Release year: 2018 Director: Jon M. Chu Screenwriter: Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim, Kevin Kwan (based on the novel by) Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Harry Shum Jr. Ratings: 2 Golden Globes nominations: Best Actress in Musical/Comedy (Constance Wu), Best Musical/Comedy When the American-born Chinese professor Rachel ..
Release year: 1999 Director: Roger Michell Screenwriter: Richard Curtis Starring: Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Gina McKee, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Bonneville, James Dreyfuss The shy and ordinary book store owner William’s (Grant) life changes when famous American actress Anna Scott (Roberts) enter his shop one day. Despite coming from two different worlds ..
Release year: 2017 Director: Jeffrey Blitz Screenwriter: Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Jeffrey Blitz Starring: Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Craig Robinson, Tony Revolori, Stephen Merchant, Wyatt Russell After breaking up with the bride’s brother (Russell), Eloise (Kendrick) goes from maid of honor duty to being placed at the ‘loser’ table at the wedding of her long-time ..
Release year: 2018 Director: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein Screenwriter: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein Starring: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Tom Hooper, Rory Scovel, Aidy Bryant, Busy Philipps, Adrian Martinez Struggling with insecurity Renee (Schumer) joins a gym, where she instantly feels like sticking out among the slim and fit women. But when she hits her head ..
Release year: 1985 Director: Sydney Pollack Screenwriters: Kurt Luedtke, (based on the book by Judith Thurman and Errol Trzebinski) Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Michael Cough, Suzanna Hamilton Ratings: 7 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Original Score. ..
Release Year: 1965 Director: Stanley Kramer Writers: Abby Mann (screenplay), Katherine Anne Porter (based on her 1962 novel Ship of Fools) Starring: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Oskar Werner, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal, José Greco, Michael Dunn, Charles Korvin, Heinz Rühmann, Lilia Skala, Alf Kjellin Rating: Won 2 Oscars: Best Cinematography – ..
Release year: 2012 Director: Wael Ihsan Starring: Yasmin Abdulaziz, Hassan Abdel Fattah, Hasan El-Raddad, Hala Fakher, Hesham Ismail, Muhammad Lutfi Businesswoman Perri (Abdulaziz) has no interest in losing the power over her own life through marriage. But one day on a business trip she falls a sleep on a plane and wakes up in an ..
Release Year: 1990 Director: Volker Schlöndorff Writers: Harold Pinter (screenplay), Margaret Atwood (based on her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale) Starring: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Elizabeth McGovern, Aidan Quinn, Victoria Tennant, Blanche Baker, Traci Lind In a poluted dystopian future in which parts of the U.S. is ruled by pseudo-religious fascists fertily has declined ..
Release year: 1942 Director: Richard Wallace Screenwriter: Kelley Roos, Richard Flournoy Starring: Loretta Young, Brian Aherne, Jeff Donnell, William Wright, Sidney Toler, James Burke, Donald MacBride, Don Costello Sunday Classic #285, week 49 2019 Mystery writer Jeff Troy (Aherne) and his new bride (Young) move into a basement apartment in Greenwich Village where the plan ..
Release year: 2019 Director: Luke Snellin Screenwriter: Laura Solon, Victoria Strouse, Kay Cannon, based on the book by John Green, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson Starring: Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush, Liv Hewson, Mitchell Hope, Kiernan Shipka, Joan Cusack, Jacob Batalon We follow a group of young people struggling with family, friends and relationships ..
Release Year: 1925 Director: Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney (uncredited), Ernst Laemmle (uncredited), Edward Sedgwick (uncredited) Writers: Gaston Leroux (based on his 1910 novel Le fantôme de l’Opéra), Elliott J. Clawson (adaptation – uncredited), Raymond L. Schrock (adaptation – uncredited), Frank M. McCormack (uncredited) Starring: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John ..
Release Year: 1932 Director: Frank Borzage Writers: Benjamin Glazer (screenplay), Oliver H.P. Garrett (screenplay), Laurence Stallings (uncredited – adapted stage play), Ernest Hemingway (based on his 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms) Starring: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Phillips, Jack La Rue, Blanche Friderici, Mary Forbes, Gilbert Emery Rating: Won 2 Oscars: Best Cinematography, ..
