Movie: Million Dollar Baby Release Date: December 15, 2004 Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. Tag Lines: “Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope, there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love.” Relevance: A movie about boxing? Directed by…
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341. Murder on the Orient Express
Movie: Murder on the Orient Express Release Date: November 21, 1974 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, Michael York. Tag Lines: “The greatest cast of suspicious characters ever involved in murder.”…
342. Traffic
Movie: Traffic Release Date: December 27, 2000 Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Tag Lines: “It’s a dirty, dirty war! And no one comes away clean.” “No One Gets Away Clean.” Relevance: I didn’t watch ‘Traffic’ until well after it won four of the…
343. Sideways
Movie: Sideways Release Date: October 22, 2004 Director: Alexander Payne Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh. Tag Lines: “In search of wine. In search of women. In search of themselves.” Relevance: When ‘Sideways’ was released in theaters I wasn’t a huge wine consumer. Don’t get me wrong, I drank wine, but…
344. The Help
Movie: The Help Release Date: August 10, 2011 Director: Tate Taylor Starring: Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone. Tag Lines: “Change begins with a whisper.” Relevance: I first watched ‘The Help’ in December of 2011 when it became available on DVD. It was a good thing I was…
345. Up in the Air
Movie: Up in the Air Release Date: December 4, 2009 Director: Jason Reitman Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Danny McBride Tag Lines: “The story of a man ready to make a connection.” “Arriving this December.” “From Paramount Pictures comes the story of a man ready to make a connection.” “Arriving soon.” Relevance: Every…
346. Ordinary People
Movie: Ordinary People Release Date: September 19, 1980 Director: Robert Redford Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton. Tag Lines: “Some films you watch, others you feel.” “Everything is in its proper place…Except the past.” Relevance: I first watched ‘Ordinary People’ sometime in the early 1980’s on HBO probably around the age…
347. Zodiac
Movie: Zodiac Release Date: March 2, 2007 Director: David Fincher Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, Dermot Mulroney. Tag Lines: “There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer.” “When a series of murders terrorized California, one man took…
348. Goodfellas
Movie: Goodfellas Release Date: September 19, 1990 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino. Tag Lines: ‘”As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” — Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955.’ “Three Decades of Life in the Mafia.” “Murderers come with smiles.”…
349. Rain Man
Movie: Rain Man Release Date: December 16, 1988 Director: Barry Levinson Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino. Tag Lines: “A journey through understanding and fellowship.” Relevance: I first saw ‘Rain Man’ in the theater either late 1988 or early 1989. I was 17 years old and a senior in high school. Believe it or…
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