From?Downton Abbey?to?Bridgerton, the era of British romance is hot once again. Whether it?s the pageantry or navigating class systems, there?s simply something about this genre that seems to connect deeply with us right now.? Now, with Mr. Malcolm?s List, one cannot help but find themselves swept up in the relationship drama once again. Directed by Emma…
?I?d give anything for someone to say?.? We long?to be heard, to be seen, to be loved. Such loving is the driving force in Joe Wright?s film Cyrano, a reimagining of Edmund Rostand?s Cyrano de Bergerac, by way of a musical stage play written and directed by Erica Schmidt, who wrote the screen play. It…
It is hard enough for star-crossed lovers to find a path to happiness, but when you stick the Holocaust in the middle of it all, it seems impossible. I?ll Find You, directed by Martha Coolidge, takes us into a world where young lovers have their lives torn apart and must find a way back together….
?We want real stories. Romance sells.? ? Carmen, Cabin Connection Holding up the phrases ?real stories? and ?romance sells? together in the same sentence has a certain ring of irony to it. After all, even the best romance films lean into the most fantastic (and fictional) of coincidences and circumstances. Even so, Cabin Connection manages to find…
We may think that a love story is a love story. They meet. They clash. They become friends. They fall out. They reconcile. Life is beautiful. Those are the typical beats in such a story. They are all there in 23 Walks, written and directed by Paul Morrison, but it all seems a bit different…
Sundance offers the chance for many first-time filmmakers to share their films. First Date is the premier feature film from directors Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp. It is a film that doesn?t fit nicely into any single genre, rather it mixes several together. The results sometimes work, but not always. Mike, a somewhat shy high…
Based on a true story, The Keeper, from director Marcus H Rosenm?ller, is the story of a German POW who in the post-war years becomes one of the most famous football (soccer to Americans) players in England. Along the way the story looks the difficulty of forgiving both our enemies and ourselves. And there?s a…
When times are tough, what stories do you turn to? Our new series, Comfort Films, is designed to look at the stories that are important to us and why they help bring us up with everything feels down. This week, Amanda Jane Smith and Miriam Ibrahim return to chat about the catharsis and nostalgia in…
Written by twin brothers, Jordan and Aaron Kandell (Moana), Adrift?tells the amazing true story of Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Sam Claifin), two young lovers who set out on a journey across the ocean in 1983 and sailed directly into a Category 4 hurricane. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to…
Produced by LD Entertainment (Risen, Jackie), Forever My Girl tells the story of Liam Page (Alex Roe), a superstar country singer who can?t shake the hurts of his past. When the death of a high school friend brings him back to his home town, he encounters Josie (Jessica Rothe), his ex-fiance for the first time…
