Empire of Light is a drama movie written and directed by Sam Mendes starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth.
Sam Mendes is the absolute star of a movie that is photographically marvelous and which is a tribute to film-making, a tribute to real movie making of a kind of movies we have all started to forget.
About the Movie Empire of Light (2022)
This is a love story in many senses, the physical, metaphorical, psychological, photographic… Empire of Light is a genuine delight…
Out of fashion, delightfully demodé.
Sam Mendes proves that not all stage directors are useless when it comes to the silver screen. This is a movie that knows how to perfectly combine “film making” perfectly, meticulous care of the scenes, elaboration of the scenes, the editing, sets… with that “theatrical” shot in interpretation and evolution of the characters.
A movie that knows how to take the best of both worlds,...
Sam Mendes is the absolute star of a movie that is photographically marvelous and which is a tribute to film-making, a tribute to real movie making of a kind of movies we have all started to forget.
About the Movie Empire of Light (2022)
This is a love story in many senses, the physical, metaphorical, psychological, photographic… Empire of Light is a genuine delight…
Out of fashion, delightfully demodé.
Sam Mendes proves that not all stage directors are useless when it comes to the silver screen. This is a movie that knows how to perfectly combine “film making” perfectly, meticulous care of the scenes, elaboration of the scenes, the editing, sets… with that “theatrical” shot in interpretation and evolution of the characters.
A movie that knows how to take the best of both worlds,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
As festival flicks finally make their way to big screens, romance drama “Empire of Light” is a must-see this holiday season.
Hailing from Oscar-winning “American Beauty” and “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes, the film centers on the Empire, a movie palace that lights up a quiet British coastal town. The Empire employs Hilary (Olivia Colman) and her boss, Mr. Ellis (Colin Firth) who have been having an illicit affair.
While Hilary’s struggles with mental health — which has not been helped by her relationship with Mr. Ellis — a refreshing outsider enters the picture and promises hope for the future.
If the film’s nostalgia getting you excited about the moviegoing experience, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Empire of Light.”
Is “Empire of Light” streaming or in theaters?
“Empire of Light” opens exclusively in theaters on Dec. 9, but only in select theaters. Check your local listings.
Hailing from Oscar-winning “American Beauty” and “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes, the film centers on the Empire, a movie palace that lights up a quiet British coastal town. The Empire employs Hilary (Olivia Colman) and her boss, Mr. Ellis (Colin Firth) who have been having an illicit affair.
While Hilary’s struggles with mental health — which has not been helped by her relationship with Mr. Ellis — a refreshing outsider enters the picture and promises hope for the future.
If the film’s nostalgia getting you excited about the moviegoing experience, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Empire of Light.”
Is “Empire of Light” streaming or in theaters?
“Empire of Light” opens exclusively in theaters on Dec. 9, but only in select theaters. Check your local listings.
- 12/9/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Empire of Light Review — Empire of Light (2022) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Sam Mendes and starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Monica Dolan, Ron Cook, Sara Stewart, Justin Edwards, Roman Hayeck-Green, Dougie Boyall and Spike Leighton. Sam Mendes [...]
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- 12/6/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Searchlight Pictures has released a trailer for its new film “Empire of Light” from writer/director/producer Sam Mendes ahead of its December 9 theatrical release. The heartfelt charmer tells the story of a fledgling English cinema during the 1980s that aspires to reach the greatest of its early years. “This whole place is for people who want to escape, people who don’t belong anywhere else,” declares Toby Jones‘ Norman, the theater’s perfectionist projectionist, as the camera settles on Olivia Colman‘s Hilary, an introverted front-of-house manager longing for so much more in life than to sell stale popcorn. Watch the “Empire of Light” trailer above.
Of course, awards prognosticators have been wondering since the Telluride Film Festival whether “Empire of Light” will be the vehicle that brings Colman back to the Oscars. The English performer staged a massive upset four years ago when she won the 2018 Best Actress...
Of course, awards prognosticators have been wondering since the Telluride Film Festival whether “Empire of Light” will be the vehicle that brings Colman back to the Oscars. The English performer staged a massive upset four years ago when she won the 2018 Best Actress...
- 11/14/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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With only his second produced screenplay, after 1917, Sam Mendes delves into the territory of his formative years and a mood of nostalgia. The story he tells in Empire of Light isn’t strictly autobiographical, but it draws upon the music and movies and political climate that informed his coming-of-age — the movies especially. It’s not cinema with a capital “C” that Mendes is celebrating, but the kinds of popular features that shape memories and are indelibly associated with life passages. A valentine to celluloid that doesn’t entirely avoid self-consciousness, it’s a handsome film set mainly in a vintage gem of a movie palace on England’s southeastern coast. In the role of the troubled, dazzlingly resilient, poetry-loving manager of the theater, Olivia Colman delivers a stirring performance and some of her most affecting screen work to date.
As the story opens,...
