Young Woman and the Sea is now out in theaters! Before its release, Daisy Ridley walked the red carpet at the biographical sports drama’s London premiere, looking sleek in a navy latex dress.
Ridley, who portrays competitive swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in the movie, has been subtly embracing method dressing, wearing mostly blue outfits throughout the film’s promotional tour.
Sian Clifford, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Daisy Ridley, and Jeanette Hain at the London premiere of Young Woman and the Sea (Credit: Ian West / Pa Images / INSTARimages)
In keeping with the press tour theme, Ridley showed up for the Young Woman and the Sea’s Curzon Mayfair screening in a sleek navy dress that reminded me of a neoprene wet suit.
Sleek in Navy Latex Dress
Although I was not thrilled with Ridley’s press tour outfit choices, I was charmed by her more contemporary appearance for the...
Ridley, who portrays competitive swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in the movie, has been subtly embracing method dressing, wearing mostly blue outfits throughout the film’s promotional tour.
Sian Clifford, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Daisy Ridley, and Jeanette Hain at the London premiere of Young Woman and the Sea (Credit: Ian West / Pa Images / INSTARimages)
In keeping with the press tour theme, Ridley showed up for the Young Woman and the Sea’s Curzon Mayfair screening in a sleek navy dress that reminded me of a neoprene wet suit.
Sleek in Navy Latex Dress
Although I was not thrilled with Ridley’s press tour outfit choices, I was charmed by her more contemporary appearance for the...
- 6/1/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
From Whitney Houston to Elvis, there is no shortage of iconic singers who inspire sweeping films that dramatize their life stories. No matter the genre, cinematic features have captured the careers of the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley to country singer Jonny Cash. Most recently, Back to Black (2024) launched in theaters to capture the life and musical career of Amy Winehouse.
Still other films in the works will add to the canon of singer biography movies, like Timothée Chalamet’s upcoming portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown and nephew to Jaafar Jackson’s portrayal of his uncle the late Michael Jackson in Michael.
We’ve compiled a list of music-centric biopics available to stream should the urge overcome viewers.
Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment /Courtesy Everett Collection
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)
Naomi Ackie embodied singer Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
Still other films in the works will add to the canon of singer biography movies, like Timothée Chalamet’s upcoming portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown and nephew to Jaafar Jackson’s portrayal of his uncle the late Michael Jackson in Michael.
We’ve compiled a list of music-centric biopics available to stream should the urge overcome viewers.
Photo: Sony Pictures Entertainment /Courtesy Everett Collection
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)
Naomi Ackie embodied singer Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
- 5/22/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson, who previously collaborated on the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, return to the genre with Back to Black, telling the story of iconic musician Amy Winehouse. Although the film’s heart is consistently in the right place, its attempts at a complicated execution all too often misfire, leaving a somewhat bitter aftertaste despite occasional success.
Back to Black focuses on Winehouse’s ascent from humble beginnings as a lounge singer in Britain to become one of the most acclaimed voices of her generation. With Winehouse’s tragic rise and fall happening not even a decade and a half ago, audiences likely already know much of this story, but Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t imagine that audiences are ignorant.
Where Back to Black succeeds the most is exploring Winehouse’s struggles with addiction, from alcohol to drugs and codependence with her partner. It narrowly avoids being didactic and exploitative,...
Back to Black focuses on Winehouse’s ascent from humble beginnings as a lounge singer in Britain to become one of the most acclaimed voices of her generation. With Winehouse’s tragic rise and fall happening not even a decade and a half ago, audiences likely already know much of this story, but Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t imagine that audiences are ignorant.
Where Back to Black succeeds the most is exploring Winehouse’s struggles with addiction, from alcohol to drugs and codependence with her partner. It narrowly avoids being didactic and exploitative,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
Searchlight Pictures has announced that its drama The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, starring Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Sanaa Lathan, will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu on August 23.
Based on the 2013 New York Times bestselling novel by Edward Kelsey Moore, the film directed by Tina Mabry tells the story of three best friends dubbed “The Supremes” who have weathered life’s storms together for two generations, through marriage and children, happiness and the blues, watching as they find themselves at a crossroad that tests their lifelong bond.
Pic also stars Russell Hornsby and Mekhi Phifer, as well as Kyanna Simone, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Achiri, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tony Winters, Dijon Means, Xavier Mills, Cleveland Berto and Ryan Paynter. Cee Marcellus adapted the screenplay, with revisions by Mabry, with Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen’s Temple Hill Entertainment producing.
Most recently, Searchlight released Laura Chinn’s Sundance drama Suncoast,...
Based on the 2013 New York Times bestselling novel by Edward Kelsey Moore, the film directed by Tina Mabry tells the story of three best friends dubbed “The Supremes” who have weathered life’s storms together for two generations, through marriage and children, happiness and the blues, watching as they find themselves at a crossroad that tests their lifelong bond.
Pic also stars Russell Hornsby and Mekhi Phifer, as well as Kyanna Simone, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Achiri, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tony Winters, Dijon Means, Xavier Mills, Cleveland Berto and Ryan Paynter. Cee Marcellus adapted the screenplay, with revisions by Mabry, with Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen’s Temple Hill Entertainment producing.
Most recently, Searchlight released Laura Chinn’s Sundance drama Suncoast,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Megan Brophy Young, Matt Haberman and Chase Lehner have been promoted to Vice President of Talent at the leading PR firm Narrative.
Lehner will work out of the company’s Los Angeles office, with Brophy Young and Haberman continuing to co-lead the company’s New York City outpost, as Brophy Young splits her time between Texas and New York.
Young has spent more than a decade curating an impressive client roster including prominent actors, athletes, musicians, thought leaders and industry innovators. Beginning her career in-house at AMC Networks, she developed a passion for talent representation and transitioned to personal publicity in 2012. In 2017, Brophy took her expertise to Nashville where she immersed herself in the country music industry, working at Big Machine Label Group before landing at Narrative in 2018, closely after its inception. To date, she’s been the driving force for campaigns for the likes of Lily Allen, Lucy Boynton,...
Lehner will work out of the company’s Los Angeles office, with Brophy Young and Haberman continuing to co-lead the company’s New York City outpost, as Brophy Young splits her time between Texas and New York.
