Friday, April 30, 2010

Movies for Monday April 26, 2010

On April 26 1564 William Shakespeare was baptised; Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language... with Shakespeare in mind, the theme for today will be films based on Shakespeare-enjoy!

1 Hamlet (1948) Director Laurence Olivier
Academy Award winning film based on Shakespeare play telling the story of murder and revenge in medieval Denmark-Laurence Olivier won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading role...

2 Henry V (1989) Director Kenneth Brannagh
Film adaptation of Shakespeare play about the English King's conquest of France-Brannagh was nominated for both Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading role for his portrayal...

3 Romeo and Juliet (1968) Director Franco Zeffirelli
Movie based on Shakespeare play that tells the story of two star crossed lovers (Leonard Whiting & Olivia Hussey) from feuding families; film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director...

As I have seen only one film from the above list (Romeo and Juliet) I look forward to your response... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Movies for Sunday April 25, 2010

April 25th is Red Hat Society Day; The Red Hat Society is the largest women's social group in the world and is an organization founded for women approaching the age of 50 and beyond. With Red Hat Society Day in mind, the theme will be based on the acting career of movie, television and theatre actress Gloria Stuart who is one of the oldest actresses still working in the industry with her latest Oscar performance for the film "Titanic" at the age of 87 years old-enjoy!

1 Titanic (1997) Director James Cameron
Academy Award winning film about two young lovers (Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet) who meet their fate upon the ill fated ship; Won several Oscars including Best Picture & Best Director; was also nominated for a number of Academy Awards including Best Actress for Kate Winslet and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gloria Stuart as one of the last remaining survivors of the Titanic...

2 The Invisible Man (1933) Director James Whale
Story about a scientist (Claude Rains) who experiments with becoming invisible which starts to impact his mind...

3 My Favorite Year (1982) Director Richard Benjamin
Tells the story of a young junior writer (Mark Linn-Baker) for a hit TV show of the fifties who tries to keep his film idol (Peter O'Toole) from being kicked off the show...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Invisible Man) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Saturday April 24, 2010

On April 24 1942 Barbara Streisand was born; known for her singing voice, she also produced, directed, and starred in a number of notable movies... so the theme for today are movies with Barbara Streisand-enjoy!

1 The Way We Were (1973) Director Sydney Pollack
Film about two people (Barbara Streisand & Robert Redford) who fall in love but are unable to stay together due to their different political views-Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand are both great in their roles, which garnered Streisand an Oscar nomination; the film also won two Academy Awards for music...

2 Funny Girl (1968) Director William Wyler
Movie based on the real life comedienne Fannie Brice (Barbara Streisand) who ended up the star of the Ziegfeld Follies-Streisand is good as Brice, which won her a Best Actress Oscar, and Omar Sharif is also good as gambler husband of Brice...

3 The Prince of Tides (1991) Director Barbara Streisand
Tells the story of a troubled man (Nick Nolte) who confides in a psychiatrist (Barbara Streisand) and ends up falling in love-Nominated for several Academy Awards including Nick Nolte for Best Actor in a leading role...

4 What's Up Doc? (1972) Director Peter Bogdanovich
Comedy about a doctor of Musicology (Ryan O'Neal) who encounters an eccentric woman while trying to get a research grant...

5 A Star is Born (1976) Director Frank Pierson
Remake of movie about a washed up musician (Kris Kristofferson) who falls in love with a younger popular singer (Barbara Streisand). Movie won an Oscar for Best Song...

6 Meet the Fockers (2004)
Comedic sequel to "Meet the Parents" where a young couple must contend with their very different families-for those who can handle lots of uncomfortable moments...

As I have seen a select few from the above list of films (The Way We Were; Funny Girl; The Prince of Tides) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Movies for Friday April 23, 2010

April 23rd is World Book and Copyright Day, which is a day designed to promote reading, publishing and copyright throughout the world. With this day in mind, the theme for today will be movies about those who write and adapt literary works into films-enjoy!