With only his second produced screenplay, after 1917, Sam Mendes delves into the territory of his formative years and a mood of nostalgia. The story he tells in Empire of Light isn’t strictly autobiographical, but it draws upon the music and movies and political climate that informed his coming-of-age — the movies especially. It’s not cinema with a capital “C” that Mendes is celebrating, but the kinds of popular features that shape memories and are indelibly associated with life passages. A valentine to celluloid that doesn’t entirely avoid self-consciousness, it’s a handsome film set mainly in a vintage gem of a movie palace on England’s southeastern coast. In the role of the troubled, dazzlingly resilient, poetry-loving manager of the theater, Olivia Colman delivers a stirring performance and some of her most affecting screen work to date.
As the story opens,...
- 9/4/2022
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Searchlight said today that the next movie from Oscar-winning American Beauty filmmaker Sam Mendes, Empire of Light, is coming out on December 9.
The release pattern hasn’t been specified yet. Last year Searchlight went with Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley before Christmas and platformed Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch.
The drama romance Empire of Light, which Mendes also wrote, is set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s. Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Toby Jones, Sara Stewart, Michael Ward and Tanya Moodie star.
Searchlight has dated for theatrical for the remainder of the year See How They Run (September 16), The Banshees of Inisherin (October 21) and The Menu (November 18).
The release pattern hasn’t been specified yet. Last year Searchlight went with Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley before Christmas and platformed Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch.
The drama romance Empire of Light, which Mendes also wrote, is set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s. Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Toby Jones, Sara Stewart, Michael Ward and Tanya Moodie star.
Searchlight has dated for theatrical for the remainder of the year See How They Run (September 16), The Banshees of Inisherin (October 21) and The Menu (November 18).
- 7/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
While the Oscars and other awards bodies have all pushed events back on their calendar and expanded eligibility for what movies can be considered, the New York Film Critics Circle will only consider movies released in the 2020 calendar year for its annual awards.
The Nyfcc announced Friday it will vote for its 2020 awards on Dec. 18 and that only movies released in theaters or on digital platforms between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, will be considered.
Further, the date for the group’s annual Gala Awards dinner is still to be announced, and membership for 2020 members will be frozen this year, with all current members still eligible to vote, even as many critics’ jobs have been affected by Covid-19. No new members will be voted in this year.
“This is a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. But the world of movies hasn’t stopped, and already, even in this very strange year,...
The Nyfcc announced Friday it will vote for its 2020 awards on Dec. 18 and that only movies released in theaters or on digital platforms between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, will be considered.
Further, the date for the group’s annual Gala Awards dinner is still to be announced, and membership for 2020 members will be frozen this year, with all current members still eligible to vote, even as many critics’ jobs have been affected by Covid-19. No new members will be voted in this year.
“This is a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. But the world of movies hasn’t stopped, and already, even in this very strange year,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Perhaps surprisingly, Christmas week brought us not one, but two films exploring the moral and philosophical implications of the death penalty — ’tis the season? The fact-based “Just Mercy” opened on Christmas Day, and “Clemency” opened two days later on December 27. While “Mercy” focused on criminal justice from the perspective of a defense attorney, “Clemency” focuses on the toll it takes on a prison warden (Alfre Woodard) who oversees death sentences. So what do critics make of this approach to that hot-button subject matter?
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As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 74 based on 14 reviews counted thus far: 12 positive, 2 somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. Over on Rotten Tomatoes the score is even higher: 95% fresh based on 55 reviews, only three of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “‘Clemency...
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As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 74 based on 14 reviews counted thus far: 12 positive, 2 somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. Over on Rotten Tomatoes the score is even higher: 95% fresh based on 55 reviews, only three of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “‘Clemency...
- 12/27/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The legal drama “Just Mercy” aims for inspiration over the holidays, opening Christmas Day with its story of real-life legal crusader Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), who fought to save a wrongly convicted man (Jamie Foxx) from death row. But did it land with critics?
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 66 based on 21 reviews counted thus far: 15 positive, 6 somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. Elsewhere, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 79% based on 81 reviews. Rt classifies reviews merely as positive or negative, which means 64 of those critics give it a thumbs up, while 17 give it a thumbs down. The Rt critics’ consensus sums up the film’s reception by saying, “‘Just Mercy’ dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.”
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As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 66 based on 21 reviews counted thus far: 15 positive, 6 somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. Elsewhere, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 79% based on 81 reviews. Rt classifies reviews merely as positive or negative, which means 64 of those critics give it a thumbs up, while 17 give it a thumbs down. The Rt critics’ consensus sums up the film’s reception by saying, “‘Just Mercy’ dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.”
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- 12/24/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After premiering at the Telluride Film Festival in August, “The Two Popes” opened in limited release on November 27. But if it’s not at a theater near you, worry not: the Netflix film will begin streaming on December 20, just in time for Christmas. But do critics have faith in the religious drama imagining conversations between Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and the eventual Pope Francis I (Jonathan Pryce)?
