the youngsters to recant their story, the sighting spreads.
Pilgrims from across the country flock to Fátima, hoping to have their prayers answered, but only the children can see or hear the apparitions. As more people come, the pressure mounts on the newly installed secularist government officials to refute the children’s testimony. Artur eventually resorts to imprisoning Lúcia and her cousins, hoping to have them declared insane. But the psychiatrist he enlists to examine them finds no evidence to support that claim, and the Artur lets them free.
On the day of Mary’s last visit to Fátima, tens of thousands of believers arrive, hoping to witness a miracle that will convince them of her existence. They still talk about what the girls experienced to this day, and the site remains one of the world’s most popular destinations for Catholic pilgrims.
The screenplay is an uplifting story about the power of faith based on real-life events by Pontecorvo, Valerio D’Annunzioo, and Barbara Nicolosi.
