Sports Romance ‘Nothing Is Impossible’ Due on DVD and Digital Feb. 14 From Sony

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the Pureflix Entertainment sports romance Nothing Is Impossible on DVD and digital Feb. 14.

The film follows Scott Beck (David A.R. White), whose life has not gone to plan. Working as the janitor at the high school where he was once the star of the basketball team, he is dealing with an ailing father, a busted truck and memories of Ryan (Nadia Bjorlin), the girl he loved long ago. But opportunity arises when Ryan, now the owner of the Knoxville Silver Knights, decides to hold open tryouts for the team. Scott attempts to make the impossible happen by not only making the team but getting back the woman he loves in this inspiring and winning drama.

The film also stars Mark Christopher Lawrence, Robert Amaya, Stella Parton, Leanna Crawford, Steven Bauer and Harry Lennix.

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Paramount+ Debuts Romance Collection for Valentine’s Day

Paramount+ has debuted “Peak Romance,” a new seasonal collection featuring more than 200 romance-themed movies and seasonal series episodes.

Released in time for Valentine’s Day, the library includes a curated assortment of love stories spanning from tales of modern love and popular rom-coms to nostalgic ’90s films and twisted romances.

The upcoming new rom-com At Midnight, premiering exclusively on Paramount+ Feb. 10, will join the collection as well as a special Valentine’s Day episode of “Ghosts” Feb. 16.

At Midnight centers on Alejandro (Diego Boneta, Father of the Bride), a hotel manager, and Sophie (Monica Barbaro, Top Gun: Maverick), a movie star. He’s focused on opening his own hotel; she’s trying to concentrate on her new superhero film. When Sophie catches her co-star and boyfriend (Anders Holm) cheating, fate strikes when the shoot brings them all to Alejandro’s hotel in Mexico. Despite their radically different lives, Alejandro and Sophie begin to secretly meet at midnight. 

The romantic episode of the CBS Original series “Ghosts” is called “A Date to Remember.” In the episode, Sam and Jay help Thorfinn create a perfect first date with Flower.

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The collection includes more than 10 carousels:

  • “Classic Romance,” which includes the movies Grease, Dirty Dancing, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Great Gatsby (1974), Funny Face and Some Like It Hot;
  • “’90s Love or Something Like It,” which includes Clueless, Runaway Bride, Shakespeare in Love, Almost Famous, Home for the Holidays and Soapdish;
  • “2000s Rom-Coms,” which includes How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Mean Girls, The Wedding Planner, Save the Last Dance, No Strings Attached and She’s the Man
  • “Modern Love,” which includes movies such as The Lost City, Licorice Pizza, Elizabethtown and Last Holiday and shows such as “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “The Neighborhood”;
  • “Twisted Romance,” which includes movies and shows that explore the darker side of love such as Significant Other, Basic Instinct, House of Gucci, “Why Women Kill” and Vanilla Sky;
  • “LOL (Lots of Love),” with comedic Valentine’s-themed episodes from shows including “Frasier,” “Drunk History,” “Workaholics,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “I Love Lucy”;
  • “From Showtime With Love,” which features content for Paramount+ with Showtime bundle subscribers such as Fatal Attraction, The Holiday, “The Twilight Saga,” “The Chi,” “George & Tammy,” Moonstruck, Midsommar and Like Water for Chocolate;
  • “Heartthrobs & Heartbreak,” with unscripted dramas including “Are You the One?,” “All Star Shore,” “Love & Hip Hop,” “The Real World,” “The Real Love Boast” and “Catfish: Trolls”;
  • “Valentine’s Yay!,” with episodes for kids from such shows as “Hey Arnold!,” “Rugrats,” “Peppa Pig,” “Blue’s Clues,” “Paw Patrol,” “Big Nate,” and “Spongebob Squarepants”;
  • “Swoon-Worthy,” with romantic dramas and period stories including If Beale Street Could Talk, The Cider House Rules, Becoming Jane, A Walk on the Moon, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
  • “Offbeat Relationships,” with quirky love stories such as Edward Scissorhands, Superstar, The Switch, Heaven Can Wait, Election, Love Sick and A Night at the Roxbury

 

In addition, “The Price Is Right at Night” will feature the episode “Date Night” (Feb. 22) featuring couples getting a chance to win prizes including romantic getaways for two. 

Latest ‘Father of the Bride’ Remake Headed to DVD Dec. 27

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the latest remake of Father of the Bride on DVD Dec. 27.

In the comic romance, Billy (Andy Garcia) and Ingrid (Gloria Estefan) are surprised when their eldest daughter, Sofia (Adria Arjona), announces a new fiancé, Adan (Diego Boneta), and plans for a quick wedding. The news keeps Billy and Ingrid from announcing that they’re planning to divorce — but they hold off for the benefit of the family.

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Billy’s initial opposition to wedding cools, so long as his opinions carry the most weight. Soon, Adan’s headstrong father (Pedro Damián) arrives with his own traditions and family pride in tow. With the fathers vying to control the festivities, it becomes a game of one-upmanship — cultures clash, generations take sides and competing traditions collide. All relationships are tested as the roller coaster ride of wedding planning races toward the altar.

Drama ‘Purple Beatz’ Available on Digital From Distribution Solutions

The romantic drama Purple Beatz is available now on digital from Trinity and Distribution Solutions.

In the coming-of-age love story set in London in the 1990s, Sarah Jane is an aspiring signer-songwriter who moves to London to pursue her music career. There, she meets two industry professionals who take her down a dark path, from which it would be difficult to return.

