Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sarah Solemani, Emma Thompson, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson Written by: Dan Mazer, Emma Thompson and (also story and characters created) Helen Fielding Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th September 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQkOY5H5d2g Has Bridget Jones really been in our lives…
Tag: romance
Tale Of Tales
Director: Matteo Garrone Starring: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, Shirley Henderson, John C. Reilly, Hayley Carmichael, Babe Cave, Stacy Martin Written by: Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and (based on the book) Giambattista Basile Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th June 2016 Every once in a while, a film comes along that is so…
Mother’s Day
Director: Garry Marshall Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, Brie Robertson, Jack Whitehall, Hector Elizondo, Sarah Chalke Written by: (also story) Anya Kochoff Romano, Matt Walker, Tom Hines and (story) Garry Marshall Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th June 2016 Garry Marshall is one of the kings of romantic comedies. His career…
Love and Friendship
Director: Whit Stillman Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Xavier Samuel, Chloe Sevigny, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, Emma Greenwell, Justin Edwards, Stephen Fry Written by Whit Stillman and (based on the novella Lady Susan) Jane Austen Running Time: 92 mins Cert: U Release date: 27th May 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhvyupqNhL8 What is it with foreign filmmakers and Jane Austen? They…
Sing Street
Director: John Carney Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Kelly Thornton Written by John Carney Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 20th May 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m15TDPeCjM8 We seem to be in a current nostalgic resurgence of the 80’s. We’ve had Eddie The Eagle, the anti-hero of ski jumping and…
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Director: Kirk Jones Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Elena Kampouris Written by: (also based on the characters created) Nia Vardalos Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 25th March 2016 Back in 2002, a very small, low-budget romantic comedy, produced by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, came out of…
Anomalisa
Directors: Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Written by: Charlie Kaufman Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th March 2016 Charlies Kaufman has to be regarded as one of the geniuses of cinema. His films are never straight forward. Always unique and special and allows his…
A Bigger Splash
Director: Luca Guadagnino Starring: Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Aurore Clement Written by: David Kajganich and (story) Alain Page Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th February 2016 There are some films that define description. You sit and you watch and you become absorbed by its splendour and beauty, marvelling…
Sleeping With Other People
Director: Leslyn Headland Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jordan Carlos, Adam Scott, Margarita Levieva, Amanda Peet Written by: Leslyn Headland Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2015 On paper, Sleeping With Other People sounds an interesting concept. Two people, who lost their virginity together 12 years ago, find they cannot commit…
The Danish Girl
Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Matthias Schoenaerts Written by: Lucinda Coxon and (based on the novel) David Ebershoff Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2016 You can tell that it’s awards season once again as we get extremely well made, well acted,…
Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Director: Steve Martino Starring: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller, Alexander Garfin, Venus Omega Schultheis, Mariel Sheets Written by: Brian Schulz, Craig Schulz, Cornelius Ulioano and (based on the comic strip) Charles M. Schulz Running Time: 88 mins Cert: U Release date: 21st December 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVR4E6Q6u5g When something that is so close to your childhood…
Carol
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro Written by: Phyllis Nagy and (based on the novel “The Price Of Salt”) Patricia Highsmith Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th November 2015 Some people have been under the misapprehension that Carol, Todd Haynes’ exquisite tale…
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