Young has spent more than a decade curating an impressive client roster including prominent actors, athletes, musicians, thought leaders and industry innovators. Beginning her career in-house at AMC Networks, she developed a passion for talent representation and transitioned to personal publicity in 2012. In 2017, Brophy took her expertise to Nashville where she immersed herself in the country music industry, working at Big Machine Label Group before landing at Narrative in 2018, closely after its inception. To date, she’s been the driving force for campaigns for the likes of Lily Allen, Lucy Boynton,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s surprise hit psychological dark comedy series Baby Reindeer is surprising people with its cute name and intensely dark story. Created by Richard Gadd, the Netflix series is based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show of the same name and it tells Gadd’s experience of being sexually assaulted in his 20s. Baby Reindeer stars Gadd in the lead role with Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Tom Goodman-Hill, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Danny Kirrane, Hugh Coles, and Nina Sosanya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the psychologically thrilling look on obsession and the rawness of the dark comedy in Baby Reindeer you should check out these similar shows next.
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
- 4/25/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
What more could the heart want than a sweeping romantic drama dealing with grief, loss, love, and music? The Greatest Hits is a fantasy romantic drama film written and directed by Ned Benson, the Hulu film follows the story of a young woman Lucy who had a picture-perfect romance but an accident took him away from her. But she gets a second chance when she discovers that she can travel back in time through the music they love, but her excursions in her past are interfering with a new love interest. The Greatest Hits stars Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet, and Justin H. Min in the lead roles with Nelly Furtado, Andie Ju, Austin Crute, Tom Yi, Bryan Ferry, and Retta starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the sweeping love story and the time-traveling drama in The Greatest Hits, here are some similar films you could check out next.
- 4/25/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Music can transport you. When you hear a song that brings back memories, it can be an exceptionally moving experience. However, in the new feature The Greatest Hits, those songs from the past can quite literally move you to another place and time. Written and directed by Ned Benson, the film cleverly intermingles sci-fi elements such as time travel, in a beautifully grounded way. It also features an excellent lead performance from Lucy Boynton, as well as the terrific Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, and Austin Crute. The story is original, refreshing, and will likely connect to anybody out there that loves music. It certainly did with me.
The last time I spoke with Lucy Boynton, it was for another project that had a ton of music. That would be Bohemian Rhapsody. Here, she shines as a woman who desperately attempts to change the past. Both Justin H. Min and Ms.
The last time I spoke with Lucy Boynton, it was for another project that had a ton of music. That would be Bohemian Rhapsody. Here, she shines as a woman who desperately attempts to change the past. Both Justin H. Min and Ms.
- 4/24/2024
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
In my review of The Greatest Hits, the new sci-fi romance from The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby writer/director Ned Benson, I mention that it opens with a montage of two young lovers “generally doing things that young, hip couples do in LA.” So, as someone from Los Angeles, I couldn’t help but pick the brains of Benson and stars Lucy Boynton and Justin H. Min about my hometown when I recently had the chance to sit down with them … in Chicago, where I now live. Because The Greatest Hits is a movie about the power of music to literally transport protagonist Harriet (Boynton) back in time, we also talked about music. But less specific artists (though some come up), and more the ways that...
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- 4/18/2024
- Screen Anarchy
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers about The Greatest Hits.] Nostalgia and grief get intertwined in The Greatest Hits, now streaming on Hulu. With the help of specific songs, Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds herself capable of traveling back to the past before her boyfriend, Max (David Corenswet), is tragically killed. The songs take Harriet back to the time she and Max first heard them together, but she also suffers seizures in the process. Despite her many attempts during each time-traveling trip, Harriet is unable to stop Max’s death from happening. When Harriet meets and falls in love with David (Justin H. Min), Harriet eventually comes to a life-altering decision. Harriet figures out a way to save Max, and it’s by never starting a relationship with him in the first place when she travels back one last time. This also means she has to sacrifice her current romance with David, but she promises to look for...
- 4/16/2024
- TV Insider
Nelly Furtado and Lucy Boynton pose for photos together at the premiere of their new movie The Greatest Hits held at El Capitan Theatre on Monday (April 15) in Hollywood.
The two ladies were joined by their co-stars Justin H Min and Austin Crute, as well as writer/director Ned Benson.
Noticeably missing at the premiere was David Corenswet, who is currently off filming the upcoming Superman movie!
In the movie, Harriet (Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
The Greatest Hits is currently out on Hulu. Check out the trailer here!
The two ladies were joined by their co-stars Justin H Min and Austin Crute, as well as writer/director Ned Benson.
Noticeably missing at the premiere was David Corenswet, who is currently off filming the upcoming Superman movie!
In the movie, Harriet (Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
The Greatest Hits is currently out on Hulu. Check out the trailer here!
- 4/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Becoming the highest-grossing film of 2023 and crossing the $1 billion mark, it’s hard to argue that “Barbie” wasn’t one of last year’s most significant cultural cinematic landmarks, even if it missed out at the most recent Oscars. Many actors have revealed they were part of the film, only to be cut, Olivia Colman, Saoirse Ronan, and possibly more, but there was another actually in the movie who didn’t really receive her moment.
Continue reading ‘Barbie’: Lucy Boynton Calls Her Cut Proust Barbie Scenes A “Heartbreaker” at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Barbie’: Lucy Boynton Calls Her Cut Proust Barbie Scenes A “Heartbreaker” at The Playlist.
- 4/15/2024
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Stars: Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Austin Crute, Retta | Written and Directed by Ned Benson
Harriet (Lucy Boynton) is struggling to deal with the loss of her boyfriend Max (David Corenswet), attending grief therapy two years after his passing. She figures out that certain songs will take her back in time, charting music shared in their relationship to revisit specific memories. Trying to remember the song that could unlock saving Max’s life, Harriet gets mixed up with David (Justin H. Min) in the present.
It goes without saying that a good soundtrack makes a movie — though that doesn’t necessarily mean one needs to dazzle in order to make a film worthwhile. However, if you are leading with sound first, it’s an unwritten given that your songs need to be in order and benefit the wider storyline. It might be The Greatest Hits in name, but...
