Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Family Stone, Last Christmas, and On Angel Wings.

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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 Family Stone from 2005, Last Christmas from 2019, and On Angel Wings from 2014.
The Family Stone is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha.
Produced by Michael London and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it stars an ensemble cast, including Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, and Tyrone Giordano.
The plot follows the Christmas holiday misadventures of the Stone family in a small New England town when the eldest son, played by Mulroney, brings his uptight girlfriend (played by Parker) home with the intention of proposing to her with a cherished heirloom ring.
Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, which triggers further complications.
The Family Stone was released in the United States on 16 December 2005, and was a commercial success with a worldwide gross of $93 million.
Parker was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance, while Keaton, Nelson, and McAdams each garnered a Satellite Award nomination.
Directed by: Thomas Bezucha.
Written by: Thomas Bezucha.
Produced by: Michael London.
Starring: Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, and Brian White.
Cinematography: Jonathan Brown.
Edited by: Jeffrey Ford.
Music by: Michael Giacchino.
Production company: Fox 2000 Pictures.
Distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Release date: 16 December 2005.
File Length: 103 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $18 million.
Box office: $92.9 million.
Last Christmas is a 2019 romantic comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Bryony Kimmings and Emma Thompson, who co-wrote the story with her husband, Greg Wise.
Named after the 1984 song of the same name and inspired by the music of George Michael and Wham!, the film stars Emilia Clarke as a disillusioned Christmas store worker who forms a relationship with a mysterious man ( Henry Golding) and begins to fall for him; Emma Thompson and Michelle Yeoh also star.
Last Christmas was theatrically released in the United States on 8 November 2019 and in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2019 by Universal Pictures.
It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and chemistry of Clarke and Golding but criticised the screenplay and story.
The film grossed $123 million worldwide.
Directed by: Paul Feig.
Screenplay by: Emma Thompson, and Bryony Kimmings.
Story by: Emma Thompson , and Greg Wise.
Based on: Last Christmas by Wham!.
Produced by: David Livingstone , Emma Thompson , Paul Feig, and Jessie Henderson.
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, and Emma Thompson.
Cinematography: John Schwartzman.
Edited by: Brent White.
Music by: Theodore Shapiro.
Production companies: Feigco Entertainment , Perfect World Pictures, and Calamity Films.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures.
Release dates: 8 November 2019 (United States), and 15 November 2019 (United Kingdom).
File Length: 103 minutes.
Countries: United Kingdom , and United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $25–30 million.
Box office: $123.4 million.
On Angel Wings is a 2014 TV movie.
One cold Christmas night, an old shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the newborn Christ child - ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret.
Based on the book by Michael Morpurgo.
File Length: 28 minutes.
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