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Love Wedding Repeat Synopsis: While trying to make his sister’s wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl that got away in alternate versions of the same day. In Italy, it’s Hayley’s (Eleanor Tomlinson) wedding day. Her brother Jack (Sam Claflin) is tasked with trying to keep the event from spiraling out of control while also attempting to reconnect with Dina (Olivia Munn), a friend of Hayley’s from America. The two had met three years earlier, but circumstances kept them from further pursuing their…
Letters to Juliet Synopsis: Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona, Italy where she meets the “Secretaries of Juliet”. Sophie Hall (Amanda Seyfried) is a fact-checker for a local paper who aspires to be a full-time writer. Her fiance Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal), is a chef weeks away from opening his own restaurant. The two decide to take a pre-wedding honeymoon to Verona, because they won’t have the time once Victor’s restaurant opens. While in Verona, Sophie wants to sightsee and explore the city, but Victor is being wined and dined by various food and wine vendors.…
Leap Year Synopsis: Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose marriage to her boyfriend Jeremy on Leap Day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it. Anna Brady (Amy Adams) seems to have it all. Not only does she have a successful career, but she’s thisclose to moving into a prominent New York City apartment building with her handsome boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott), who also happens to be a cardiologist. Having grown up with next to nothing, image and wealth are both very important to Anna.…
Let it Snow: In a small town on Christmas Eve, a snowstorm brings together a group of young people.
Last Christmas Synopsis: Kate is a young woman full of bad decisions who works at a Christmas shop dressed as an elf. When she meets Tom, her life takes a turn in an unexpected way. The holiday season is officially upon us, and with turkey and commercials for expensive cars with big red bows comes the never-ending barrage of holiday romances. Thanks to the combination of Paul Feig, Emma Thompson, and Henry Golding, Last Christmas quickly became my most anticipated romantic comedy of the year. The Christmas setting was just festive, wrapping up my excitement. Emilia Clarke plays Kate, a…
Little Italy Synopsis: A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families’ competing pizza restaurants. Nikki (Emma Roberts) is an up-and-coming chef currently studying overseas under the judgmental eye of Corrine, a Gordon Ramsey-esque teacher played by Jane Seymour doing her best Gordon Ramsey-esque imitation. Nikki is offered the chance to cook at Corrine’s new restaurant, but that also means returning home to Canada to get her work visa in order. Nikki, who has been away from home for five years, dreads it. Her family lives in “Little Italy” in Toronto, where her parents run…
The Last Summer Synopsis: A group of young people in Chicago come together during the summer before they head off to college. The Last Summer follows a group of high school graduates through their last few months of “freedom” before college. The movie has quite a few storylines going on. Griffin (KJ Apa) is set to start at Columbia University in the fall, thanks to some strings pulled by his dad. He has a long-standing crush on Phoebe (Maia Mitchell), with whom he went to school before leaving to attend a prestigious prep school. Phoebe will attend NYU film school,…
Long Shot Synopsis: When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. Oh boy! Thanks to the unique pairing of Seth Rogan and Charlize Theron, I have been excited to see Long Shot since the first trailer dropped. My anticipation only intensified when positive reviews emerged from its showing at SXSW. When the opportunity came to snag a pass to a screening in my hometown, I grabbed it.…
Love Happens Synopsis: A widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru, falls for the hotel florist where his seminar is given, only to learn that he hasn’t yet truly confronted his wife’s passing. Love Happens is about therapist Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart), who has lost his wife and writes a best-selling self-help book on how to overcome grief and ends up on the tour circuit. Reluctantly he agrees to host a grief seminar in Seattle, where his wife was from and where his estranged in-laws still live, and while he’s there, he meets…
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