Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes Release Date: December 27. 1991 Director: Jon Avnet Starring: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson. Tag Lines: “The secret of life? The secret’s in the sauce.” Relevance: There are times when I go to see a movie, I have already read the book, novel or story…

Movie: Labyrinth Release Date: June 27, 1986 Director: Jim Henson Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly. Tag Lines: “The Imagination of Jim Henson…” “The Wizardry of George Lucas…” “The Excitement of David Bowie…” “Three Extraordinary Talents take you to a World of Fantasy and Adventure, The World of Labyrinth!” “Where everything seems possible and nothing is…

Movie: The American President Release Date: November 17, 1995 Director: Rob Reiner Starring: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Richard Dreyfuss, Davis Paymer, Samantha Mathis. Tag Lines: “Why can’t the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?” Relevance: In 1995 and 1996, I wasn’t very political….

Movie: Deep Impact Release Date: May 8, 1998 Director: Mimi Leder Starring: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximillian Schell, Morgan Freeman, Jon Favreau, Laura Innes, James Cromwell. Tag Lines: “Heaven and Earth are about to collide.” “Oceans rise. Cities fall. Hope survives.” Relevance: The highest grossing film of 1998 was a science-fiction…

Movie: The First Wives Club Release Date: September 20, 1996 Director: Hugh Wilson Starring: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot, Sarah Jessica Parker, Marcia Gay Harden, Stephen Collins, Victor Garber. Tag Lines: “Getting even… this fall.” “Don’t get mad. Get everything.” Relevance: Unlike many other movies on this list,…

Movie: Oliver! Release Date: September 26, 1968 Director: Carol Reed Starring: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild. Tag Lines: “More of a Masterpiece Than a Musical!” “The big bright musical for absolutely everyone…in Magnificent 70mm.” “Much Much More Than a Musical!” Relevance: Growing up, I never liked my name….

Movie: The Frighteners Release Date: July 19, 1996 Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, Jake Busey. Tag Lines: “Something has put the fear of death in the living and sent the dead running for their lives.” “No Rest for the Wicked.” “Dead yet?”…

Movie: The Green Mile Release Date: December 10, 1999 Director: Frank Darabont Starring: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Jeffery DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, Gary Sinise. Tag Lines: “Miracles do happen.” “Miracles happen in the most unexpected places.” “Paul Edgecomb didn’t…

Movie: Ice Castles Release Date: December 31, 1978 Director: Donald Wrye Starring: Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robby Benson, Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt. Tag Lines: “The story of a girl who refused to forget she was once a champion.” “A Genuine Miracle!Together they reached for the impossible.” “When Tragedy Struck, Love Came to the Rescue.” Relevance: In 1983,…

Movie: The Bad News Bears Release Date: April 7, 1976 Director: Michael Ritchie Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Chris Barnes, Vic Morrow, Jackie Earle Haley, Joyce Van Patten. Tag Lines: “…together they make it happen!” “The Catcher Can Only Catch a Cold. The Coach Can’t Wait to Pass Out. The Pitcher Can’t Wait to Fill…