Movie: Mars Attacks! Release Date: December 13, 1996 Director: Tim Burton Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, Sylvia Sidney. Tag Lines: “Nice planet. We’ll take it!” “YIKES! They’ve Landed!” Relevance:…
Category: Thoughts
301. Two of a Kind
Movie: Two of a Kind Release Date: December 16, 1983 Director: John Herzfeld Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Oliver Reed, Beatrice Straight, Scatman Crothers, Charles Durning. Tag Lines: “It took a twist of fate to make them two of a kind.” “Together for the first time since ‘GREASE’” “A match re-made in Heaven.” Relevance: If…
302. Chocolat
Movie: Chocolat Release Date: December 15, 2000 Director: Lasse Hallström Starring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin, Johnny Depp, Carrie-Anne Moss, John Wood, Leslie Caron. Tag Lines: “A comic fable from the director of ‘The Cider House Rules.’” “One Taste Is All It Takes.” “One taste is not enough.” “What do you see?”…
303. Almost Famous
Movie: Almost Famous Release Date: September 13, 2000 Director: Cameron Crowe Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Tag Lines: “Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don’t fall for it.” Relevance: The year 2000 was a great year for movies, at least as…
304. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Release Date: December 25, 2008 Director: David Fincher Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton. Tag Lines: “Life isn’t measured in minutes, but in moments.” “I was born under unusual circumstances.” “Life can only be understood backward. It must…
305. Adventures in Babysitting
Movie: Adventures in Babysitting Release Date: July 3, 1987 Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton. Tag Lines: “A lifetime of fun in just one night.” “She thought babysitting was easy money – until she started hanging out with the Andersons.” Relevance: I did not see ‘Adventures in Babysitting’ in…
306. About a Boy
Movie: About a Boy Release Date: May 17, 2002 Director: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz. Starring: Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult. Tag Lines: “Growing up has nothing to do with age.” Relevance: I did not get a chance to see ‘About a Boy’ in movie theaters. I didn’t actually see it until late…
A “Leap” Day Off
Thanks to 2020 having 366 days, the “365 Day Movie Challenge: A Movie a Day Keeps the Doctor Away” has a day off. Happy Leap Day to all! It is, however, a perfect time for me to answer a few questions I have received about the “challenge” as well as share some stats. So here…
307. Hard Candy
Movie: Hard Candy Release Date: April 14, 2006 Director: David Slade Starring: Ellen Page, Patrick Wilson, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae. Tag Lines: “Strangers shouldn’t talk to little girls.” Relevance: I was lucky enough to see Patrick Wilson perform on Broadway in “The Full Monty” with my mom. It was such a terrific show and it…
308. (500) Days of Summer
Movie: (500) Days of Summer Release Date: August 7, 2009 Director: Marc Webb Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel. Tag Lines: “Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t.” “This is not a love story. This is a story about love.” “It was almost like falling in love.” Relevance: Have you ever walked into a…
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