Monday, August 2, 2010

Movies for Tuesday July 27, 2010

On July 27 1949, character actor Maury Chaykin was born, known mostly for starring in a number of Canadian films, the theme for today will be films with Maury Chaykin... enjoy!

1 Dances with Wolves (1990) Director: Kevin Costner
Academy Award winning film about a Lieutenant (Kevin Costner) who becomes friends with a First Nations community while exiled to a remote civil war outpost-won several Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography...

2 The Sweet Hereafter (1997) Director: Atom Egoyan
Tells the story of the aftermath of a tragic bus accident in a small town-nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Director & Best Writing...

4 Hostage (2002) Director: John Woo
A man (Clive Owen) must race against time to free a hostage who was kidnapped and trapped in a car...

5 Owning Mahowny (2003) Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Recounts the true story of Dan Mahowny (Philip Seymour Hoffman) a bank manager who embezzles millions of dollars to fuel his gambling habit until he is caught by authorities-Hoffman is good as Mahowny...

6 Whale Music (1994) Director: Richard J. Lewis
Adaptation of award winning novel about a fading rock star (Maury Chaykin) who finds love...

As I have seen a select few of the above films (Dances with Wolves & Owning Mahowny) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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