1 Adaptation (2002) Director Spike Jonze
Film about a neurotic screenwriter (Nicholas Cage) who enlists the help of his twin brother (Nicholas Cage) to adapt a non-fiction book into a movie-great ensemble cast where Cage, Merryl Streep and Chris Cooper all shine in their quirky portrayals...

2 Leaving Las Vegas (1995) Director Mike Figgis
Tells the story of a washed up screenwriter (Nicholas Cage) who decides to drink himself to death after he loses his family-Cage won an Oscar for his heartbreaking portrayal, and Elisabeth Shue garnered an Academy Award nomination for her great performance...

3 Sunset Boulevard (1950) Director Billy Wilder
Tells the story of a hack screenwriter (William Holden) trying to get a break by writing for a former silent film star (Gloria Swanson). Film won three Oscars including Best Writing Story and Screenplay...

I hope the above list of films will provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Movies for Thursday April 22, 2010

April 22nd is Earth Day; it is a day designed to raise awareness for the Earth's environment, and is celebrated worldwide. With Earth Day in mind, the theme for today will be films about the environment-enjoy!

1 The Cove (2009) Director Louie Psihoyos
Academy Award winning documentary about a group of activists who investigate a dolphin cove near Japan to reveal animal abuse and threats to human health; won Oscar for Best Feature Documentary...

2 Baraka (1992) Director Ron Fricke
Environmental documentary depicting the beauty of the earth around the world...

3 An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Director Davis Guggenheim
Oscar winning documentary about Al Gore's campaign to raise awareness about global warming; won Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary for that year...

As I have seen only one film from the above list (An Inconvenient Truth) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Wednesday April 21, 2010

On April 21 1958 Andie MacDowell was born... so the theme for today are movies with Andie MacDowell-enjoy!

1 Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) Director Steven Soderbergh
Film about a repressed woman (Andie MacDowell) whose husband (Peter Gallagher)is having an affair on her, and the new young man (James Spader) that she meets...

2 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Director Mike Newell
Movie about a group of friends who go through a number of relationship changes over the years-Hugh Grant & MacDowell are charming as couple who finally decide to make a life together...

3 Short Cuts (1993) Director Robert Altman
Tells the story of several different people living in Los Angeles-Altman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director...

4 Groundhog Day (1993) Director Harold Ramis
Story about a weatherman (Bill Murray) who keeps re-living the same day over and over again...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (Short Cuts) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Tuesday April 20, 2010

April 20 ("4/20" in Canada U.S. New Zealand) has evolved into a counterculture holiday, where people gather and ingest cannabis at 4:20pm on April 20th; often there is also a political component with gatherers advocating for the decriminalization of cannabis. With this holiday in mind, the theme for today will be films about marijuana-enjoy!

1 Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children) (1936) Director Louis J. Gasnier
American exploitation film and cult classic depicting the evils of marijuana use...

2 Dazed and Confused (1993) Director Richard Linklater
Movie about a group of teenagers celebrating their last day of school in the 1970's...

3 Up in Smoke (1978) Director Lou Adler
Film about two stoners who unknowingly smuggle a van of marijuana from Mexico to Los Angeles-only for those who like Cheech and Chong movies...

4 Pineapple Express (2008) Director David Gordon Green
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run when one witnesses a crooked cop commit a murder...

I hope the above list of films provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Monday April 19, 2010

April 19 1943 is Bicycle Day; In April 1943, Albert Hofmann (a Swiss Chemist) discovered the psychedelic properties of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)where Hofmann ingested the drug and rode a bicycle through the streets with his lab assistant accompanying him, to further explore the impacts of his new discovery. The events of this first LSD trip is known as "Bicycle Day". With "Bicycle Day" in mind, the theme for today will be movies about LSD-enjoy!

1 The Trip (1967) Director Roger Corman
Low budget cult film about a man (Peter Fonda) who decides to take LSD for the first time while experiencing the heart break of divorce...

2 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Director Terry Gilliam
Film based on the real life exploits of Hunter S. Thompson's (Johnny Depp) road trip through Western America with his lawyer (Benicio Del Toro) as his companion...

3 Easy Rider (1969) Director Dennis Hopper
Two hippies (Peter Fonda & Dennis Hopper) ride their bikes from Los Angeles to New Orleans and encounter strange people and events along the way-Jack Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal as an interesting guy the two bikers meet...

