Movie: Gladiator Release Date: May 5, 2000 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris. Tag Lines: “Father of a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I shall have my vengeance in this life or the next.” “What We Do In Life Echoes…
Category: Thoughts
331. Hairspray
Movie: Hairspray Release Date: February 26, 1988 Director: John Waters Starring: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora. Tag Lines: “It’s way beyond Grease.” “Baltimore, 1962. The heyday of hair-dos and hair-don’ts, Heartthrobs and hefty girls, hot dates and hip talkers, beatniks and hair hoppers, and one…
332. The Crying Game
Movie: The Crying Game Release Date: October 30, 1992 Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker. Tag Lines: “Play At Your Own Risk.” “The movie everyone is talking about… But no one is giving away its secrets.” “Desire is a Danger Zone.” Relevance: I wasn’t able to see ‘The Crying…
333. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Movie:Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Release Date: August 1953 Director: Howard Hawks Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe. Tag Lines: “You’ve never seen so much fun!” “The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!” Relevance: I didn’t watch ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ until the spring of 1985. Of course I knew who Marilyn Monroe…
334. 10 Things I Hate About You
Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You Release Date: March 31, 1999 Director: Gil Junger Starring: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Larry Miller, Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt. Tag Lines: “There are so many different ways to hate. Count them yourself.” “How do I loathe thee? Let me count the…
335. Born on the Fourth of July
Movie: Born on the Fourth of July Release Date: December 20, 1989 Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Willem Dafoe. Tag Lines: “A story of innocence lost and courage found.” Relevance: Tom Cruise was already a big star and household name by the time ‘Born on…
336. Back to School
Movie: Back to School Release Date: June 13, 1986 Director: Alan Metter Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty. Tag Lines: “Registration starts Friday, June 13, at theaters everywhere.” Relevance: I know that I didn’t see ‘Back to School’ in theaters. I’m not a…
337. Driving Miss Daisy
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…
338. Total Recall
Movie: Total Recall Release Date: June 1, 1990 Director: Paul Verhoeven Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox. Tag Lines: “How would you know if someone stole your mind?” “How would you know after memory implantation if your mind is yours?” “They stole his mind, now he wants it back.” “Get…
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…
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