Insights from the Cinematic World: _Romance

Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni, a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom. But not all is what it seems, and the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart – until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail.

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Addicted

Addicted kicked off a series of novels by Zane that, over the last decade, have carved out a provocatively candid view of women in a way they’ve not often been seen: as fiercely independent and unapologetically sexual, with complex desires that can be as risky as they are compelling.

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What if

Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) is a medical school dropout who‘s been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. While everyone around him seems to be finding the perfect partner, including his friend Allan (Adam Driver) in girlfriend Nicole (Mackenzie Davis), Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben (Rafe Spall).

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And so it goes

AND SO IT GOES is really about second chances. People get a second chance or a third chance or a fourth chance or a fifth chance, if you’re just willing to open up and take it and plunge in says Diane Keaton

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Yves Saint Laurent

In January 1958, Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Niney) – aged merely 21 – was unexpectedly called upon to oversee the legendary Paris fashion house established by recently deceased Christian Dior. All eyes turned to this assistant as he presented his first collection for Dior and instantly ascended to the heights of haute couture’s elite class.

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Begin Again

In Begin Again, past-his-prime record executive Dan Mulligan (played by Mark Ruffalo) is facing a failing marriage, a career he can’t keep up with, and a daughter he can’t connect to. But at his most desperate moment, he hears a powerful song by Gretta (Keira Knightley).

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About Last Night

The acclaimed romantic comedy About Last Night resonated with audiences over its unflinching look at the ins and outs of dating, from the hot meet to the day after to the ever after. Based on the David Mamet play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” the film followed the lives of four singles

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Pompeii

Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the heroic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator.

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Endless Love

Endless Love stars Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in the story of Jade Butterfield and David Elliot, a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. The film is directed by Shana Feste.

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That Awkward Moment

Written and directed by Tom Gormican, That Awkward Moment is about the vulnerability and embarrassment of navigating modern-day relationships, uniquely told from the point of view of the three guys. The film stars Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and Jessica Lucas.

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At Middleton

A light-hearted romance for adults on the surface, At Middleton starring Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga is a deeply moving portrait of roads not taken and the timelessness of youth. Taissa Farmiga, Spencer Lofranco, Peter Riegert, and Tom Skerritt also star in this story about what can happen on your first day of college – no matter who you are.

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