Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s and directed by Sam Mendes, Empire of Light is a tale about human connection.
Watch the trailer. Hopefully, you’ll notice how powerful and poignant the story is about the magic of cinema — the illusion of life.
The movie stars Olivia Coleman, Colin Firth, Michael Ward and Toby Jones.
Directed by Marius Vaysberg, About Fate takes a genuine stab at Rom/Com with Margot Hayes, played by Emma Roberts and Griffin Reed, played by Thomas Mann.
With Christmas in her taillights and her sister’s, played by Britt Robertson, and New Year’s Eve wedding fast approaching, Margot has convinced herself that her boyfriend – the drop-dead-gorgeous (and narcissist supreme), Kip Prescott, played by Lewis Tan is about to pop the question.
No matter that they’ve only been together for three months. No matter that her reliably blunt mother, Judy, played by Cheryl Hines, who, like the rest of the family, has yet even to meet Kip – thinks Margot is simply setting herself up for disappointment, again. Yet she heads to dinner to meet her beau and is ready to say “Yes!” to the proposal.
But as fate would have it, at the same restaurant is where Griffin Reed is planning to propose to the woman of his dreams, the drop-dead-gorgeous nightmare, Clementine, played by Madelaine Petsch, online influencer and local model, that same night.
New Year’s Eve-Eve, the date of his overprotective mother, played by Wendie Malick, said, ‘I do,’ to Griffin’s dad.
Of course, things go anything but according to plan that evening. And with their respective dubious relationships going awry, it’s ultimately down to Margot and Griffin. Fate throws together two perfect strangers – and two perfect soulmates – to see what’s staring them in the face… Namely, each other.
“They felt right together,” says director Marius Vaysberg of the palpable big-screen chemistry between leads Emma Roberts and Thomas Mann in About Fate, which was filmed in and around Boston last summer over the course of 26-days, “There’s this simplicity and humanity about both of them that they connect in a way,” explains the director. “Because of the pandemic, it was hard for the three of us to meet [before filming], so it was a risk that I had to take. But it felt like it was going to work. And it sure as hell clicked as soon as the three of us met in Boston.”
The secret to a brilliant romantic comedy is simple enough, according to screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen, here marking her first collaboration with Marius Vaysberg and her third with Emma Roberts. “You have to want the couple to kiss,” she says with a gracious tip of the hat to her About Fate director for bringing that last element to the screen. “Marius is genuinely one of the loveliest people I’ve ever worked with,” says Paulsen. “He brings a unique warmth, humor and openness that I’ve never experienced with a director. He absolutely knows what he’s doing and what he wants but has no ego in being open to ideas… I loved working with Marius.”
George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen for a simple romantic comedy. They are high-end exes on a shared mission to stop their love-struck daughter from making the same mistake they once made—marrying too young with an established career.
Ol Parker directed Ticket to Paradise from his script with Daniel Pipski. Parker has also directed other upbeat films, such as Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and scripted the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films.
Ticket to Paradise has a promotional line that says it’s a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances. The film sounds like we know the ending but must watch Roberts and Clooney go through the hoops to get there.
Kaitlyn Dever also stars as their daughter, who found her true love and plans to marry him unless her parents stop her.
Based on the bestselling novel by faith-based novelist Francine Rivers and directed by D. J. Caruso, Redeeming Love is a powerful story of relentless love and perseverance as a young couple’s relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. The story is the retelling of Hosea and Gomer from the biblical account in the Old Testament.
Angel, played by Abigail Cowen, expects only pain from those around her. Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel survives with hatred towards herself and the men who use her. She meets Michael Hosea, played by Tom Lewis, a farmer who believes God wants Angel to be his wife. Dire circumstances force Angel to accept his proposal, but her wounded heart mends when Michael defies her bitter expectations.
As Angel encounters a love unlike anything she has ever experienced, feelings of unworthiness and shame cause her to run from a life she doesn’t think she deserves. As Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers no brokenness that love can’t heal.