Harriet (Lucy Boynton) is struggling to deal with the loss of her boyfriend Max (David Corenswet), attending grief therapy two years after his passing. She figures out that certain songs will take her back in time, charting music shared in their relationship to revisit specific memories. Trying to remember the song that could unlock saving Max’s life, Harriet gets mixed up with David (Justin H. Min) in the present.
It goes without saying that a good soundtrack makes a movie — though that doesn’t necessarily mean one needs to dazzle in order to make a film worthwhile. However, if you are leading with sound first, it’s an unwritten given that your songs need to be in order and benefit the wider storyline. It might be The Greatest Hits in name, but...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jasmine Valentine
- Nerdly
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” elevated a Mattel-produced toy adaptation into a work of art that drew near-universal acclaim — but extended references to the one most famously difficult writers in modernist literature were still a bridge too far for test audiences.
One of the funniest sequences in the film takes place when Margot Robbie’s eponymous doll meets a group of so-called “Weird Barbies,” many of whom are references to real ill-advised dolls that Mattel produced over the years. Gerwig previously told IndieWire that the scene originally featured a joke about a fake Barbie inspired by Marcel Proust, the French writer whose sprawling epic “In Search of Lost Time” is considered one of the most challenging novels ever written
“I think I got most of them in there,” Gerwig said when asked about alternative Barbies that didn’t make the final cut. “We did have a more extensive thing that...
One of the funniest sequences in the film takes place when Margot Robbie’s eponymous doll meets a group of so-called “Weird Barbies,” many of whom are references to real ill-advised dolls that Mattel produced over the years. Gerwig previously told IndieWire that the scene originally featured a joke about a fake Barbie inspired by Marcel Proust, the French writer whose sprawling epic “In Search of Lost Time” is considered one of the most challenging novels ever written
“I think I got most of them in there,” Gerwig said when asked about alternative Barbies that didn’t make the final cut. “We did have a more extensive thing that...
- 4/13/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Nearly a decade after his ambitious first feature (which then became three features) and filmmaker Ned Benson is finally back on the big (and small) screen. His second film, “The Greatest Hits,” arrives ten years after his directorial debut, the 2014 breakout feature “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.” And this time, Benson is letting his protagonist have a happily ever after … kind of.
During a recent interview, Benson told IndieWire that, in a similar twist to his “Eleanor Rigby” process, the script for “The Greatest Hits” was one he had been tinkering with for years, starting in 2008. Unlike “Eleanor Rigby,” which was eventually split into a “Him”/”Her”/”Them” mini trilogy, “The Greatest Hits” firmly centers on sole lead Harriet (Lucy Boynton), whose heartbreak leads to a music-induced time travel back to her past relationship with her late lover (David Corenswet) prior to his death.
In her present, Harriet grapples with crippling anxiety,...
During a recent interview, Benson told IndieWire that, in a similar twist to his “Eleanor Rigby” process, the script for “The Greatest Hits” was one he had been tinkering with for years, starting in 2008. Unlike “Eleanor Rigby,” which was eventually split into a “Him”/”Her”/”Them” mini trilogy, “The Greatest Hits” firmly centers on sole lead Harriet (Lucy Boynton), whose heartbreak leads to a music-induced time travel back to her past relationship with her late lover (David Corenswet) prior to his death.
In her present, Harriet grapples with crippling anxiety,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
After a premiere at the SXSW Film Festival last month, Ned Benson’s romantic drama The Greatest Hits is making its way to streaming on Hulu. The film, a love story with a unique sci-fi twist, is a crowd-pleasing charmer, and much of that is thanks to its stars, Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy).
We at FandomWire had the opportunity to speak with Boynton and Min about their roles in the film before its release. Keep reading to find out what they had to say.
The Greatest Hits Interview
In the film, Boynton plays a character with a unique condition: any time she hears a song, she is transported back in time to the last time and place she heard it with her late boyfriend (David Corsenwet). We asked Boynton and Min if they were in the same situation, which song they would use...
We at FandomWire had the opportunity to speak with Boynton and Min about their roles in the film before its release. Keep reading to find out what they had to say.
The Greatest Hits Interview
In the film, Boynton plays a character with a unique condition: any time she hears a song, she is transported back in time to the last time and place she heard it with her late boyfriend (David Corsenwet). We asked Boynton and Min if they were in the same situation, which song they would use...
- 4/13/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
Ned Benson’s sophomore feature, The Greatest Hits, is a romantic drama following a young woman who travels back in time anytime she hears a song to the last time and place she heard it with her late boyfriend. It’s a charming film with an incredible soundtrack that will delight any musicophile, not that you would expect any less.
We at FandomWire spoke with Benson and the film’s composer, Ryan Lott (frontman of Son Lux and Oscar nominee for his work on Everything Everywhere All at Once), about their work on the film. Keep reading to find out what they had to say.
The Greatest Hits Interview
In The Greatest Hits, more so than many other films driven by music, the soundtrack essentially functions as a character. We asked the team behind the film where the song choices came into play — whether it was during the writing process or later in production.
We at FandomWire spoke with Benson and the film’s composer, Ryan Lott (frontman of Son Lux and Oscar nominee for his work on Everything Everywhere All at Once), about their work on the film. Keep reading to find out what they had to say.
The Greatest Hits Interview
In The Greatest Hits, more so than many other films driven by music, the soundtrack essentially functions as a character. We asked the team behind the film where the song choices came into play — whether it was during the writing process or later in production.
- 4/13/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
This is a stacked weekend for movies that could get awards attention but probably won’t, both in theaters and on digital platforms. First up is a lively ode to one of cinema’s musical masters.
The contender to watch this week: “Ennio”
Giuseppe Tornatore‘s documentary about influential composer Ennio Morricone has been a long time coming, and not only because Morricone’s career dates back to 1946. “Ennio” premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021 and was released in Italy in 2022. But don’t take its delayed domestic debut as a bad omen: The movie is a spellbinding tribute to the two-time Oscar winner, who wrote the scores for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Untouchables,” “The Hateful Eight,” and Tornatore’s own “Cinema Paradiso.” The talking heads include Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Quincy Jones, and Bruce Springsteen. Following a theatrical run in February,...
