350. A Beautiful Mind

Movie: A Beautiful Mind Release Date: December 21, 2001 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer. Tag Lines: “The Only Thing Greater Than the Power of the Mind is the Courage of the Heart” “He Saw The World In A…

351. The Artist

Movie: The Artist Release Date: November 25, 2011 (USA limited), January 20, 2012 (USA wide) Director: Michel Hazanavicius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller. Tag Lines: “An Encounter. The Fall. The Fame. The Artist.” Relevance: “You gotta have a gimmick.” That’s the thought (and song) that went through my…

352. Argo

Movie: Argo Release Date: October 12, 2012 Director: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman Tag Lines: “The movie was fake. The mission was real.” “Based on the exaggerated true story.” “Based on the Declassified True Story.” Relevance: If you haven’t noticed by now, or if this is the first post…

353. The King’s Speech

Movie: The King’s Speech Release Date: December 25, 2010 (USA) Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon. Tag Lines: “It takes leadership to confront a nation’s fear. It takes friendship to conquer your own.” “When God couldn’t save The King, The…

354. Michael Clayton

Movie: Michael Clayton Release Date: October 5, 2007 Director: Tony Gilroy Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack. Tag Lines: “The Truth Can Be Adjusted.” “The truth is what he makes it.” Relevance: Before each Academy Award broadcast, I try to see all of the nominated films for Best Picture. Most years I…

355. Dances With Wolves

Movie: Dances With Wolves Release Date: November 9, 1990 Director: Kevin Costner Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney Grant. Tag Lines: “Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered.” “The journey begins this November. Discover it for yourself.” “Lt. John Dunbar is about to discover the frontier…within himself.” Relevance: I saw ‘Dances…

356. American Graffiti

Movie: American Graffiti Release Date: August 11, 1973 Director: George Lucas Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack. Tag Lines: “Where were you in ’62?” Relevance: I wouldn’t say I was forced to watch this movie as a kid, but when your parents…

357. Amadeus

Movie: Amadeus Release Date: September 19, 1984 Director: Milos Foreman Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay. Tag Lines: “The man… The music… The madness… The murder… The motion picture…” “Everything you’ve heard is true.” Relevance: Although I was aware of ‘Amadeus’ because of…

358. The Elephant Man

Movie: The Elephant Man Release Date: October 10, 1980 Director: David Lynch Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller. Tag Lines: “I am not an animal! I am a human being! I…am…a man!” Relevance: This movie flew under my radar for the most part until at least the late 1980’s. My…

359. Gandhi

Movie: Gandhi Release Date: December 10, 1982 (USA) Director: Richard Attenborough Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen Tag Lines: “His Triumph Changed The World Forever.” “The Man of the Century. The Motion Picture of a Lifetime.” “A WORLD EVENT! It took one remarkable man to defeat…