Written and directed by Lola Atkins, the film stars Aron von Andrian, Richard Bobb-Semple, Grae Minors, Steve Shirley, Michael Lincoln and Izzy Adams.

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Holiday Drama ‘Who Is Christmas Eve?’ Headed to Digital and VOD Dec. 13

The holiday drama Who Is Christmas Eve? will be available on digital and VOD Dec. 13 from Lionsgate.

Directed by Christina Faith (Masters of the Game, Love You Right: An R&B Musical), the film is inspired by the work of investigative genealogist Pam Slaton.

It follows Eve, an adoptee who was left on the steps of a church on Christmas Eve as a newborn, who feels like she can’t move forward in her relationship with her boyfriend Chris because she’s uncertain as to who she really is and where she really comes from. As a Christmas present, Chris hires investigative genealogist Pam Slaton to solve the mystery of Eve’s origin. As Pam works to reunite Eve with her birth family, Eve and Chris embark on an emotional and romantic journey that may lead them to marriage and a committed future together.

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The film stars Paige Audrey-Marie Hurd (TV’s “Power Book II: Ghost,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Hawaii Five-O”), Juliana Harkavy (TV’s “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Romeo Miller (TV’s “Paper Empire,” “Empire,” “Romeo!”),  Alex Wong (The Greatest Showman, TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Glee”), Bradley Stryker (Let Him GoCold Pursuit, TV’s “Supernatural”) and Keith Arthur Bolden (TV’s “Lovecraft Country,” “Cobra Kai,” “Black Lightning”).

‘The Good House’ Due for Premium Digital Rental and Purchase Oct. 18, on Disc Nov. 22

The romantic drama The Good House arrives for premium VOD and digital purchase Oct. 18, followed by a Nov. 22 release on Blu-ray (plus digital), DVD, and mainstream digital and VOD from Lionsgate.

Based on the novel by Ann Leary, the film stars Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Avatar, Gorillas in the Mist), Kevin Kline (Wild Wild West, Dave, A Fish Called Wanda) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool, TV’s “Firefly,” “V”).

Weaver stars as Hildy Good, a realtor in an idyllic New England town, whose wickedly funny tongue and seeming success mask her life’s one dark truth — that she enjoys her wine a bit too much. But Hildy’s good at keeping it together — until, that is, a rekindled romance with high school flame Frank Getchell (Kline) sets in motion a chain of events that forces a decades-in-the-making confrontation with Hildy’s buried past.
 
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Special features on Blu-ray and DVD include audio commentary with co-directors and co-writers Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky; a photo gallery; and the theatrical trailer.

 

Fantasy ‘Three-Thousand Years of Longing’ Headed to 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 15

The fantasy romantic drama Three-Thousand Years of Longing, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists Releasing, will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 15 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

From Academy Award winning director George Miller (Happy Feet, the “Mad Max” franchise, The Witches of Eastwick) from a screenplay by Miller and Augusta Gore, the film is based on the short story The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye by A.S. Byatt. 

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In the film, Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic — a creature of reason. While in Istanbul, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. At first, she doubts that he is real, and she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. But the Djinn pleads his case, and eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

Romance ‘The In Between’ Due on Digital Sept. 27 From Paramount

The supernatural drama romance The In Between will be released on digital Sept. 27 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Joey King (The Kissing Booth) stars in this film based on the heartbreaking novel. Tessa is a teenage girl with a love for old movies and film photography but doesn’t believe she deserves her own love story. Skylar (Kyle Allen, West Side Story) is a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. Despite their differences, their chance encounter at a matinee showing of a classic French film opens her heart. But tragedy strikes all too soon, and a car accident takes Skylar’s life. As Tessa searches for answers in the aftermath of the accident, she soon finds signs that Skylar might be attempting to reconnect with her — from an afterworld known as “the in between.” With the help of her best friend and a newfound open mind, Tessa attempts to make contact and prove that love never dies.

Directed by Arie Posin, the film also stars Kim Dickens, John Ortiz Celeste O’Connor, April Parker and Donna Biscoe.

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‘Father of the Bride’ Remake Available for Digital Purchase Aug. 23

The comedy romance Father of the Bride will be released for digital purchase Aug. 23 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

In the remake, Billy (Andy Garcia) and Ingrid (Gloria Estefan) are surprised when their eldest daughter Sofia (Adria Arjona) announces a new fiancé, Adan (Diego Boneta), and plans for a quick wedding. The news keeps Billy and Ingrid from announcing that they’re planning to divorce, but they hold off for the benefit of the family.

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Billy’s initial opposition to the wedding cools, so long as his opinions carry the most weight. Soon, Adan’s headstrong father (Pedro Damián) arrives with his own traditions and family pride in tow. With the fathers vying to control the festivities, it becomes a game of one-upmanship — cultures clash, generations take sides and competing traditions collide. All relationships are tested as the roller coaster ride of wedding planning races toward the altar.

‘As Long as I’m Famous’ Due on VOD July 19, DVD Aug. 16 From Ariztical

The LGBT drama romance As Long as I’m Famous will be released on VOD July 19 and on DVD Aug. 16 from Ariztical Entertainment.

It’s the story of private, often forbidden romances of legends from Montgomery Clift to Richard Rodgers, told through the perspective of 24-year-old Sidney Lumet. The film is inspired by true events and paying homage to the Golden Age of Broadway during the summer of 1948.

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Directed by Bruce Reisman, the film stars Aaron Fors, Gavin Adams, David Chokachi (Baywatch TV Series), Camille Montgomery, Nicholas Luna, Eric Lutes, Chelsea Jordan, Tracy Nelson and Michael Paré.