4 Woodstock (1970) Director Michael Wadleigh
Academy Award winning film about the famous music festival; won Oscar for Best Documentary...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Trip) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Movies for Sunday April 18, 2010

On April 18 1966 the 38th Academy Awards took place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles California. With the 38th Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today will be films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 The Sound of Music (1965) Director Robert Wise
Academy Award winning film about a woman (Julie Andrews) who leaves her convent to become a governess for a Naval officer's (Christopher Plummer) family and ends up falling in love. Wise won for Best Director and Andrews was nominated for Best Actress for her role...

2 Cat Ballou (1965) Director Elliot Silverstein
Film about a woman (Jane Fonda) who hires a gunman (Lee Marvin) to avenge the murder of her father. Lee Marvin won an Academy Award for his performance...

3 Darling (1965) Director John Schlesinger
Movie about fashion model (Julie Christie) who sleeps her way to the top of her industry- Christie won an Oscar for her portrayal...

As I have seen only one film from the above list (The Sound of Music) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Saturday April 17, 2010

On April 17 1961 the 33rd Academy Awards took place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. With the 33rd Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today are films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 The Apartment (1960) Director Billy Wilder
Academy Award winning film about an eager employee (Jack Lemmon) who attempts to climb the corporate ladder by lending out his apartment to his superiors for romantic trysts-Wilder won an Oscar for Best Director, and Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine were also nominated for their great performances...

2 Elmer Gantry (1960) Director Richard Brooks
Tells the story of a hustler (Burt Lancaster) who ends up teaming up with a lay preacher (Jean Simmons)-Lancaster is mesmerizing in his role, which won him an Academy Award and Shirley Jones also won an Oscar for her portrayal of the fallen woman...

3 Butterfield 8 (1960) Director Daniel Mann
Film about a beautiful Manhattan woman (Elizabeth Taylor) who spends her time seducing men-Taylor won an Academy Award for her performance...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (Butterfield 8) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Movies for Friday April 16, 2010

On April 16 1954 Ellen Barkin was born... so the theme for today are movies with Ellen Barkin-enjoy!

1 Tender Mercies (1983) Director Bruce Beresford
Film about a washed up country singer (Robert Duvall) who tries to make a new life for himself-Duvall won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance...

2 Down by Law (1986) Director Jim Jarmusch
Tells the story of three different men who go to prison in the Southern United States...

3 Diner (1982) Director Barry Levinson
Movie about a group of young men who come of age in 1959 Baltimore...

4 The Big Easy (1986) Director Jim McBride
Romantic thriller about a cop (Dennis Quaid)in New Orleans who is trying to solve a murder and gets involved with a beautiful attorney (Barkin)-known for romantic scenes between Quaid & Barkin (would be considered tame by today's standards).

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (Down by Law) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Movies for Wednesday April 14, 2010

On April 14 1968 Anthony Michael Hall was born... so the theme for today are movies with Anthony Michael Hall-enjoy!

1 Edward Scissorhands (1990) Director Tim Burton
Film about a young man (Johnny Depp) created by an inventor (Vincent Price) who has scissors for hands and the complications that arise because of it-Price is interesting in his cameo, and Anthony Michael Hall is great as the mean spirited boyfriend of Scissorhands love interest...

2 The Dark Knight (2008) Director Christopher Nolan
Story of Batman (Christian Bale) and his run in with the creepy psychotic Joker (Heath Ledger)-Ledger was fantastic as the Joker, which won him an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role...

3 The Breakfast Club (1985) Director John Hughes
Fun eighties film about five high schools are forced to spend time together while serving detention...

4 Sixteen Candles (1984) Director John Hughes
Eighties comedy about a young girl who has to contend with her family and classmates around her sixteenth birthday...

I hope the above list will provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Movies for Tuesday April 13, 2010

On April 13 1939 Paul Sorvino was born; known for his many television appearances, he has also had a career on Broadway and a number of notable motion pictures. With Paul Sorvino in mind, the theme for today are movies with Paul Sorvino... enjoy!

