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- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingEmma StoneRosemarie DeWittWhile navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.What a privilege it is to have this movie be my first of 2017. I'm an hour removed from the end of the film, and my thoughts are still aflood with jazz melodies, and magical dance numbers. From the opening number, Chazelle's film instantly puts a smile on your face. It's endearing, nostalgic, and whisks you away to a world immersed in dreams and passions. Where you can hear color, and float on love. Gosling and Stone as the two leads are a match made for each other. Mia (Stone) is such an endearing and charming character. She is the embodiment of the trials and tribulations of a dreamer. But rather than being the well to familiar cliche of this, Stone delivers this character with such depth and truthfulness. The scenes where the lights dim around Mia as she sings were reminiscent of Annie (Diane Keaton) in Annie Hall. Just so soft, and raw, that as a viewer you have no choice, but to let you guard down and take in her emotions with her. Stone is a force in this. Likewise, Gosling and his chemistry with Stone go unmatched. That guy exudes passion - it's undeniable. And like Mia notes in the film, people can't help but seek the passion shown in others. The final scene had me in tears. Reflecting on the love they once shared, and the love that could have been was such a beautiful ending to already captivating film. Love, just like dreams, can be exhilarating, thought-consuming, and last with you forever. Sometimes, if we're lucky, they work out, and other times they just don't - that's life. With La La Land as the follow up to the wonder that was Whiplash, Writer and Director Damien Chazelle is a new great to me. Though understated, his films have a beating heart to them that drives everything from the cinematography, the music, and script, to make one unique, fresh and true story. 10/10.
- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle MonáeThe story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
- DirectorJosh GordonWill SpeckStarsJennifer AnistonJason BatemanPatrick WilsonSeven years after the fact, a man comes to the realization that he was the sperm donor for his best friend's boy.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJames McAvoyAnya Taylor-JoyHaley Lu RichardsonThree girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
- DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonViola DavisStephen McKinley HendersonA working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
- DirectorChris McKayStarsWill ArnettMichael CeraRosario DawsonA cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsMatt DamonGwyneth PaltrowJude LawIn late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsVin DieselJason StathamDwayne JohnsonWhen a mysterious woman seduces Dominic Toretto into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
- DirectorGary David GoldbergStarsDiane LaneJohn CusackElizabeth PerkinsSarah Nolan, a preschool teacher, is forced into finding a man after her sister Carol makes her a profile on a matchmaking website. Her life is changed when she meets Jake, a recent divorcee.
- DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsJulia StilesLuke MablyMiranda RichardsonAt college Paige meets Eddie, a student from Denmark, whom she first dislikes but later accepts, likes, and loves; he proves to be Crown Prince Edvard. Paige follows him to Copenhagen, and he follows her back to school with a plan.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsJulia RobertsKirsten DunstJulia StilesA free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.
- DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsCasey AffleckMichelle WilliamsKyle ChandlerA depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsBenedict CumberbatchChiwetel EjioforRachel McAdamsWhile on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
- DirectorBen StillerStarsBen StillerOwen WilsonPenélope CruzDerek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.
- DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattZoe SaldanaDave BautistaThe Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.
- DirectorBrent BonacorsoStarsBella ThorneHalston SageTaylor John SmithA one-night stand turns into a nightmare for a high-school student when a young woman's obsession grows dangerous.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJake GyllenhaalRobert Downey Jr.Mark RuffaloBetween 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerDon HallStarsAuli'i CravalhoDwayne JohnsonRachel HouseIn ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.
- DirectorJon WattsStarsTom HollandMichael KeatonRobert Downey Jr.Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
- DirectorDanny MooneyStarsLiam HemsworthTeresa PalmerAimee TeegardenWhen a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his girlfriend back home, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsAshley JuddGreg KinnearHugh JackmanAfter being jilted by her boyfriend, a talk show talent scout writes a column on the relationship habits of men which gains her national fame.
- DirectorGary WheelerStarsSarah LancasterBarry CorbinAlan PowellChristmas in the Smokies is a modern-day Christmas classic set in the beautiful Smoky Mountains that tells the story of one family's journey to save their historic berry farm against all odds during one fateful holiday season.
- DirectorShady SrourStarsShady SrourLaëtitia EïdoSamuel CalderonAdam is a Christian Arab living in Nazareth - member of a vanishing minority within a minority in the Holy Land and the Middle East. His wife Lamia is a strong, beautiful and progressive Arab woman, who runs a foundation for women's rights.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsAnsel ElgortJon BernthalJon HammAfter being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.