Cowan’s screen credits include I Still Believe, another faith-based movie.
Also starring is Eric Dane and Famke Janssen.
Co-directed by Aaron and Adam Nee, The Lost City follows a reclusive romance novelist, played by Sandra Bullock. She’s on a book tour with her cover model, played by Channing Tatum.
They both get swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.
Daniel Radcliffe plays the villain and Brad Pitt comes to save the day. The rest of the cast includes Patti Harrison, Oscar Nunez and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
Directed by Kat Coiro, Marry Me arrives packed with original songs by Jennifer Lopez and global Latin music star Maluma, making his feature-film debut.
Lopez plays musical superstar Kat Valdez who is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian, played by Maluma. Together they have a hit song called “Marry Me.” It climbs the charts as they are about to wed before an audience of their fans. The ceremony will stream across multiple platforms.
Enter a divorced high-school math teacher, Charlie Gilbert, played by Owen Wilson. He’s dragged to the concert by his daughter Lou, played by Chloe Coleman and his best friend, played by Sarah Silverman.
Kat learns seconds before the ceremony that Bastian has cheated on her with her assistant. She has a meltdown on stage, questioning love, truth and loyalty. Her life seems insubstantial or delicate as it falls away. She locks eyes with Charlie, a stranger — a face in the crowd.
Kat marries Charlie on stage instead. Sure, it’s a moment inspired by insanity.
The love story begins as an impulsive reaction to an unexpected romance. Of course, living in different worlds, forces conspire against them. Can two such different people bridge the gap and build a place together where they both belong?
The rest of the cast includes John Bradley, Michelle Buteau and Utkarsh Ambudkar.
In this modern-day gritty love story, directed by Justin Corsbie, Hard Luck Song follows Jesse, played by Michael Dorman. The movie inspiration comes from Todd Snider’s seminal Americana hit, “Just Like Old Times.”
Jesse is a charismatic but down on his luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions. Jesse finds himself at an existential crossroads during a chance encounter with Carla, played by Sophia Bush, an old flame, as their complicated past and current troubles threaten to destroy their blissful reunion.
Watch Dermot Mulroney in the trailer. He’s hardly recognizable. The cast also includes RZA, Brian Sacca, Melora Walters and Eric Roberts.
Directed by Joe Wright, Cyrano comes to the movie theaters once again with a different perspective. With Darkest Hour, Anna Karenina, and Pride & Prejudice on his resume promise the new version of a classic story resplendent with songs and dancing will consume audiences.
Wright’s style envelops us in a symphony of emotions with music, beauty and romance. Cyrano reimagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. Cyrano de Bergerac, played by Peter Dinklage, a man ahead of his time, dazzles others with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with exceptional swordplay in a duel.
Yet, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, played by Haley Bennett, Cyrano has not declared his feelings for her. And Roxanne has fallen in love with Christian, played by Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
Ben Mendelsohn also stars in this classic story.
Written and directed by Lisa Joy, Reminiscence follows Nick Bannister, played by Hugh Jackman, as a scientist who develops a technology to go back into time. He searches for his long, lost love, played by Rebecca Ferguson.
Also starring in this science fiction movie are Thandiwe Newton, Natalie Martinez and Brett Cullen.
Directed by Michael Lembeck, Queen Bees follows fiercely independent senior Helen, played by Ellen Burstyn. While her house undergoes repairs, she moves into a nearby retirement community ― just temporarily.
Once behind Pine Grove Senior Community doors, she encounters lusty widows, played by Anna Margaret, Loretta Devine and Jane Curtin. Their cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying “mean girls,” the likes of which she hasn’t experienced since high school, all of which leave her yearning for the solitude of home.
But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics, Helen discovers that it’s never too late to make new friends and perhaps even find new love, played by James Caan.
The rest of the cast includes Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Matthew Barnes, French Stewart and Alec Mapa.