Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels Director: James L Brooks It's all about the mother-daughter relationship in this delightfully funny tear jerker. Aurora (MacLaine) is the most picky, difficult person. When her adult daughter Emma (Winger) gets married, she finds it hard to let go, but over time she finds herself starting… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Terms Of Endearment (1983)
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105 Must See Films: Cat People (1942)
Starring: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith Director: Jacques Tourneur A beautiful young Serbian woman is wooed by a man, but must resist, because she fears that when aroused by her emotions she will turn into a killer panther... Well, that's the idea anyway. What actually happens in this film is a lot sadder. Opening… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Cat People (1942)
105 Must See Films: The Fly (1986)
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz Director: David Cronenberg A scientist meets a cute journalist at a party, (Goldblum and Davis) and takes her home to impress her with his matter transportation device. Whilst she documents his research, a romance developes, but one night, while drunk and in a jealous pique, the scientist puts himself into… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: The Fly (1986)
105 Must See Films: The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman Director: Lawrence Kasdan Macon (Hurt) is a travel writer. He writes books about where to go and how to travel seamlessly. But one day he comes home to find that his wife (Turner) wants a divorce, because she is not coping with the death of their… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: The Accidental Tourist (1988)
105 Must See Films: It Happened One Night (1934)
Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert Director: Frank Capra When a sheltered wealthy girl secretly marries, her father tries to keep the young couple apart. But on the run from her father, the girl falls in with a reporter who helps her in return for her story. The girl is Ellie, played by the beautiful Claudette… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: It Happened One Night (1934)
105 Must Watch Films: Tootsie (1982)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, Teri Garr, Geena Davis Director: Sydney Pollack Dustin Hoffman plays Michael, an out of work actor and coach whose reputation for being difficult means no director will work with him. In desperation, he decides to disguise himself as a woman and get a job on a soap opera in… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Films: Tootsie (1982)
The Longest Ride (2015)
Starring: Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda Director: George Tillman Jr Insipid but sweet story about a rodeo rider (Eastwood) who meets-cute with an arts student (Robertson), and falls at first sight. Complications ensue when the girl admits she’s leaving for art college in the big city in one month, so the relationship is doomed,… Continue reading The Longest Ride (2015)
105 Must Watch: Strictly Ballroom (1992)
The first film on my watch list for the year, and a total cheat because I have seen it before. The first film in Baz Luhrmans Red Curtain Trilogy (the others being Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge), the film follows the story of a ballroom dancing star, Scott, who wants to dance his own… Continue reading 105 Must Watch: Strictly Ballroom (1992)
The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
In the 1700's, three native men come to the aid of two daughters of a colonel when they get caught in the crossfire of the war between the French and the British armies. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Director: Michael Mann Those of you who know Michael Mann's work as a director will know… Continue reading The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
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