Movie: La La Land Release Date: December 9, 2016 Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, J.K. Simmons “I hate jazz.” “What do you mean you hate jazz?” “It just means that when I listen to it, I don’t like it.” ‘La La Land’ wasn’t released until late…
Category: Musical
400 Movies You Should Watch Before You Die
While working on the Academy Award Best Picture Movie Challenge, I referenced my 365 Movie Day Challenge I completed in 2020 quite a bit. For those of you unfamiliar with that challenge, basically I watched my 365 favorite and most influential movies over the course of a year (one a day) and wrote a little…
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….
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…
Oliver!
Movie: Oliver! Release Date: September 26, 1968 Director: Carol Reed Starring: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.5 Oscars out of 10 “Please sir, I want some more.” That is exactly what I say every time I finish watching ‘Oliver!,’ one of the best…
The Sound of Music
Movie: The Sound of Music Release Date: March 2, 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Eleanor Parker Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 Similar to my post regarding ‘West Side Story,’ is there anything more I can really say about ‘The Sound…
My Fair Lady
Movie: My Fair Lady Release Date: October 21, 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 If you followed my 365 Day Movie Challenge, you know that I am a fan of the movie…
West Side Story
Movie: West Side Story Release Date: October 18, 1961 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 What can I say about ‘West Side Story’ that I have not said already? It is my ninth favorite movie of all…
Gigi
Movie: Gigi Release Date: May 15, 1958 Director: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 5.25 Oscars out of 10 ‘Gigi’ was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won in every single category. It held that “sweeping” record until…
Marty
Movie: Marty Release Date: April 11, 1955 Director: Delbert Mann Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, Frank Sutton, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6.75 Oscars out of 10 Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of four, including Best Picture, ‘Marty’ is not a film I probably would have…
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