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- DirectorWalter LangStarsBetty GrableDan DaileyMona FreemanIn this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Iris are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.Have seen this movie dozens of times since I was a child, Did not realise that her singing voice was dubbed!
- DirectorMark HerrierAlan OrmsbyStarsJill SchoelenTom VillardDee WallaceA master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.It surprises me how many people have never heard of this movie.
- DirectorDavid PriceStarsTerence KnoxPaul ScherrerRyan BollmanA journalist and his son travel to Nebraska to investigate the mysterious town of Gatlin where, unbeknownst to them, a murderous cult of children are still waiting in the corn fields.Even though the first one is well known, not everyone knew there was a sequel. I found out by accident, but have personal reasons for liking this one.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazMarjorie MainNicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels--a trailer.Saw this on the advice of a good friend. Can understand why it was a bix office bonanza, but still little known today.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsDoris DayRod TaylorArthur GodfreyAfter a series of misunderstandings, the head of an aerospace research laboratory begins to suspect that his new girlfriend is a Russian spy.Only saw it twice, was hoping it comes on TV again so I can record it.
- DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsShia LaBeoufDavid MorseCarrie-Anne MossWhen a teenager is placed under house arrest, he succumbs to despair and starts spying on his neighbors, hoping to spice up his life. This, however, leads him to witness a serial killer on the loose.Saw this twice in theatres. Kinda confused me, but it is well done.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsAl PacinoRobin WilliamsHilary SwankTwo Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.Filmed in the small town I was born in, I had reasons for watching this. I liked it far more than the book.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsRobin WilliamsConnie NielsenMichael VartanA mentally unstable photo developer targets an upper middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.A total leave from his mostly comedic roles, but liked the idea.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJason SchwartzmanRip TornThe retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.I bought this movie to go along with my other historical movies, Alexander, Troy, Gladiator and Cleopatra
- DirectorRospo PallenbergStarsDonovan Leitch Jr.Jill SchoelenBrad PittA murderer is loose in a high school in this 'whodunit' movie.Was the first movie I ever saw Brad Pitt in. None of my friends or the Horror Film Club has ever heard of it.
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsMelanie GriffithHarrison FordSigourney WeaverWhen a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.Truly a great movie, even you aren't a big fan of the major players.