Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Release Date: December 18, 2003 Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, MIranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian…
Month: February 2023
Chicago
Movie: Chicago Release Date: December 27, 2002 Director: Rob Marshall Starring: Rene Zellwegger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu, Colm Feore, Dominic West Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 If you don’t like the movie ‘Chicago,’ we just can’t be friends. Period….
A Beautiful Mind
Movie: A Beautiful Mind Release Date: December 21, 2001 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘A Beautiful Mind’ is, well, a beautiful movie. It was nominated for eight Academy…
Gladiator
Movie: Gladiator Release Date: May 5, 2000 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielson, Ralf Moller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, Tommy Flanagan Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 When ‘Gladiator’ is ranked with other Academy Award Best Picture winners by critics, it…
American Beauty
Movie: American Beauty Release Date: September 15, 1999 Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, Wes Bentley, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 ‘American Beauty’ is one of my favorite movies of all time. Period. It is currently ranked number…
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 Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Shakespeare in Love’ was, is and…
Titanic
Movie: Titanic Release Date: December 19, 1997 Director: James Cameron Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Bill Paxton Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 I know there are “haters” out there in regards to the movie ‘Titanic,’ but…
The English Patient
Movie: The English Patient Release Date: November 15, 1996 Director: Anthony Minghella Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jurgen Prochnow Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘The English Patient’ was both a commercial and critical success when it was released in…
Braveheart
Movie: Braveheart Release Date: May 24, 1995 Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5.75 Oscars out of 10 Despite being more of a commercial success than a critical success, ‘Braveheart’ was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning four including Best Picture and Best Director….
Forrest Gump
Movie: Forrest Gump Release Date: July 6, 1994 Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 6.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Forrest Gump’ was more than just a huge commercial success for Paramount when it was released in 1994. It was a global phenomenon…
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