The contender to watch this week: “Ennio”
Giuseppe Tornatore‘s documentary about influential composer Ennio Morricone has been a long time coming, and not only because Morricone’s career dates back to 1946. “Ennio” premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021 and was released in Italy in 2022. But don’t take its delayed domestic debut as a bad omen: The movie is a spellbinding tribute to the two-time Oscar winner, who wrote the scores for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Untouchables,” “The Hateful Eight,” and Tornatore’s own “Cinema Paradiso.” The talking heads include Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Quincy Jones, and Bruce Springsteen. Following a theatrical run in February,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Music has enormous power to make the listener feel their deepest feelings. The right song can even transport the hearer to a different time or place, but what if music had the power to literally transport listeners through time? “The Greatest Hits,” which premieres on Hulu on Friday, April 12 follows a woman who finds she has the ability to jump through time using her favorite songs. Will she change the past to give herself a new future? You can watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
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“The Greatest Hits” centers on Harriet (Lucy Boynton), a woman still grieving for her lost love. A car accident stole her beloved boyfriend from her before his time, and Lucy finds that nothing...
How to Watch 'The Greatest Hits' When: Friday, April 12, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.com About 'The Greatest Hits'
“The Greatest Hits” centers on Harriet (Lucy Boynton), a woman still grieving for her lost love. A car accident stole her beloved boyfriend from her before his time, and Lucy finds that nothing...
- 4/12/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Here comes another time-traveling fantasy, but with a twist. As the kids on Bandstand used to say to Dick Clark, “It’s a gotta’ good beat. You can dance to it”. Maybe you could even do the twist. That’s because the force to send this story back through the decades isn’t a big machine, like the one H.G. Welles conjured or even the beloved DeLorean that Doc Brown modified. Nor is it hypnosis ala’ Somewhere In Time, though the brain is involved along with…the ears. You see the gimmick here is music, specifically certain pop tunes that propel a twenty-something woman into the past. And just what is she doing six or seven years ago? Making “sure bet” investments perhaps? No, she’s trying to save a “lost love”, so this is really a romantic fantasy with a soundtrack that’s this couple’s take on...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Lucy Boynton made a fleeting cameo in Barbie, but it turns out that her role was initially supposed to be larger.
The 30-year-old actress popped up in Weird Barbie’s house playing Proust Barbie, a reference to the acclaimed author.
In a new interview, Lucy reflected on her experience filming the hot pink masterpiece and explained why her Proust Barbie was “only softly in the background.”
Keep reading to find out more…
“Proust Barbie is only softly in the background of the Barbie film because in the test screenings, it turns out that contemporary audiences don’t know who Proust is, so the joke doesn’t quite land,” Lucy explained while on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, via EW. “[It’s] a little bit of a heartbreaker that we are kind of losing touch with that history, but hopefully this will then be a trigger for people to read up on Marcel Proust.
The 30-year-old actress popped up in Weird Barbie’s house playing Proust Barbie, a reference to the acclaimed author.
In a new interview, Lucy reflected on her experience filming the hot pink masterpiece and explained why her Proust Barbie was “only softly in the background.”
Keep reading to find out more…
“Proust Barbie is only softly in the background of the Barbie film because in the test screenings, it turns out that contemporary audiences don’t know who Proust is, so the joke doesn’t quite land,” Lucy explained while on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, via EW. “[It’s] a little bit of a heartbreaker that we are kind of losing touch with that history, but hopefully this will then be a trigger for people to read up on Marcel Proust.
- 4/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Plot: Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
Review: Music connects people in ways beyond sharing similar tastes in genre or artists. Music can evoke memories of times and places where significant events have occurred. Whether it be a happy or tragic memory, music can take us back whether we like it or not. That is the central conceit of The Greatest Hits, which literally takes the magic of music as it pushes and pulls the main character into moments from her relationship with her deceased boyfriend. It is a wonderfully...
Review: Music connects people in ways beyond sharing similar tastes in genre or artists. Music can evoke memories of times and places where significant events have occurred. Whether it be a happy or tragic memory, music can take us back whether we like it or not. That is the central conceit of The Greatest Hits, which literally takes the magic of music as it pushes and pulls the main character into moments from her relationship with her deceased boyfriend. It is a wonderfully...
- 4/11/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film could have included a bigger appearance from Proust Barbie. According to actress Lucy Boynton, Barbie originally featured more scenes with the character, who was based on French author Marcel Proust.
Boynton, speaking on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, explained that she filmed more than the short scene in which she shows up. “Being on that set was wild,” she said. “Being in the Weird Barbie house was surreal. That’s why you immediately say yes to that opportunity, obviously to be in the environment with those brilliant brains,...
Boynton, speaking on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, explained that she filmed more than the short scene in which she shows up. “Being on that set was wild,” she said. “Being in the Weird Barbie house was surreal. That’s why you immediately say yes to that opportunity, obviously to be in the environment with those brilliant brains,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Lucy Boynton plays a woman who can travel back in time with the power of a song in a high-concept, low-enjoyment fantasy
In the often insufferably cutesy romance The Greatest Hits, our heroine travels back in time whenever a song from her past is played, nostalgia acting as a magical, transporting force. While watching the film, we too are pulled back but rather to all of the far superior films we’re inconveniently reminded of, from High Fidelity to Richard Curtis’s similarly high-concept About Time to the ’00s Sundance breakouts (500) Days of Summer and Garden State. It’s a film about the power that great music has in distracting us from the now that instead showcases the power that great films have in distracting us from the lesser ones they inspire.
But even without the many whiffs of familiarity, writer-director Ned Benson’s film would still be hitting a bum note.
In the often insufferably cutesy romance The Greatest Hits, our heroine travels back in time whenever a song from her past is played, nostalgia acting as a magical, transporting force. While watching the film, we too are pulled back but rather to all of the far superior films we’re inconveniently reminded of, from High Fidelity to Richard Curtis’s similarly high-concept About Time to the ’00s Sundance breakouts (500) Days of Summer and Garden State. It’s a film about the power that great music has in distracting us from the now that instead showcases the power that great films have in distracting us from the lesser ones they inspire.
