Larry Crowne
June 27, 2011 by Maura Reilly
Filed under 2011 Releases
Academy Award winners TOM HANKS and JULIA ROBERTS come together for a romantic and optimistic comedy about how the hard knocks from today’s recession inspired one everyday guy to undergo a personal reinvention and find an unexpected second act in his life: Larry Crowne.
Until he was downsized, affable, amiable Larry Crowne (Hanks) was a superstar team leader at the big-box company where he’s worked since his time in the navy. Underwater on his mortgage and unclear on what to do with his suddenly free days, Larry heeds the advice of his good friends and neighbors – Lamar (CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER) and B’Ella (TARAJI P. HENSON) – and heads to his local college to start over.
At East Valley Community College, Larry becomes part of a colorful group of fellow scooter-riding students – including the charming Talia (GUGU MBATHA-RAW) and her boyfriend Dell (WILMER VALDERRAMA) – all trying to find a better future for themselves.
Much to his surprise, he develops a crush on his public-speaking teacher, Mercedes Tainot (Roberts), who has lost as much passion as she has for her deadbeat husband (BRYAN CRANSTON). Mercedes can’t deny the changes in Larry are inspiring, nor can she deny her budding attraction to this middle-aged student, who is undergoing a fascinating transformation.
The simple guy who has every reason to think his life has stalled will come to learn an unexpected lesson: when you think that everything worth having has passed you by, you just might discover your reason to live.
Opens July 1st.
Eat Pray Love
July 31, 2010 by Maura Reilly
Filed under 2010 Releases
Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house, a successful career – yet like so many others she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the power of prayer in India, and finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali. Based upon the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, EAT PRAY LOVE proves that there is more than one way to let yourself go and see the world. The movie is directed by Ryan Murphy from a screenplay by Ryan Murphy and Jennifer Salt.
Opens August 13th.
Valentine’s Day
January 10, 2010 by Maura Reilly
Filed under 2010 Releases
An all-star ensemble cast comes together in VALENTINE’S DAY, following the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day.
Directed by veteran director Garry Marshall, the film stars Jessica Alba(FANTASTIC FOUR), Academy Award winner Kathy Bates (MISERY), Jessica Biel (I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY), Bradley Cooper (THE HANGOVER), Eric Dane (TV’s GREY’S ANATOMY), Patrick Dempsey (ENCHANTED), Hector Elizondo (the PRINCESS DIARIES movies, Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx (RAY), Jennifer Garner (JUNO), Topher Grace (Spiderman 3), Academy Award nominee Anna Hathaway (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED), Ashton Kutcher (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS), Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah (CHICAGO), Taylor Lautner (THE TWILIGHT SERIES: NEW MOON), George Lopez (BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA), Academy Award Winner Shirley MacLaine (TERMS OF ENDEARMENTS), Emma Roberts (HOTEL FOR DOGS), Academy Award Winner Julia Roberts (ERIN BROCKOVITCH) and award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
Opens February 12th.
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