The romance between an art student at Duke University and the bullrider she meets at a local rodeo is unexpectedly impacted when they save the life of an elderly widower, compelling him to re-live his loving WWII-era marriage to an immigrant teacher who inspires him to amass a remarkable modern art collection which eventually helps the cowboy save his family’s ranch. (20TH CENTURY FOX)
“The Longest Ride” is based on the popular Nicholas Sparks novel. Sparks has had many of his books turned into movies, most prominently 2004’s “The Notebook”, starring Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling and James Garner. Britt Robertson will soon be seen in Disney’s “Tomorrowland”, starring George Clooney and directed by Brad Bird. Alan Alda is a TV icon from “M.A.S.H.” and was nominated for an Oscar for 2004’s “The Aviator”.
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases and, in total, has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9. And in 2011, Jackson was inducted into the Broadcast Film Critics Association as their youngest member. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most recognized and prestigious awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA and votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Currently, Jackson can be heard every Friday morning on WGNA-FM and his reviews are also posted on his website, YouTube channel and Cultjer.com. He is also a contributor to AnimationScoop.com, run by animation historian Jerry Beck. And Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE”, along with “The LCJ Q&A Podcast”, on which he interviews celebrities and filmmakers.