But even without the many whiffs of familiarity, writer-director Ned Benson’s film would still be hitting a bum note.
- 4/10/2024
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
From Begin Again to Yesterday, Sing Street to Almost Famous, music-centered movies have been bringing film lovers joy for years. It’s a sub-genre that helps us resonate and connect with the film differently, heavily shaping our emotions. The Greatest Hits, directed by Ned Benson, merges music with time travel to create an entirely unique approach. The story follows grieving Harriet, who discovers that certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. She uses music to relive the past, through romantic memories of her former boyfriend who died in an accident. Torn between attempting to change the past in order to save him or moving on with a potential new love interest in her life, Harriet’s complex journey is one full of emotion. Tremendously well acted by Lucy Boynton and featuring great tracks alongside a truly unique story, The Greatest Hits is an emotional yet toe-tappingly fantastic exploration of grief,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Becca Johnson
- Talking Films
What if a single song, an unmistakable melody, an unforgettable sound – could
take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds music imitating life when she
discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene
of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate. While she relives the past
through romantic memories, her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love
interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic
connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the
past, should she?
We spoke to Lucy Boynton Justin H. Min and director Ned Benson about their best musical memories and the transformative nature of music.
The Greatest Hits Interviews
The post Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min & director Ned Benson talk to HeyUGuys about The Greatest Hits appeared first on HeyUGuys.
take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds music imitating life when she
discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene
of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate. While she relives the past
through romantic memories, her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love
interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic
connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the
past, should she?
We spoke to Lucy Boynton Justin H. Min and director Ned Benson about their best musical memories and the transformative nature of music.
The Greatest Hits Interviews
The post Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min & director Ned Benson talk to HeyUGuys about The Greatest Hits appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 4/9/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"What would your life be like if you somehow changed the past and saved Max?" Searchlight Pictures has revealed a final featurette for the romantic drama time travel film The Greatest Hits, the latest film from filmmaker Ned Benson (of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby films). This will be streaming on Hulu later this week for everyone to enjoy - watch the main official trailer here. Written and produced by Benson, Harriet experiences a unique connection between art and reality. She discovers that specific songs have the power to transport her back in time, driving her to relive special moments with her ex-boyfriend. Her time-traveling begins to bleed into the present when she meets a new guy named David. Throughout the journey, she explores the mesmerizing link between music and memory, facing her with the difficult decision to move on. Lucy Boynton stars with Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Andie Ju,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
What if a single song, an unmistakable melody, an unforgettable sound – could take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds music imitating life when she discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate.
While she relives the past through romantic memories, her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
The Greatest Hits streams only on Hulu starting Friday, April 12th.
For a chance to win a code to stream the movie:
Email michelle@wearemoviegeeks.com to enter.
Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries. No Purchase Necessary.
The cast includes Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet,...
While she relives the past through romantic memories, her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
The Greatest Hits streams only on Hulu starting Friday, April 12th.
For a chance to win a code to stream the movie:
Email michelle@wearemoviegeeks.com to enter.
Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries. No Purchase Necessary.
The cast includes Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hulu’s latest romance is going to pull at your heartstrings. The Greatest Hits, premiering April 12 on Hulu, follows Harriet (Lucy Boynton) two years after the loss of her boyfriend, Max (David Corenswet), in a car accident. In TV Insider’s sneak peek video, Boynton and the rest of the Greatest Hits crew explain Harriet and Max’s unique love story. “For the last two years, she’s realized every time she has a song that they listened to together, she’s thrown back in time,” Boynton says. Harriet believes that if “she can try something new every time she goes back, she will find a way to save him.” Ned Benson, the writer and director of The Greatest Hits, notes that Max was the “epitome of what love was supposed to be” for Harriet. “Because she never got the chance to see the relationship out, she’s kind of...
- 4/8/2024
- TV Insider
by Chad Kennerk
Behind the scenes of The Greatest Hits: writer/director Ned Benson with David Corenswet, Lucy Boynton, and Austin Crute.
Photo by Merie Weismiller Wallace, All images courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Writer/director Ned Benson captivated audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, and beyond in 2014 with his astute, intimate look at a relationship torn apart by tragedy. Although The Greatest Hits technically marks Benson’s sophomore feature as writer/director, in a way, it’s also his fourth.
Conceived and shot as two films simultaneously, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her were later edited into a single film; Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, which premiered at Cannes and opened in the U.S. in September of that year, with Him and Her later releasing together as a double feature the following month. The origin of his new film,...
Behind the scenes of The Greatest Hits: writer/director Ned Benson with David Corenswet, Lucy Boynton, and Austin Crute.
Photo by Merie Weismiller Wallace, All images courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Writer/director Ned Benson captivated audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, and beyond in 2014 with his astute, intimate look at a relationship torn apart by tragedy. Although The Greatest Hits technically marks Benson’s sophomore feature as writer/director, in a way, it’s also his fourth.
Conceived and shot as two films simultaneously, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her were later edited into a single film; Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, which premiered at Cannes and opened in the U.S. in September of that year, with Him and Her later releasing together as a double feature the following month. The origin of his new film,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Chad Kennerk
- Film Review Daily
Easter is behind us, we’re into a new month, and we’re fully into spring … and yet, the box office might be hitting another lull. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
There aren’t many scenarios where “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” doesn’t win its second weekend at #1. Even with a steep drop from its Easter opening, it should still be able to bring in another $30 million this coming weekend, which will be hard to beat.
It might be a coin flip on which of the other two new wide releases might do better, but I have to give a slight edge to “The First Omen,” 20th Century’s prequel to a horror franchise that began all the way back in 1976 with the horror film, “The Omen,” directed by Richard Donner pre-“Superman.” That led to two sequels in 1978 and 1981, even though the original...
There aren’t many scenarios where “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” doesn’t win its second weekend at #1. Even with a steep drop from its Easter opening, it should still be able to bring in another $30 million this coming weekend, which will be hard to beat.