1 Goodfellas (1990) Director Martin Scorsese
Tells the story of true life gangster Henry Hill(Ray Liotta) and his dealings with the mob-Joe Pesci won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his mesmerizing role as trigger happy Tommy DeVito...

2 Nixon (1995) Director Oliver Stone
A biographical account of President Richard Milhous Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) from his life as a child throughout his presidency; Nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins as Nixon and Best Actress in a Supporting role for Joan Allen...

3 The Firm (1993) Director Sydney Pollack
Film about a lawyer (Tom Cruise) who joins a firm only to find out that it is corrupt-Gene Hackman is excellent as philandering lawyer...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (Nixon) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Monday April 12, 2010

On Monday April 12 1956 Andy Garcia was born... so the theme for today are movies with Andy Garcia-enjoy!

1 The Untouchables (1987) Director Brian De Palma
Tells the story of Elliott Ness (Kevin Costner) and his plan to bring down Al Capone (Robert De Niro); Sean Connery won a a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of police officer Jim Malone...

2 Ocean's Eleven (2001) Director Steven Soderbergh
Fun film about a group of robbers who attempt to rip off one of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas; good ensemble cast...

3 The Godfather: Part III (1990) Director Francis Ford Coppola
Considered by many to be the weakest in the Godfather trilogy; continues the story of the Corleone family-Andy Garcia was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting role for his portrayal of Vincent Mancini, the illegitimate child of Sonny Corleone...

I hope that the above list of films will provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Movies for Sunday April 11, 2010

On April 11th 1983 the 55th Academy Awards took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. With the 55th Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today are films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 Gandhi (1982) Director Richard Attenborough/Govind Nihalani
Academy Award winning film about the true story of Mahatma Gandhi (Ben Kingsley). Film won eight Oscars including Best Picture, Director and Best Actor for Kingsley...

2 Sophie's Choice (1982) Director Alan J. Pakula
Movie about a woman (Meryl Streep) who is forced to make a life and death choice during the war-Streep won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance...

3 An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Director Taylor Hackford
Film about a man (Richard Gere) who must endure a tough gunnery sergeant (Louis Gossett Jr.) to become an aviator-Louis Gossett Jr. won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal...

4 Tootsie (1982) Director Sydney Pollack
Tells the story of an actor (Dustin Hoffman) so desperate to get hired that he pretends to be a woman to land the role and inadvertently falls in love with his co-star (Jessica Lange)-Lange won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role...

I hope that the above list will provide many hours of viewing entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Saturday April 10, 2010

On April 10th 1967 the 39th Academy Awards took place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. With the 39th Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today are films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 A Man for All Seasons (1966) Director Fred Zinnemann
Academy Award winning film based on the life of Thomas More (Paul Scofield) who stood up to King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw). Won several Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Paul Scofield...

2 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Director Mike Nichols
Movie about an older couple (Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor) who take out their frustrations on their house guests (George Segal & Sandy Dennis)Taylor won for Best Actress for her role...

3 The fortune Cookie (1966) Director Billy Wilder
Film about a lawyer (Walter Matthau) who convinces his brother in-law (Jack Lemmon) to pretend he is injured to collect money-Matthau won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...

I hope the above list will provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Friday April 9, 2010

On April 9th, 1961 the 34th Academy Awards were held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles California. With the 34th Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today are films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 West Side Story (1961) Director Jerome Robbins/Robert Wise
Academy Award winning musical about modern day Romeo Juliet who are forced apart by their rival family and friends; won a number of Oscars including Best Director...

2 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Director Stanley Kramer
Film about the Nuremberg trials where Nazi's are tried for War Crimes-Maximiliam Schell won Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Nazi...

3 La ciociara (1960) Director Vittorio De Sica
Movie about two women (Sophia Loren & Eleonara Brown) victimized while fleeing from bombing during WWII-Loren won an Oscar for her portrayal...

As I have seen only one film from the above list (West Side Story) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Thursday April 8, 2010

On April 8th, 1963 the 35th Academy Awards took place at the Santa Monica Auditorium in Los Angeles California. With the 35th Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today will be films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Director David Lean
Academy Award winning epic about a British Military figure (Peter O'Toole) during War time...film won several Oscars including Best Picture, and Best Director...

