Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Best Man Holiday and Office Christmas Party.
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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described Movies the Best Man Holiday from 2013, and Office Christmas Party from 2016.
The Best Man Holiday is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Malcolm D. Lee.
A sequel to Lee's The Best Man (1999), it stars Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun, and Melissa De Sousa, all reprising their roles from the previous film.
Along with Lee, the film was produced by Sean Daniel.
Nearly 15 years after they were last together as a group, college friends Lance (Morris Chestnut), Harper (Taye Diggs), Candace (Regina Hall), Quentin (Terrence Howard), Robyn (Sanaa Lathan), Jordan (Nia Long), Murch (Harold Perrineau), and Mia (Monica Calhoun) finally reunite over the Christmas holidays.
Though much has changed in their lives, the friends discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and passionate romances to be reignited.
Highly anticipated, the project was announced in October 2011 and principal photography began in April 2013 in Toronto, Ontario.
The Best Man Holiday was released on 15 November 2013 by Universal Pictures.
It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast, Lee's direction, and the dramatic elements, with some criticism aimed at the screenplay.
It was a commercial success, grossing $71 million worldwide on a production budget of $17 million.
The film received multiple accolades and nominations, including being nominated four times at the 45th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Chestnut and Howard) and Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Lee).
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee.
Written by: Malcolm D. Lee.
Based on Characters by: Malcolm D. Lee.
Produced by: Malcolm D. Lee, and Sean Daniel.
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, and Harold Perrineau.
Cinematography: Greg Gardiner.
Edited by: Paul Millspaugh.
Music by: Stanley Clarke.
Production Companies: Blackmaled Productions , and Sean Daniel Company.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures.
Release date: 15 November 2013.
File Length: 123 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $17 million.
Box office: $71.6 million.
Office Christmas Party is a 2016 American Christmas comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon and written by Justin Malen and Laura Solon, based on a story by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
The film stars an ensemble cast, including Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Vanessa Bayer, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Kate McKinnon, and Jennifer Aniston.
When the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he (T.J. Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Jason Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
The film was released on 9 December 2016, by Paramount Pictures.
It grossed $114 million worldwide.
Directed by: Will Speck Josh Gordon.
Screenplay by: Justin Malen , Laura Solon, and Dan Mazer.
Story by: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, and Timothy Dowling.
Produced by: Scott Stuber, Guymon Casady, and Daniel Rappaport.
Starring: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Kate McKinnon, and Jennifer Aniston.
Cinematography: Jeff Cutter.
Edited by: Jeff Growth, and Evan Henke.
Music by: Theodore Shapiro.
Production Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Bluegrass Films, and Amblin Partners.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures (United States), Mister Smith Entertainment (Europe, and the Middle East and Africa).
Release dates: 5 December 2016 ( New York City), and 9 December 2016 (United States).
File Length: 105 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $45 million.
Box office: $114.5 million.
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