Monday, May 24, 2010

Movies for Thursday May 20, 2010

On May 20 1946 Cher was born... so the theme for today are films with Cher-enjoy!

1 The Player (1992) Director: Robert Altman
Tells the story of a studio executive (Tim Robbins) who is being blackmailed-Robbins is great in his role; film was nominated for three Academy Awards including: Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Writing...

2 Silkwood (1983) Director: Mike Nichols
Based on the true story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) who went missing after she had made arrangements to talk to a reporter about worker safety violations at the plant that she worked at-Streep was nominated for an Oscar for her performance, and Cher was also nominated for an Academy Award portraying Streep's friend...

3 Mask (1985) Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Film based on the real life story of "Rocky "Dennis (Eric Stoltz) who lives with being different-Stoltz is good in his performance, and Cher is also good as Stoltz's mother...

4 Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) Director: Robert Altman
Movie about a group of James Dean fans who get together and discuss their lives...

5 Moonstruck (1987) Director: Norman Jewison
Follows the life of a widowed book keeper (Cher) who must chose between two brothers who are both pursuing her - Cher won an Oscar for her performance and Olympia Dukakis also won an Academy Award for her role as the family matriarch...

As I have seen all but one film (Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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