Insights from the Cinematic World: love

Aloha

In Aloha, a celebrated military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs – the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii – and reconnects with a long-ago love (Rachel McAdams) while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog (Emma Stone) assigned to him.

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Composer and musician Keegan DeWitt provided the film’s evocative score, one of six he has written for Sundance Film Festival selections in the past three years. DeWitt is also the lead singer and songwriter of the band Wild Cub

I’ll See You in My Dreams

After the death of her beloved dog, Carol (Blythe Danner) finds the everyday activities that have given her life structure – her regular bridge game, gardening, a glass of wine or two – have lost their luster. Carol decides to embrace the world pursuing a new love interest (Sam Elliott)

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Insidious: Chapter 3

The darkest Insidious chapter plunges audiences back into the otherworldly realm The Further, revealing how Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) first braved it in her fight to save a young woman from demonic possession.

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Both Witherspoon and Vergara not only star in the film but also served as a producer and executive producer, respectively. The story appealed to both actresses, who saw the comic possibilities of working together, even though they’d never met.

Hot Pursuit

In “Hot Pursuit,” an uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow (Sofía Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas, pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.

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Run All Night

In “Run All Night,” Liam Neeson stars as Conlon, who, over the course of just one night, must face off with his former mob boss in order to protect his son. In doing so, he sets off an action-packed chase where he is the most wanted man in the city—by both sides of the law.

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Love, Rosie

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn’t possibly be right for one another…or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.

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By being involved as a producer, Kevin Costner ensured that key moments in the script were not lost.

Black or White

Black or White is the story of a grandfather (Kevin Costner) who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother (Octavia Spencer) seeks custody with the help of her brother (Anthony Mackie), the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply.

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Serena

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness.

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No Good Deed

With a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse, a claustrophobic setting, two intensely charismatic main characters and no shortage of shocking twists, No Good Deed gave producer Will Packer the ideal opportunity to indulge in one of his favorite genres: the psychological thriller.

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Locke

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Steven Knight and driven by an unforgettable performance by Tom Hardy, Locke is a thrillingly unique cinematic experience of a man fighting to salvage all that is important to him.

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The Singles Moms Club

Tyler Perry’s spirited comedy The Singles Moms Club follows five single mothers from very different walks of life. The mothers range from a white alpha-female career woman to an African-American fast food worker

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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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