Insights from the Cinematic World: parents

Sisters

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters, the new comedy about two disconnected siblings summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house.

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Welcome To Me

Welcome To Me story follows Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), a deeply complex and troubled woman. After Alice wins the Mega-­‐ millions lottery, she is inspired by her hero Oprah to create her own TV show.

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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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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak’s book and director Brian Percival’s (Downton Abbey) film adaptation tell the story of Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), who is sent to live with foster parents, the kind-hearted Hans Hubermann (Geoffrey Rush) and his prickly wife Rosa (Emily Watson).

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Paradise

The comedy follows a sheltered young woman (Julianne Hough) who loses her faith after a plane crash and decides to go to Las Vegas to experience the wild side of life. On her journey, she meets unlikely companions (Russell Brand and Octavia Spencer) who inadvertently help her find her true self.

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In addition to picking up the tale of the Lambert family where the original left off, Insidious: Chapter 2 explores a larger mythology and backstory for the characters.

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 features a multi-generational family dealing with ghost, from grandmother and parents all the way down to young children and a baby. Even the film’s ghost hunters span older and younger generations. The films ventures 25 years into the past to reveal the sinister events at the root of the evil.

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Venus and Serena

The documentary tells the inspiring story of how these two women, against all odds, but with the help of visionary parents, made it to the top. Venus and Serena takes an unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen.

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Franco has been published several times in magazines and through his own books and is currently teaching college courses at UCLA, USC and CAL ARTS and acting classes at STUDIO 4.

James Franco

James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. His mother, Betsy Lou (née Verne), is a writer and actress, and his father, Douglas Eugene “Doug” Franco (d. 2011), ran a Silicon Valley business. The two met as students at Stanford University. James Franco’s father was of Portuguese (Madeiran) and Swedish descent. Franco’s mother is Jewish, a descendant of immigrants from Russia.

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Mama

Academy Award-nominee Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something wants to come tuck them in at night.

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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a comedy film. It is produced by Happy Madison Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, and Nick Swardson wrote the script and directed by Tom Brady. The movie stars Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, Stephen Dorff.

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Luc Besson has been criticized as the most Hollywood of French filmakers

Luc Besson

Luc Besson ( born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.

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