It might be a coin flip on which of the other two new wide releases might do better, but I have to give a slight edge to “The First Omen,” 20th Century’s prequel to a horror franchise that began all the way back in 1976 with the horror film, “The Omen,” directed by Richard Donner pre-“Superman.” That led to two sequels in 1978 and 1981, even though the original...
- 4/3/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
“The Greatest Hits” is a new ‘rom-com’ time travel, fantasy feature, written and directed by Ned Benson, starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet annd Austin Crute, opening April 5, 2024 in theaters:
‘…’Harriet’ finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally.
“While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present.
“As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
‘…’Harriet’ finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally.
“While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present.
“As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 3/29/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Searchlight Pictures has signed a first-look deal with Olivia Colman and Ed Sinclair’s South of the River Pictures. Under the new pact, the specialty studio, which has worked with Colman on “The Favourite” and “Empire of Light,” will develop and produce feature-length motion pictures with the production company.
South of the River Pictures was founded by Colman, Sinclair and their long-time partner in crime, Tom Carver, to develop and produce original scripted comedies and dramas with “an authored sensibility.” Colman and Sinclair have been married since 2001.
South of the River Pictures has a slate of projects that include feature films and TV series. Its first production was Sinclair’s multi-Bafta-winning TV series “Landscapers,” which was produced with Sister for Sky Atlantic and HBO, and starred Olivia Colman and David Thewlis as a murderous couple. It was nominated for best miniseries at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards. “Wicked Little Letters,” the company’s first feature film,...
South of the River Pictures was founded by Colman, Sinclair and their long-time partner in crime, Tom Carver, to develop and produce original scripted comedies and dramas with “an authored sensibility.” Colman and Sinclair have been married since 2001.
South of the River Pictures has a slate of projects that include feature films and TV series. Its first production was Sinclair’s multi-Bafta-winning TV series “Landscapers,” which was produced with Sister for Sky Atlantic and HBO, and starred Olivia Colman and David Thewlis as a murderous couple. It was nominated for best miniseries at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards. “Wicked Little Letters,” the company’s first feature film,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“It hurts to turn the radio on
Stamina’s gone
My spirit is weak
Because every time I start to move on
Keep hearing that song
I’m brought to my knees”
-“Now or Never Now” by Metric
Although not selected for the phenomenal soundtrack for Ned Benson’s follow-up to his similarly themed The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Metric’s “Now or Never Now” nearly sums up the plot of his oft-sublime The Greatest Hits. Harriet (Lucy Boynton), a librarian mourning the loss of her boyfriend Max (David Corenswet), is triggered by songs that marked their relationship. An obsessive cataloger (a great quality for a librarian), she has mapped-out the trajectory of their relationships in songs and memorabilia that she accesses in a controlled environment. For the rest of her life there are noise-canceling headphones that she uses to block out songs that send her back into the past.
Stamina’s gone
My spirit is weak
Because every time I start to move on
Keep hearing that song
I’m brought to my knees”
-“Now or Never Now” by Metric
Although not selected for the phenomenal soundtrack for Ned Benson’s follow-up to his similarly themed The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Metric’s “Now or Never Now” nearly sums up the plot of his oft-sublime The Greatest Hits. Harriet (Lucy Boynton), a librarian mourning the loss of her boyfriend Max (David Corenswet), is triggered by songs that marked their relationship. An obsessive cataloger (a great quality for a librarian), she has mapped-out the trajectory of their relationships in songs and memorabilia that she accesses in a controlled environment. For the rest of her life there are noise-canceling headphones that she uses to block out songs that send her back into the past.
- 3/18/2024
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
“The Greatest Hits” is a new ‘rom-com’ time travel, fantasy feature, written and directed by Ned Benson, starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet annd Austin Crute, opening April 5, 2024 in theaters and streaming April 12, 2024 on Hulu:
‘…’Harriet’ finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally.
“While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present.
“As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
‘…’Harriet’ finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally.
“While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present.
“As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 3/18/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The 2024 SXSW Film Festival kicked off March 8 in Austin with the opening-night world premiere screening of Doug Liman’s Road House remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor. It started nine days of debuts including for movies starring Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal, Kristen Stewart and more. The Anne Hathaway romantic dramedy The Idea of You from SXSW stalwart Michael Showalter closed the fest on Saturday.
Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.
3 Body Problem ‘3 Body Problem’
Section: TV Premiere
Director: Derek Tsang
Cast: Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce
Deadline’s takeaway: 3 Body Problem’s biggest existential threats are just how redundant it all seems, and how every...
Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.
3 Body Problem ‘3 Body Problem’
Section: TV Premiere
Director: Derek Tsang
Cast: Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce
Deadline’s takeaway: 3 Body Problem’s biggest existential threats are just how redundant it all seems, and how every...
- 3/17/2024
- by Valerie Complex, Damon Wise and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
A familiar sub-genre of time travel-movies has characters going into the past to see a loved one who has died. Writer and director Ned Benson gives that idea a musical twist In The Greatest Hits. Harriet (Lucy Boynton) was in the same car crash that killed her boyfriend, Max (David Corenswet), two years before. Now whenever she hears songs they listened to together, she is carried back to the first time they experienced that music. Weighed down with grief, every night she listens to LPs, labeled “Tested” and “Untested,” searching for a way back to a moment she can alter to save Max’s life. Or, as her potential new romance, David (Justin H. Min), tells her, “So you just sit in this room, go back in time and hang out with your dead boyfriend.”
Yes, she does, and it’s an intriguing premise. Benson deftly combines the time travel,...
Yes, she does, and it’s an intriguing premise. Benson deftly combines the time travel,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Caryn James
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Music has an almost magical way of transporting us back to the moment in our lives when we heard it: the pop song that underscored your first kiss, the one that played at your graduation and so on. In mopey, dopey YA weepie “The Greatest Hits,” writer-director Ned Benson takes that idea as literally as possible, treating specific tunes as triggers that launch Harriet (Lucy Boynton) back into her past, blowing her — like that seated guy in the classic Maxell campaign — into the tragic former relationship with hunky Max (square-jawed future Superman David Corenswet), who died in a car crash.
