Movie: Natural Born Killers Release Date: August 26, 1994 Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore. Tag Lines: “The Media Made Them Superstars.” “In the media circus of life, they were the main attraction.” “A bold new film that takes a look at a country seduced…
Category: Thoughts
321. Erin Brockovich
Movie: Erin Brockovich Release Date: March 17, 2000 Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart. Tag Lines: “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.” Relevance: I didn’t see ‘Erin Brockovich’ in theaters, but it was definitely rented as soon as possible sometime in the…
322. WarGames
Movie: WarGames Release Date: June 3, 1983 Director: John Badham Starring: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy. Tag Lines: “The only winning move is not to play.” “To David Lightman, “Global Thermonuclear War” will just be one hell of a game. To everybody else, it will be hell waiting to happen.” “‘Global Thermonuclear…
323. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Movie: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Release Date: October 31, 1962 Director: Robert Aldrich Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Tag Lines: “Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?” “You’d better be shockproof before you dare find out!” “Too late . . . too late . . ….
324. Romeo + Juliet
Movie: Romeo + Juliet Release Date: November 1, 1996 Director: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora. Tag Lines: “Two households both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of…
325. Les Miserables
Movie: Les Miserables Release Date: December 25, 2012 Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen. Tag Lines: “Fight. Dream. Hope. Love.” “The Dream Lives This Christmas.” Relevance: One of my favorite Broadway shows of all time is “Les Miserables.” I saw it…
326. Somewhere in Time
Movie: Somewhere in Time Release Date: October 3, 1980 Director: Jeannot Szwarc Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer. Tag Lines: “Some day in the past, he will find her.” “Someday in the past he will find her…” “Beyond fantasy. Beyond obsession. Beyond time itself… he will find her.” “He sacrificed life in the present……
327. Time After Time
Movie: Time After Time Release Date: September 28, 1979 Director: Nicholas Meyer Starring: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen. Tag Lines: “The Wildest Chase of the Century!” “H.G. Wells races through time to catch Jack the Ripper!” “A chase through time — to catch Jack the Ripper!” “Imagine! A scientific genius named H.G. Wells stalks…
328. Liar Liar
Movie: Liar Liar Release Date: March 21, 1997 Director: Tom Shadyac Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Jennifer Tilly, Cary Elwes, Amanda Donohoe, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Anne Haney. Tag Lines: “Trust Me.” “Would I lie to you?” “Coming soon. Honest.” Relevance: “In Living Color” started airing on television in 1990 and watching it…
329. Independence Day
Movie: Independence Day Release Date: July 3, 1996 Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein. Tag Lines: “We’ve always believed we weren’t alone. On July 4th, we’ll wish we were.” “THESE extraterrestrials don’t want to phone home…They want…