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If you’re ready to add it to your DVD collection, there is some great news. Empire of Light is heading to DVD and Blu-ray later this month. Look out for it on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Yes, that is only a couple weeks away. Olivia Colman plays the cinema manager, Hilary, who is managing mental health issues in a time when we didn’t talk about it. Meanwhile, Micheal Ward is Stephen, a new employee who just wants to escape the town he currently lives in. The two of them find a sense of belonging with each other and in the cinema, and they will do anything they can to save it. Empire of Light DVD release date Neglia, Matt (19 December 2022). "The 2022 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture . Retrieved 22 December 2022.It was announced in April 2021 that Sam Mendes had set his next film, which he would write and direct himself at Searchlight Pictures. Olivia Colman was in talks to star and Roger Deakins was announced as cinematographer. [5] Colman was confirmed in July, with Micheal Ward also joining the cast. [6] In December, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke and Tanya Moodie were added to the cast. [7] Tom Brooke and Hannah Onslow were confirmed to star in late February. [8] Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the film's score. [9]

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The film includes several pieces of music that are being played on a record player in the film, such as Bob Dylan's " It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)", Cat Stevens's " Morning Has Broken" and Joni Mitchell's " You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio". [14] Release [ edit ] Grobar, Matt (21 December 2021). " 'Empire of Light': Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke & Tanya Moodie Join Sam Mendes' Searchlight Pictures Drama". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 21 December 2021. Hilary sees Stephen being harassed by a group of skinheads on the street and later deal with a racist customer and Stephen confides in her about the racism he faces. Hilary and Stephen go to the beach, where Stephen tells her about his first love, Ruby, who works at the same hospital as his mother. When Stephen asks about her past, she goes on an agitated rant about men and angrily destroys a sand castle they had been building. Tartaglione, Nancy (28 February 2022). "Sam Mendes Starts Production on 'Empire of Light'; Tom Brooke & Hannah Onslow Join Cast of Searchlight Pic". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 28 February 2022.

Empire of Light is a sweet, heartfelt, humane movie, which doesn’t shy away from the brutality and the racism that was happening in the streets outside the cinema: the Empire is showing Stir Crazy starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, directed by Sidney Poitier – a message of diversity, if 1981 Britain cared to listen. It’s clearly a labour of love for Sam Mendes: love requited. Tangcay, Jazz (5 March 2023). " 'Elvis' DP Mandy Walker Makes History as First Woman to Win Top Honors at American Society of Cinematographers Awards – Full Winners List". Variety . Retrieved 5 March 2023.Ramachandran, Naman (5 February 2023). " 'The Banshees of Inisherin', 'Tar' Lead London Critics' Circle Awards". Variety . Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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