2 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Director Robert Mulligan
Film about a trail blazing lawyer (Gregory Peck) who comes to the aid of a man accused of rape-Peck won an Oscar for his role...

3 The Miracle Worker (1962) Director Arthur Penn
Movie based on the real life teacher (Anne Bancroft) who helps Helen Keller (Patty Duke) to communicate-Bancroft won an Academy Award for her portrayal...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Miracle Worker) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Wednesday April 7, 2010

On April 7th, 1970 the 42nd Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles California. With the 42nd Academy Awards in mind, the theme for today will be films that won for that year-enjoy!

1 Midnight Cowboy (1969) Director John Shlesinger
Academy Award winning film about a man (John Voight) who leaves is small town to fulfill his dreams in New York City and falls on hard times-Voight is great in his role which he won an Oscar for and Dustin Hoffman is also great as Voight's pal.

2 True Grit (1969) Director Henry Hathaway
A U.S. Marshall (John Wayne) and a Texas Ranger (Glenn Campbell)help a young woman (Kim Darby) track down the murderer of her father-Wayne won an Academy Award for his role...

3 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Director Ronald Neame
Film about a stubborn teacher (Maggie Smith) in a private school in England-Smith won an Oscar for her portrayal...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Movies for Tuesday April 6, 2010

On April 6 1969 Paul Rudd was born... so the theme for today are movies with Paul Rudd... enjoy!

1 Role Models (2008) Director David Wain
Sweet film about two losers (Sean William Scott & Paul Rudd) who end up as big brothers to two kids (Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Bobb'e J. Thompson)-Rudd and Plasse are charming in their roles...

2 I Love You, Man (2009) Director John Hamburg
Silly comedy about a guy (Paul Rudd) who has difficulty making male friends until he meets his new best friend (Jason Segel)-Segel is great as Rudd's whacked out friend...

3 The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) Director Judd Apatow
Funny film about a shy guy (Steve Carell) who attempts to lose his virginity with the help of his work mates...

4 Knocked Up (2007) Director Judd Apatow
Film about a under achiever (Seth Rogen) who gets a girl (Katherine Heigl) pregnant after a one night stand and attempts to do right by her-Rogen is good in his role...

I hope the following list provides hours of comedic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Movies for Monday April 5, 2010

Monday April 5 is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in many Christian countries. In the United States and Poland Easter Monday is also known as Dyngus Day, which means "Wet Monday" where people engage in traditional pranks involving water signifying holy water. With Dyngus Day in mind, the theme for today will be movies with water...

1 Water (2005) Director Deepa Mehta
Tells the story of a group of Hindu widowers and the choices they are faced with after their husbands die...

2 Flow: For Love of Water (2008) Director Irena Salina
Interesting documentary which chronicles the global privatization of water throughout the world...

3 Splash (1984) Director Ron Howard
Sweet eighties comedy about a mermaid (Darryl Hannah) who ends up in New York City and falls in love with a grocery store owner (Tom Hanks) Hannah and Hanks are charming in their roles, and John Candy steals the show as womanizing brother of Hanks...

4 The Abyss (1989) Director James Cameron
A diving team encounters an alien aquatic species while investigating a nuclear submarine...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (Water) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy
Dianezy
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Movies for Sunday April 4, 2010

Sunday April 4 is Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is a Christian holiday which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion. with Easter Sunday in mind, the theme for today will be movies for Easter...

1 The Ten Commandments (1956) Director Cecil B. DeMille
Easter Classic film from the Old Testament of Moses (Charlton Heston) and his mission to deliver the Hebrew people-Heston is good in lead role, and Yul Brenner is also good as Nemesis Rameses...

2 Easter Parade (1948) Director Charles Walters
Musical about a dance team (Judy Garland and Fred Astaire) who split up on the day before Easter-watch for a cameo of two year old Liza Minnelli...

3 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Director Martin Scorsese
Unusual film about Jesus Christ (Willem Dafoe) as a man with human temptations-Scorsese was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director...

