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Empire of Light : Interview with Director Sam Mendes

Synopsis : Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes. Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Brief Violence) Genre: Romance, Drama Original Language: English Director: Sam Mendes Producer: Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes Writer: Sam Mendes Release…

Empire of Light : Interview with Olivia Colman and Michael Ward 

Synopsis : Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes. Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Brief Violence) Genre: Romance, Drama Original Language: English Director: Sam Mendes Producer: Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes Writer:…

Empire of Light : Press Conference with actors Olivia Coleman, Micheal Ward, Tanya Moodie, Toby Jones and director-writer Sam Mendes 

Synopsis : Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes. Rating:R (Sexual Content|Language|Brief Violence) Genre: Romance, Drama Original Language: English Director: Sam Mendes Producer: Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes Writer: Sam Mendes Release Date…

Empire Of Light, A Gentle Rallying Cry For Inclusivity And Diversity

Empire Of Light is the latest cinematic oeuvre by Academy Award-winning director and writer Sam Mendes. The story is set in England in the Eighties, in a south coastal town where the life of several characters revolves around a beautifully faded old cinema. This venue becomes the stage for a secretive romance and the theatre…

EMPIRE OF LIGHT | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures : Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, and Colin Firth

Searchlight Pictures has dropped a new trailer for Sam Mendes’s love letter to the cinema “Empire of Light.” The film is a love story set in a theater on the coast in the 1980s, the film explores the very human connections and hardships of the employees in the Empire with the relationship between Hilary (Olivia Colman)…

Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Empire of Light’ is a Nostalgic Look Back at the Incomparable Feel of Being at the Cinema

Going to the movies has become a very normal activity for many people, and for those who have yet to venture back to theaters given the current unstable state of the world, there is more than enough content to be accessed instantly at home. But it didn’t used to be that way, back when seeing…

WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL LINEUP FOR 23RD YEAR

WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 23RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 2 Showcasing 48 inspiring feature films directed by distinguished and emerging directors including 8 World Premieres, 7 US Premieres, 4 East Coast Premieres, and 15 New York Premieres Opening & Closing Night Films: MENDING THE LINE (starring Brian Cox, Perry Mattfeld, and…

Searchlight Picture’s EMPIRE OF LIGHT | Teaser Trailer : Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Directed by Sam Mendes

Searchlight Pictures has unveiled a new trailer of director Sam Mendes’ latest outing, “Empire of Light” which boasts an impressive cast led by “The Favourite” actress Olivia Colman and “’The A List” actor Micheal Ward.  (The movies selections are not intended to highlight the actors) Following up the Oscar nominated World War I epic “1917,”…