Sounds romantic, right? Actually, Harriet’s condition is kind of a drag, as she’d like to move on, but must now go through life wearing noise-canceling headphones and curating playlists with only “safe” songs (those with zero nostalgic potential). Music matters to Harriet, who worked in the industry — turns...
Sounds romantic, right? Actually, Harriet’s condition is kind of a drag, as she’d like to move on, but must now go through life wearing noise-canceling headphones and curating playlists with only “safe” songs (those with zero nostalgic potential). Music matters to Harriet, who worked in the industry — turns...
- 3/16/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
A new trailer and poster have been released for the film from director Ned Benson titled The Greatest Hits. The film will be in theaters on April 5, 2024.
Synopsis: Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
About The Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Starring: Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, Austin Crute, David Corenswet Director: Ned Benson Screenplay: Ned Benson Producer: Michael London, p.g.a., and Shannon Gaulding, p.g.a., Stephanie Davis, Cassandra Kulukundis, Ned Benson, p.g.a.
The Greatest Hits is in...
Synopsis: Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
About The Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Starring: Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, Austin Crute, David Corenswet Director: Ned Benson Screenplay: Ned Benson Producer: Michael London, p.g.a., and Shannon Gaulding, p.g.a., Stephanie Davis, Cassandra Kulukundis, Ned Benson, p.g.a.
The Greatest Hits is in...
- 3/15/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Lucy Boynton debuted her new movie The Greatest Hits at SXSW this week and the official trailer is now available online!
The 30-year-old actress was joined by co-stars Justin H. Min and Austin Crute at the SXSW premiere on Thursday (March 14) at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Tex.
Writer and director Ned Benson was also in attendance, though star David Corenswet was absent as he’s currently filming Superman.
In The Greatest Hits, Harriet (Boynton) experiences a unique connection between art and reality. She discovers that specific songs have the power to transport her back in time, driving her to relive various special moments with her ex-boyfriend (Corenswet). Her time-traveling experiences begin to bleed into present day when meeting someone new (Min). Throughout her journey, Harriet explores the mesmerizing link between music and memory, facing her with difficult decisions of whether altering the past is a choice worth making.
The...
The 30-year-old actress was joined by co-stars Justin H. Min and Austin Crute at the SXSW premiere on Thursday (March 14) at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Tex.
Writer and director Ned Benson was also in attendance, though star David Corenswet was absent as he’s currently filming Superman.
In The Greatest Hits, Harriet (Boynton) experiences a unique connection between art and reality. She discovers that specific songs have the power to transport her back in time, driving her to relive various special moments with her ex-boyfriend (Corenswet). Her time-traveling experiences begin to bleed into present day when meeting someone new (Min). Throughout her journey, Harriet explores the mesmerizing link between music and memory, facing her with difficult decisions of whether altering the past is a choice worth making.
The...
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It’s been two years since Harriet’s (Lucy Boynton) beloved boyfriend Max died in a car crash she blames herself for. But she still sees him everywhere — literally, thanks to a natty time travel device that filmmaker Ned Benson deploys quickly and smartly in his “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” follow-up, “The Greatest Hits.” You know how a song can take you back to a moment of your life? For Harriet, who also suffered a nasty blow to the head in the same accident that took Max, that’s life. Every time she hears a song she and Max listened to together, bam, she’s launched briefly back in time to the first moment the pair heard said song for the first time.
For someone with a severely broken heart, it’s agony. And for someone who thinks she can change the past via these short visits, well, it might even be worse.
For someone with a severely broken heart, it’s agony. And for someone who thinks she can change the past via these short visits, well, it might even be worse.
- 3/15/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Lucy Boynton attempts to turn back time with David Corenswet in the first trailer for the romantic feature The Greatest Hits.
Searchlight Pictures releases director Ned Benson’s movie in select theaters April 5 before it begins streaming via Hulu on April 12. Justin H. Min and Austin Crute also star in the film that premieres at this year’s South by Southwest Festival.
The Greatest Hits follows Harriet (Boynton), who realizes that her favorite songs can literally transport her through time to revisit cherished memories with former boyfriend Max (Corenswet). In the meantime, she begins exploring feelings for a new potential love interest (Min) while grappling with whether she should alter the past.
“If something happened to you, and I could stop it, but it would mean we would never meet, would you want me to?” Boynton asks a confused Corenswet in the trailer.
Later, Boynton continues to debate her options:...
Searchlight Pictures releases director Ned Benson’s movie in select theaters April 5 before it begins streaming via Hulu on April 12. Justin H. Min and Austin Crute also star in the film that premieres at this year’s South by Southwest Festival.
The Greatest Hits follows Harriet (Boynton), who realizes that her favorite songs can literally transport her through time to revisit cherished memories with former boyfriend Max (Corenswet). In the meantime, she begins exploring feelings for a new potential love interest (Min) while grappling with whether she should alter the past.
“If something happened to you, and I could stop it, but it would mean we would never meet, would you want me to?” Boynton asks a confused Corenswet in the trailer.
Later, Boynton continues to debate her options:...
- 3/15/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ned Benson’s The Greatest Hits is a poignant exploration of grief, memory and the transformative power of music, marking his foray into magical realism. At its core, this film, brought to life by a vibrant cast including Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet, Retta, Justin H. Min and Austin Crute that delves deep into the psychological intricacies of mourning and the painstaking journey toward healing and acceptance.
The film begins with a vivid montage of Harriet (Boynton) and her boyfriend Max (Corenswet), capturing their blissful moments together through a series of concerts, road trips and encounters with nature. This idyllic sequence swiftly transitions to a scene of Harriet alone in her dimly lit apartment, a tangible representation of her life led by loss. Surrounded by the remnants of her past, she engages in a unique form of time travel triggered by music, which transports her back to moments shared with her boyfriend,...
The film begins with a vivid montage of Harriet (Boynton) and her boyfriend Max (Corenswet), capturing their blissful moments together through a series of concerts, road trips and encounters with nature. This idyllic sequence swiftly transitions to a scene of Harriet alone in her dimly lit apartment, a tangible representation of her life led by loss. Surrounded by the remnants of her past, she engages in a unique form of time travel triggered by music, which transports her back to moments shared with her boyfriend,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ has released the first trailer for ‘The Greatest Hits’, written and directed by Ned Benson, starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet and Austin Crute.
Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
The original movie has its world premiere at the South By Southwest® Film Festival in Austin, Texas today and will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland on April 12th, 2024.
Also in trailers – Jennifer Lopez stars in teaser trailer for ‘Atlas’
The post “What do you want to do today?...
Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?
The original movie has its world premiere at the South By Southwest® Film Festival in Austin, Texas today and will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland on April 12th, 2024.
Also in trailers – Jennifer Lopez stars in teaser trailer for ‘Atlas’
The post “What do you want to do today?...
- 3/14/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The romance genre is rare in that even the most conventional films can land extremely well. Somewhat fittingly titled, The Greatest Hits feels like an amalgamation of all the familiar beats of the romance genre. Nevertheless, writer-director Ned Benson and his cast infuse the movie with so much charm and humanity that the result is something incredibly charming and very special.
In the film, Lucy Boynton plays a woman with a mysterious affliction: every time she hears a certain song, she is literally transported back in time to the last time she heard it with her late boyfriend. It’s a high-concept blend of sci-fi and romance, and while it goes through a lot of conventional motions, it’s consistently lovable.
The characters’ arcs play out in pretty much the exact way you would expect. The protagonist has to learn to love again after being hurt by tragedy, and she finds a handsome,...
In the film, Lucy Boynton plays a woman with a mysterious affliction: every time she hears a certain song, she is literally transported back in time to the last time she heard it with her late boyfriend. It’s a high-concept blend of sci-fi and romance, and while it goes through a lot of conventional motions, it’s consistently lovable.
The characters’ arcs play out in pretty much the exact way you would expect. The protagonist has to learn to love again after being hurt by tragedy, and she finds a handsome,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) stars as a young woman who’s transported back in time while listening to music in Searchlight Pictures’ The Greatest Hits. Written and directed by Ned Benson (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby trilogy), The Greatest Hits premieres at SXSW before opening in limited theaters on April 5, 2024.
The romantic drama will stream on Hulu beginning April 12th.
“What if a single song, an unmistakable melody, an unforgettable sound – could take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Boynton) finds music imitating life when she discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate,” reads Searchlight Pictures’ synopsis. “While she relives the past through romantic memories, her time-traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she...
The romantic drama will stream on Hulu beginning April 12th.
“What if a single song, an unmistakable melody, an unforgettable sound – could take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Boynton) finds music imitating life when she discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate,” reads Searchlight Pictures’ synopsis. “While she relives the past through romantic memories, her time-traveling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she...
- 3/14/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"I love how music can do that... pull you back to some moment in time." Searchlight Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for an indie romantic drama called The Greatest Hits, the latest film from filmmaker Ned Benson (of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby films). Premiering today at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin before it lands on Hulu for streaming in April. Written and produced by Benson, Harriet experiences a unique connection between art and reality. She discovers that specific songs have the power to transport her back in time, driving her to relive special moments with her ex-boyfriend. Her time-traveling begins to bleed into the present when she meets someone new. Throughout the journey, she explores the mesmerizing link between music and memory, facing her with difficult decisions of whether altering the past is a choice worth making. Lucy Boynton stars with Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Andie Ju,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Everyone has certain notable songs in their lives that can transport you back to some sacred memories that you have kept with you. What if those songs could actually take you back in time to those memories? That’s the fresh new twist on the time travel concept in the new trailer for The Greatest Hits. Ned Benson, writer and director of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby trilogy, once again pulls double duty for this film which stars Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min and the new Kal-El of James Gunn’s Superman, David Corenswet.
The official plot synopsis from Searchlight Pictures reads,
“What if a single song, an unmistakable melody, an unforgettable sound – could take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds music imitating life when she discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate.
The official plot synopsis from Searchlight Pictures reads,
“What if a single song, an unmistakable melody, an unforgettable sound – could take you back in time, literally? Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds music imitating life when she discovers beloved songs shared with her former boyfriend can take her back to the scene of the moment, giving her a second chance to twist fate.
- 3/14/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
With great power comes great responsibility. It’s a lesson Lucy Boynton (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) grapples with in Searchlight Pictures’ “The Greatest Hits.” The studio released the film’s trailer on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
In “The Greatest Hits,” Harriet (Boynton) finds that listening to certain songs (literally) sweeps her away to another time — like, she becomes an actual time-traveler. She is able to relive special moments with her deceased boyfriend (David Corenswet of “Pearl”), and could potentially even stop the car crash that killed him from even happening. It sounds like there’s a pretty big tradeoff, however, if she takes it to that point.
And then there’s the new guy, played by Justin H. Min (“Beef”), that she meets along the way. “Throughout her journey, Harriet explores the mesmerizing link between music and memory, facing her with difficult decisions of whether altering the past is a choice worth making,” the synopsis reads.
In “The Greatest Hits,” Harriet (Boynton) finds that listening to certain songs (literally) sweeps her away to another time — like, she becomes an actual time-traveler. She is able to relive special moments with her deceased boyfriend (David Corenswet of “Pearl”), and could potentially even stop the car crash that killed him from even happening. It sounds like there’s a pretty big tradeoff, however, if she takes it to that point.
And then there’s the new guy, played by Justin H. Min (“Beef”), that she meets along the way. “Throughout her journey, Harriet explores the mesmerizing link between music and memory, facing her with difficult decisions of whether altering the past is a choice worth making,” the synopsis reads.
- 3/14/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Music has a way of worming its way into the listener’s heart. Without any effort on the listener’s part, a song can become inextricably linked to an emotion, place, person, or period. This incredibly potent and special aspect of music forms the basis of the new romantic comedy, “The Greatest Hits.”
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From writer/director Ned Benson (“The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”), the movie stars Lucy Boynton as Harriet, a young woman mourning the end of a relationship.
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From writer/director Ned Benson (“The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”), the movie stars Lucy Boynton as Harriet, a young woman mourning the end of a relationship.
Continue reading ‘The Greatest Hits’ Trailer: Lucy Boynton & David Corenswet Star In A Musical Time Travel Rom-Com at The Playlist.
- 3/14/2024
- by Megan Fisher
- The Playlist
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