Movie: Driving Miss Daisy Release Date: December 15, 1989 Director: Bruce Beresford Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle. Tag Lines: “The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize.” “The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.” Relevance: The 62nd Academy Awards happened to…
Category: Classic
339. Taxi Driver
Movie: Taxi Driver Release Date: February 8, 1976 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd. Tag Lines: “On every street in every city in this country, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.” “On every street in every city, there’s a…
341. Murder on the Orient Express
Movie: Murder on the Orient Express Release Date: November 21, 1974 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, Michael York. Tag Lines: “The greatest cast of suspicious characters ever involved in murder.”…
346. Ordinary People
Movie: Ordinary People Release Date: September 19, 1980 Director: Robert Redford Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton. Tag Lines: “Some films you watch, others you feel.” “Everything is in its proper place…Except the past.” Relevance: I first watched ‘Ordinary People’ sometime in the early 1980’s on HBO probably around the age…
355. Dances With Wolves
Movie: Dances With Wolves Release Date: November 9, 1990 Director: Kevin Costner Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney Grant. Tag Lines: “Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.” “The journey begins this November. Discover it for yourself.” “Lt. John Dunbar is about to discover the frontier…within himself.” Relevance: I saw ‘Dances…
356. American Graffiti
Movie: American Graffiti Release Date: August 11, 1973 Director: George Lucas Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack. Tag Lines: “Where were you in ’62?” Relevance: I wouldn’t say I was forced to watch this movie as a kid, but when your parents…
357. Amadeus
Movie: Amadeus Release Date: September 19, 1984 Director: Milos Foreman Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay. Tag Lines: “The man… The music… The madness… The murder… The motion picture…” “Everything you’ve heard is true.” Relevance: Although I was aware of ‘Amadeus’ because of…
358. The Elephant Man
Movie: The Elephant Man Release Date: October 10, 1980 Director: David Lynch Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller. Tag Lines: “I am not an animal! I am a human being! I…am…a man!” Relevance: This movie flew under my radar for the most part until at least the late 1980’s. My…
359. Gandhi
Movie: Gandhi Release Date: December 10, 1982 (USA) Director: Richard Attenborough Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen Tag Lines: “His Triumph Changed The World Forever.” “The Man of the Century. The Motion Picture of a Lifetime.” “A WORLD EVENT! It took one remarkable man to defeat…
360. Chariots of Fire
Movie: Chariots of Fire Release Date: May 15, 1981 (UK), September 25, 1981 (USA) Director: Hugh Hudson Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Lindsay Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Nigel Davenport, Brad Davis, Peter Egan, Sir John Gielgud, Ian Holm, Patrick Magee Tag Lines: “This is the story of two men who…
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