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Joan Fontaine 1917-2013

1917-2013  Gunga Din (1939) Rated NR Three British soldiers — Sgt. Cutter, Sgt. Ballantine and Sgt. McChesney — are sent to India to investigate sabotaged telegraph wires. Ballantine’s loyalties are divided, however, since all he longs for is to settle down with … Continue reading →

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Peter O’Toole 1932-2013

1932-2013  The Christmas Cottage (2008) Rated PG When his mother is in danger of losing her home, young Thomas Kinkade learns lessons about love and friendship as artist Glen Wessler leads the community to help save the house. Meanwhile, the future … Continue reading →

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George Cukor

 My Fair Lady (1964) Rated G In this classic cinematic version of the Broadway smash, Audrey Hepburn is at her most radiant as Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl transformed into a poised duchess by Professor Henry Higgins.  The Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Jake Gyllenhaal

 Zodiac (2006) Rated R Based on events in the 1960s and ’70s, this chilling drama recounts the actions of a killer who stalked the streets of San Francisco and left clues in the newspaper, relating the mystery through a cartoonist … Continue reading →

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Reese Witherspoon

 Walk the Line (2005) Rated PG-13 This critically acclaimed biopic distills country singer Johnny Cash’s transformation from man to icon — from his hardscrabble days on an Arkansas farm to his time inside Memphis’s Sun Studios, where he finally found … Continue reading →

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Howard Hawks

 Bringing Up Baby (1938) Rated NR Love runs wild for a hapless scientist and an unstoppable heiress in Howard Hawks’s classic screwball comedy that ranks high on the American Film Institute’s list of the funniest Hollywood films ever made. With … Continue reading →

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Isla Fisher

 Wedding Crashers (2005) Rated UR In this raucous romantic comedy, John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman’s hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. And their modus operandi? Crashing weddings. Normally, … Continue reading →

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Daniel Bruhl

 Goodbye Lenin (2003) Rated R Alex’s mother falls into a coma just as the Berlin Wall is about to come down. But when she wakes up months later, she’s too weak to withstand shock — so Alex goes to great … Continue reading →

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Top Films of 2012

Here are my top five films of this year. I would like to clarify that these are films I watched for the first time this year, they aren’t necessary released this year.  The Horse Soldiers (1959) Rated NR Academy Award-winning screen … Continue reading →

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Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012)

(1957-2012)  The Green Mile (1999) Rated R On death row in a Southern prison, gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people’s ailments. When the cellblock’s head guard recognizes Coffey’s miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help … Continue reading →

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