My top picks for the week of January 30-February 5; which highlights the birthday of Christian Bale (1974) Minnie Driver (1970) Black History Month; Groundhog Day; The Anniversary of Buddy Holly's death; the birthday of George A Romero (1940) the birthday of Laura Linney (1964) are all noteworthy events and celebrations that took place this week in history. A favourite movie for each day's theme (movies with Christian Bale; Minnie Driver; Black History Month; Groundhog day; Buddy Holly; movies with George A Romero; and Laura Linney) will be featured in the following list of picks-enjoy!
1 The Machinist (2004) Director: Brad Anderson
Eerie look into the mind of an unbalanced psyche-Bale is great in his portrayal...
2 Good Will Hunting (1997) Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars Robin Williams as a professor and Matt Damon his unlikely protege-Williams shines in this understated role...
3 Killer of Sheep (1977) Director: Charles Burnett
Film which depicts the everyday life in the inner city...
4 Ground Hog Day (1993) Director: Harold Ramis
Unusual film starring Bill Murray as weatherman who is going out to cover ground hog day for the news and keeps experiencing the same day over and over again...
5 The Buddy Holly Story (1978) Director: Steve Rash
Highly entertaining film about the life of Buddy Holly... great performance by Gary Busey as Holly which he received an Oscar Nomination for.
6 Night of the Living Dead (1968) Director: George A Romero
Cult classic zombie film which created the template for all later films of this genre...
7 You Can Count on Me (2000) Director: Kenneth Lonnergan
Favourite film about a single mother whose life is turned upside down when her struggling brother comes home to stay with her-stand out performances by both Linney and Mark Ruffalo in the leading roles. Linney was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal...
I hope that this list of movie picks will provide hours of quality entertainment viewing - enjoy!
Dianezy
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