Movies for Thursday July 29, 2010

On July 29 1981 Prince Charles and Lady Diana are married at St. Paul's Cathedral to huge crowds in London. With this day in history in mind, the theme for today will be movies about weddings... enjoy!

1 Father of the Bride (1950) Director: Vincente Minnelli
Tells the story of a father (Spencer Tracy) who faces the anxieties of planning for the wedding of his daughter (Elizabeth Taylor)-Spencer Tracy was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance; redone in 1991 starring Steve Martin...

2 The Deer Hunter (1978) Director: Michael Cimino
Oscar winning film that details a wedding and the aftermath when the men are shipped off to Vietnam; film also won a number of Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director & Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken...

3 Muriel's Wedding (1994) Director: P.J. Hogan
Charming film about a young woman (Toni Collette) who believes that many of her problems in life will be resolved once she is married...

4 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Director: Mike Newell
Sweet movie about a group of friends whose lives overlap at a number of weddings and funerals. Hugh Grant is good as commitment shy man who finally finds the woman of his dreams (Andie MacDowell)...

5 The Graduate (1967) Director: Mike Nichols
Movie known for one of its most memorable wedding scenes, about a young man (Dustin Hoffman) who becomes involved with an older woman (Anne Bancroft)-film won an Academy Award for Best Director and Hoffman and Bancroft were both nominated for their performances...

5 The Wedding Singer (1998) Director: Frank Coraci
Comedy about a wedding singer (Adam Sandler) who falls for a waitress (Drew Barrymore from the banquet hall that he works at-Sandler and Barrymore are engaging in their roles; Jon Lovitz is funny in cameo as competing wedding singer...

6 The Wedding Crashers (2005) Director: David Dobkin
Silly comedy about two friends (Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn) who spend their spare time crashing weddings resulting in them falling in love...

I hope that the above movie picks will prove entertaining... enjoy!
Dianezy
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