4 Jesus of Montreal (1989) Director Denys Arcand
A group of actors recreate the Passion Play, which begins to mirror their lives-nominated for Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (Easter Parade) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Saturday April 3, 2010

On April 3 1961, Eddie Murphy was born... so the theme for today are movies with Eddie Murphy-enjoy!

1 Raw (1987) Director Robert Townsend
Film version of Eddie Murphy's live stand-up performance-for those who are not offended easily and enjoy Murphy's stand up comedy...

2 Trading Places (1983) Director John Landis
Interesting comedy about nature versus nurture with privileged snob (Dan Akroyd) who is unknowingly forced to trade places with street smart homeless person (Eddie Murphy). Both Akroyd and Murphy are top notch as unlikely pair thrown together by unusual circumstances...

3 48 Hrs. (1982) Director Walter Hill
Story of a tough cop (Nick Nolte) and convict (Eddie Murphy) who are forced to work together to catch a killer-Nolte and Murphy are fun in their over the top performances...

4 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Director Martin Brest
Comedy about a street smart Detroit cop (Eddie Murphy) who ends up pursuing a murder investigation in Beverly Hills-Murphy is charming in his role...

5 Dream Girls (2006) Director Bill Condon
Film based on hit Broadway Play about a trio of soul singers who make it into the pop charts-Murphy is great in his role, which won him an Oscar nomination; Jennifer Hudson steals the show as soul singer, which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress...

6 The Nutty Professor (1996) Director Tom Shadyac
Goofy remake with Murphy as overweight shy professor who takes a chemical concoction which turns him into handsome obnoxious womanizer- Murphy is charming in his come back role... only for those who like over the top comedy...

I hope the above list proves entertaining... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Friday April 2, 2010

Friday April 2 is Good Friday, which is a holiday observed primarily by Christians to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary; it often coincides with the Jewish observance of Passover. With Good Friday in mind, the theme for today will be movies with the crucifixion-enjoy!

1 Ben-Hur (1959) Director William Wyler
Academy Award winning film about a Jewish prince (Charles Heston) who is sent into slavery, regains his freedom and comes back for revenge-won 11 Oscars including Best Director for Wyler, and Best Actor for Heston...

2 Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Director Terry Jones
Story of Brian (Graham Chapman) who continues to be mistaken for the real messiah; controversial for its time, due to the fact that it pokes fun at Christianity-Chapman is funny in lead role...

3 The Passion of the Christ (2004) Director Mel Gibson
Controversial film about the crucifixion; received mixed reviews and garnered criticism for its graphic depictions and anti-Semitic undertones...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Passion of the Christ) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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Movies for Thursday April 1, 2010

April 1st is April Fool's Day-this informal holiday is celebrated in various countries around the world where it is marked by the commission of pranks and practical jokes in order to commemorate the holiday. With April Fool's Day in mind, the theme for today will be films with pranks, prank calls and pranksters-enjoy!

1 Carrie (1976) Director Brian De Palma
A shy girl with telekinetic powers (Sissy Spacek)gets pushed too far after she is the recipient of an evil prank at her high school graduation-Spacek was nominated for an Oscar for her performance, and Piper Laurie was also nominated for an Academy Award for her eerie portrayal of abusive mother...

2 The Dark Knight (2008) Director Christopher Nolan
Batman (Christian Bale) is forced to contend with super villain known as the "Joker" (Heath Ledger) whose eerie psychotic antics threaten to bring down a whole city-Ledger is creepy in his portrayal which won him a Best Actor Oscar...

3 Scream (1996) Director Wes Craven
Graphic film which pokes fun at typical teen horror movies; plot revolves around innocent girl (Neve Campbell) who is harassed by prank calls and masked stranger who is also reeking havoc on the teenagers in her small town...

4 April Fool's Day (1986) Director Fred Walton
Eighties slasher film about group of college students who meet their demise in various ways over the April Fool's Day Weekend-only for fans of eighties slasher flicks...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (April Fool's Day) I look forward to your feedback on these selections... enjoy!
Dianezy
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