As of this writing it has a MetaCritic score of 78 based on 16 reviews counted so far: 13 positive, 3 mixed, none outright negative. Meanwhile, it’s rated 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes based on 49 reviews, only 5 of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus says of the film, “Led by outstanding performances from its well-matched leads, ‘The Two Popes’ draws absorbing drama from a pivotal moment in modern organized religion.”
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As of this writing it has a MetaCritic score of 78 based on 16 reviews counted so far: 13 positive, 3 mixed, none outright negative. Meanwhile, it’s rated 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes based on 49 reviews, only 5 of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus says of the film, “Led by outstanding performances from its well-matched leads, ‘The Two Popes’ draws absorbing drama from a pivotal moment in modern organized religion.”
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- 11/28/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” opened on November 22, a little more than a year after “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” explored Fred Rogers‘s life and career in documentary form. But “Beautiful Day” isn’t a Mr. Rogers biopic, per se. It shows him through the eyes of a cynical journalist whose worldview is changed when he profiles the beloved children’s show host. So what do critics think of this point of view?
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 80 based on 41 reviews counted thus far: 39 positive and only 2 somewhat mixed. Over on Rotten Tomatoes the film is rated 96% fresh based on 157 reviews, only 5 of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes those reviews by saying, “Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding.”
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As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 80 based on 41 reviews counted thus far: 39 positive and only 2 somewhat mixed. Over on Rotten Tomatoes the film is rated 96% fresh based on 157 reviews, only 5 of which are classified as negative. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes those reviews by saying, “Much like the beloved TV personality that inspired it, ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ offers a powerfully affecting message about acceptance and understanding.”
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- 11/22/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Marriage Story” has been making waves on the fall film festival circuit, but it finally opened in theaters on November 6 in advance of its streaming premiere on December 6. So are critics onboard for this domestic drama from writer-director Noah Baumbach?
In a word, yes. With a MetaCritic score of 95, it’s tied with “Parasite” as the highest-rated film of the year based on reviews from 32 critics as of this writing, all of them positive and a whopping 15 of which are rated a perfect 100 on the review aggregator. The enthusiasm is just as strong on Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews simply as pass or fail. There it’s rated 98% fresh based on 125 reviews counted, of which only three are classified as rotten. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted ‘Marriage Story’ ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach’s best works.
In a word, yes. With a MetaCritic score of 95, it’s tied with “Parasite” as the highest-rated film of the year based on reviews from 32 critics as of this writing, all of them positive and a whopping 15 of which are rated a perfect 100 on the review aggregator. The enthusiasm is just as strong on Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews simply as pass or fail. There it’s rated 98% fresh based on 125 reviews counted, of which only three are classified as rotten. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted ‘Marriage Story’ ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach’s best works.
- 11/8/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Director Robert Eggers‘s “The Lighthouse” has a simple setup — two lighthouse keepers (played by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) go mad while isolated together on a New England island — but that’s about the only thing that’s simple about it. The unnerving film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and it officially opened on October 18. So what do critics think?
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 82 based on 34 reviews counted thus far: 31 positive, 1 mixed, and 2 negative. And those positive reviews include seven rated a perfect 100, indicating lots of passion for the film. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, which rates films on a pass/fail basis, it’s is currently 93% fresh based on 134 reviews: 125 positive, only 9 negative. The Rt critics’ consensus says, “A gripping story brilliantly filmed and led by a pair of powerhouse performances, ‘The Lighthouse’ further establishes Robert Eggers as a filmmaker of exceptional talent.
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 82 based on 34 reviews counted thus far: 31 positive, 1 mixed, and 2 negative. And those positive reviews include seven rated a perfect 100, indicating lots of passion for the film. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, which rates films on a pass/fail basis, it’s is currently 93% fresh based on 134 reviews: 125 positive, only 9 negative. The Rt critics’ consensus says, “A gripping story brilliantly filmed and led by a pair of powerhouse performances, ‘The Lighthouse’ further establishes Robert Eggers as a filmmaker of exceptional talent.
- 10/18/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Is it too early in the year for an Oscar front-runner for Best Actress? Probably, but the reviews for Julianne Moore‘s performance in “Gloria Bell,” which opened on March 8 from A24, would be the envy of most stars opening their films right in the sweet spot of the fall season awards calendar.
“Gloria Bell” is a remake of the 2013 Chilean film “Gloria” by director Sebastian Lelio, who also directs this American version. Since that original film was released Lelio has made even more of a name for himself by winning Chile its first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with “A Fantastic Woman” (2017), which was also the first film starring a transgender actress to win that prize. Then Lelio made his English-language debut in 2018 with the romantic drama “Disobedience” starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as star-crossed lovers in an Orthodox Jewish community.
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“Gloria Bell” is a remake of the 2013 Chilean film “Gloria” by director Sebastian Lelio, who also directs this American version. Since that original film was released Lelio has made even more of a name for himself by winning Chile its first Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with “A Fantastic Woman” (2017), which was also the first film starring a transgender actress to win that prize. Then Lelio made his English-language debut in 2018 with the romantic drama “Disobedience” starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as star-crossed lovers in an Orthodox Jewish community.
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- 3/8/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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