Titles that changed my life
... for VERY different reasons, in VERY different ways. More or less in the same order they touched my life. They have a special place in my heart because they were there during important moments, they helped me figure out something, or made me do something crucial.
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- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsMario Van PeeblesHowie MandelJeremy BlackmanAfter the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi and a community activist help two youths--one a Hasidic Jew, the other African-American--form a hip-hop group to heal their neighboorhood.
- DirectorHoward AlkStarsJanis JoplinPeter AlbinSam AndrewThe life and music of Janis Joplin.
- DirectorIrving RapperStarsRobert AldaJoan LeslieAlexis SmithGeorge Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.Max Dreyfus: [referring to "Porgy and Bess", which has just opened] You've made opera entertaining.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter CoyoteTwo North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
- DirectorAlex KendrickStarsRosetta Harris ArmstrongLisa ArnoldBlake BaileyA dishonest used-car salesman decides to become the salesman that God wants him to be--with surprising results.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsJane PowellHoward KeelJeff RichardsWhen a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppWinona RyderDianne WiestThe solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames MasonA New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
- DirectorJohn SchultzStarsShad MossJonathan LipnickiMorris ChestnutA 13-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "MJ" inside them.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsEric McCormackDebra MessingMegan MullallyWhen Jack reveals to Grace that Will once had an affair with a "client," she becomes paranoid that Will is keeping secrets from her. Her suspicions continue to grow when Will meets Karen for a discreet meeting to discuss her legal problems and will only tell Grace he's meeting with a client.
- DirectorAlex KendrickStarsAlex KendrickShannen FieldsJason McLeodA losing coach and his underdog football team face their giants of fear and failure on and off the field, with surprising results.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppMartin LandauSarah Jessica ParkerAmbitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.
- DirectorGary SmithBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandIl DivoCarole Bayer SagerBarbra Streisand is world renowned for thrilling audiences with her magical performances, her supreme vocal talent and setting box office records. Now fans can get front row seats to the best of Barbra Streisand captured in Streisand Live In Concert 2006. Capturing the record-breaking, 2006 North American tour from the sold-out Ft. Lauderdale show, with special guest multi-platinum recording artist, Il Divo, fans will get a chance to experience 10 songs never-before-seen on video, including "Unusual Way," "A Cockeyed Optimist" and "My Shining Hour," all of which are the first time Streisand has ever performed them either in the studio or live. This extraordinary concert film highlights the very best moments from Barbra Streisand's legendary career and includes 26 songs spanning classics such as "Funny Girl," "The Way We Were," and "People," as well as never before performed "The Music of the Night," and "Somewhere" with Il Divo. FEATURED SONGS INCLUDE: ACT I 1. FUNNY GIRL OVERTURE (ORIGINAL BROADWAY VERSION) 2. STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW 3. DOWN WITH LOVE 4. THE WAY WE WERE 5. MA PREMIÉRE CHANSON 6. EVERGREEN (WITH IL DIVO) 7. MY WAY (IL DIVO) 8. COME RAIN OR COME SHINE 9. FUNNY GIRL 10. THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE 11. MY MAN 12. PEOPLE ACT II 13. THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT (WITH IL DIVO) 14. JASON'S THEME 15. CAREFULLY TAUGHT/CHILDREN WILL LISTEN 16. UNUSUAL WAY 17. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? 18. Q&A (WITH "STONEY END") 19. HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN 20. (HAVE I STAYED) TOO LONG AT THE FAIR? 21. THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE 22. A COCKEYED OPTIMIST 23. SOMEWHERE (WITH IL DIVO) 24. MY SHINING HOUR 25. DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE (REPRISE) 26. SMILE Throughout her career critics have been unanimous in their praise for Streisand. Her 2006 world tour garnered rave reviews across the nation. "Streisand has never sounded better! She's astounding!" - The New York Times "The blend of intimacy and showiness in Streisand's voice turns her performances into portrai
- DirectorAlex KendrickStarsKirk CameronErin BetheaKen BevelIn an attempt to save his marriage, a firefighter uses a 40-day experiment known as "The Love Dare."
- DirectorRobert BressonStarsFrançois LeterrierCharles Le ClaincheMaurice BeerblockA captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from a German prison in France.
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsClaire DanesJulia OrmondDavid StrathairnA biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
- DirectorJon AlpertEllen Goosenberg KentMatthew O'NeillWith suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special WARTORN 1861-2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.