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Seems Like Old Times Synopsis: Wrongfully accused of a bank robbery, a writer seeks the help of his ex-wife, who is now married to the soon-to-be Attorney General. of California. When two bank robbers kidnap Nick and force him to commit a robbery, he seeks refuge at the home of his ex-wife, Glenda, hoping she’ll help him clear his name. The catch? Glenda’s new husband, Ira, is a district attorney, and the police are actively searching for Nick after his face appeared on the bank’s security footage. Glenda is caught in a difficult position, trying to convince Nick to surrender…
Six Days, Seven Nights Synopsis: Robin Monroe, a New York magazine editor, and the gruff pilot Quinn Harris must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island. Six Days Seven Nights is one of those movies that you watch and wonder what someone like Harrison Ford is doing in it. Did he see it as a nice vacation to a tropical beach, complete with a hefty paycheck ($20 million for this movie)? In any case, Ford’s gruff exterior helped elevate this movie from a meh rom-com to a slightly…
Something New Synopsis: Kenya McQueen, an accountant finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper. Career-driven Kenya McQueen is on an ambitious path to partnership at her firm, but she longs for companionship. Unfortunately, her standards are a little too high, and when she agrees to “let go, let flow”, her friend sets her up on a blind date with Brian Kelly… a white landscaper. Given that she prefers black men, Kenya backs away from any romantic future but hires Brian as her landscaper…
Synopsis: An aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway. Frances is an aspiring artist whose personal life is a mess. She’s recently broken up with her boyfriend, her sister is getting married, and her parents are separating. Critics have eviscerated her latest art piece. Rather than face living in a small studio with her father, Frances accepts a job in northern Norway, where, for several weeks, the sun never sets. It’s there that Frances bonds with a reclusive painter and also finds something of a kindred spirit in Yasha, a…
Sabrina Synopsis: An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it. Shy, mousy Sabrina is the daughter of the chauffeur to the wealthy Larrabee family. She’s grown up around the family, harboring unrequited love for the youngest Larrabee son, David, who is an irresponsible playboy. After moving to Paris for two years for a Vogue internship, Sabrina returns home wholly transformed and finally catches David’s eye. The problem? David is engaged, and his older brother Linus has no intention of…
The Sweetest Thing Synopsis: A girl finds she is forced to educate herself on the etiquette of wooing the opposite sex when she finally meets Mr. Right. The Sweetest Thing introduces us to Christina Walters (Cameron Diaz), who has a reputation for being a player. She loves men but hates committing, and she spends her nights attending clubs with her best friends, Courtney and Jane. After Jane is dumped, Courtney and Christina take her out dancing, where Christina meets Peter (Thomas Jane), a man she gropes as he passes by in an effort to get him to notice Jane. Needless…
Sylvie’s Love Synopsis: When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success. During the summer of 1957, Sylvia (Tessa Thompson) begins a slow-burn romance with Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophone player who has recently begun working at her father’s record store. The problem is Sylvie is engaged, her fiancé serving in Korea. Sylvie’s mother, an etiquette teacher, creates another obstacle for the young lovers, as she’s more concerned about image than Sylvie following her heart. Sylvie’s Love is an…
Sweet Home Alabama Synopsis: A young woman who’s reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation. Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) is an up-and-coming fashion designer in New York with an incredibly handsome, wealthy boyfriend named Andrew (Patrick Dempsey) who also happens to be the Mayor’s son. After Andrew proposes to Melanie, she hightails it back to her hometown in Alabama to track down her husband, Jake (Josh Lucas), in hopes that he’ll finally sign their divorce papers. It turns out Melanie – whose…
Spring Synopsis: An aimless young man (Lou Taylor Pucci) takes an impromptu trip to Italy and becomes involved with an alluring genetics student (Nadia Hilker) who harbors a transformative secret.