Movie: The Last Temptation of Christ Release Date: August 12, 1988 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie. Tag Lines: “A startling vision…an extraordinary story.” Relevance: By August of 1988, I only had one thing on my mind, my senior year of high school. As soon as…
Month: September 2020
104. Dead Poets Society
Movie: Dead Poets Society Release Date: June 2, 1989 Director: Peter Weir Starring: Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, Dylan Kussman, James Waterston. Tag Lines: “He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.” Relevance: ‘Dead Poets Society’ was a box office hit in the summer…
105. American History X
Movie: American History X Release Date: October 30, 1998 Director: Tony Kaye Starring: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach. Elliott Gould, Avery Brooks, Beverly D’Angelo. Tag Lines: “His father taught him to hate. His friends taught him rage. His enemies gave him hope.” “Some Legacies Must End.” “Violence as a way of life.”…
106. Contact
Movie: Contact Release Date: July 11, 1997 Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Jodi Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett. Tag Lines: “Get ready to take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history… of history.” “From the Academy Award-winning…
107. Meet Joe Black
Movie: Meet Joe Black Release Date: November 13, 1998 Director: Martin Brest Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor. Tag Lines: “He’s Expecting You.” “Meet Joe Black: Sooner or Later Everyone Does.” Relevance: Despite its star power, ‘Meet Joe Black’ was met with mixed to poor reviews and…
108. Shakespeare in Love
Movie: Shakespeare in Love Release Date: December 11, 1998 Director: John Madden Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Williams. Tag Lines: “A Comedy About the Greatest Love Story Almost Never Told.” “Love is the only…
109. In & Out
Movie: In & Out Release Date: September 19, 1997 Director: Frank Oz Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilfred Brimley, Bob Newhart, Tom Selleck. Tag Lines: “An out-and-out comedy.” Relevance: There are some movies that I just love for no reason other than they simply entertain me. Some movies effect me and…
110. Shortbus
Movie: Shortbus Release Date: October 20, 2006 Director: John Cameron Mitchell Starring: Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker, Peter Stickles, Jay Brennan. Tag Lines: “Voyeurism is Participation.” “You’ve got to get on to get off.” “Open Your Mind. And Everything Else.” “Searching for your inner-sexual soul in The Big Apple.” Relevance:…
111. The Hours
Movie: The Hours Release Date: December 25, 2002 Director: Stephen Daldry Starring: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Allison Janney, John C Reilly, Miranda Richardson. Tag Lines: “Three Different Women. Each Living a Lie.” “From the director of Billy Elliot.” “Three women in their search…
112. A Clockwork Orange
Movie: A Clockwork Orange Release Date: December 19, 1971 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin. Tag Lines: “Being the adventures of a young man … who couldn’t resist pretty girls … or a bit of the old ultra-violence … went to jail, was re-conditioned … and came out a…
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