MyMovies: Not bad
List activity
284 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
137 titles
- DirectorJocelyn MoorhouseStarsWinona RyderEllen BurstynAnne BancroftBride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.Great cast! Ann Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard,
Maya Angelou, Jean Simmons, Winona Ryder. Uneven pacing.
DATE: 2001-03-04 - DirectorNancy MeyersStarsJack NicholsonDiane KeatonKeanu ReevesA swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.Comedy. Interesting performances by Diane K. and Jack N. Amanda Pete is young and beautiful, as are several model types in the early scenes. Songs include performances by Paul Simon, Eartha Kitt, Louie Armstrong and Jack N. Jack reprieves Louis' "La Vie En Rose" very capably.
DATE: 2005-08-25 - DirectorJoseph SargentStarsCliff McMullenYasiin BeyLuray CooperA dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJeff FaheyCharlotte CornwellA thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa.
- DirectorEdward BurnsStarsJack MulcahyMichael McGloneEdward BurnsThree Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.
- DirectorWayne KramerStarsWilliam H. MacyMaria BelloAlec BaldwinIn an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.Fantasy about a guy with the "loser" touch. Really well done except maybe too many endings, i.e., there are several places where I would have been satisfied to have the film end.
- DirectorJane AndersonStarsJulianne MooreWoody HarrelsonLaura DernIn order to support her ten children, Evelyn Ryan enters a commercial jingle-writing contest.Bitter sweet biography of the mother of the author.
DATE: 2008-07-02 - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJeff BridgesKaren AllenCharles Martin SmithAn alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.24 years after it was issued this sci/fi film still seems current. A minor scientific flaw: baby grows into man without nourishment to build cells or exercise to make muscles strong.
DATE: 2008-07-08 - DirectorDanny HustonStarsAnthony EdwardsRobert MitchumLauren BacallAfter gaining a reputation as a mysterious healer, a charming Yale graduate must defend his honor before his unique talent lands him in jail.Based on Thornton Wilder novel, could be family film but for one scene of unnecessary fondling. Has both stars of old (Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum), new Hollywood (Anjelica Huston, Mary Stuart Masterson, TV actor Anthony Edwards) and in between (Tammy Grimes of "On a Clear Day"). Takes place in fictional version of 1920s Newport RI.
DATE: 2008-07-31 - DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonCate BlanchettTwo bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.Very enjoyable well crafted film about unlikely pair of escaped convicts (Bruce Willis, Billy-Bob Thornton) who rob banks to get money to live well in Mexico. Along the way, they hook up with disgruntled house wife Cate Blanchett. written 2008-08-05
Forgot I saw it and rewatched in 10/2014. Didn’t remember it even as I was watching it and enjoyed it again, maybe even more. I’ve seen Billy Bob Thornton in more stuff and perhaps appreciate his comic touch more in 2014. Also, Cate Blanchett is very good in a role so totally different from her regal Queen Elizabeth and Elf Princess roles.
DATE: 2008-08-05 - DirectorHenry JaglomStarsVictoria FoytViveca LindforsJon Robin BaitzThis moving story was the swan song of actress Viveca Lindfors, who died unexpectedly soon after completing it. It's a fitting tribute, as the film explores the last performance in the ancestral home of a large family of actors.New comer Victoria Foyt is just terrific as a Hollywood star made famous by her title role in one-dimensional Wonder Woman type super hero films who is attending a workshop for legitimate theater actors. The workshop is run by a Grand Dame of serious theater played by Grand Dame of serious theater Viveca Lindfors in her last role before her death.
- DirectorMira NairStarsKal PennIrrfan KhanTabuAmerican-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.Ashimi, Gogol, Bengali, NYC
- DirectorJohn SwanbeckStarsKevin SpaceyDanny DeVitoPeter FacinelliTwo veteran salesmen dissect a sales pitch to a particular client, through their young protégé.Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, and 25 year old pretty boy actor, Peter Facinelli. Drama about sales vs religious philosophies. Well paced and acted.
DATE: 2009-02-03 - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanIn the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.About the trials and tribulations of a Dutch resistance fighter (Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries, played by Carice van Houten) near the end of WWII.
DATE: 2009-02-11 - DirectorNorman RenéStarsMeg RyanAlec BaldwinKathy BatesA couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.Body swap between new bride (Meg Ryan) and old man (Sydney Walker). Also stars Alec Baldwin and has Kathy Bates and Patty Duke in minor roles.
DATE: 2009-02-23 - DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden SmithA struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.Will Smith rags to riches story about guy who is down and out competing for a Dean Witter broker position. Based on Chris Gardner's bio.
DATE: 2009-02-25 - DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric BanaTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.Scarlett Johansen is notable as Mary Boleyn, Anne's younger sister.
DATE: 2009-03-02 - DirectorBeeban KidronStarsWesley SnipesPatrick SwayzeJohn LeguizamoThree drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.John Leguizamo is terrific as a drag queen. Very enjoyable movie.
DATE: 2009-03-05 - DirectorRobert AltmanStarsTim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred WardA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?Tim Robbins as a studio executive who is incredibly stupid about his actions after he hurts and possibly kills (he could have tried artificial respiration or CPR) a writer that hates him because he told the writer he wold call him about his script but never did.gets away with murder and then i and the rest of Hollywood in a combination of cameos, bit parts and mainly as themselves in party scenes. Altman directed.
DATE: 2009-03-12 - DirectorMartin HynesStarsLou Taylor PucciZooey DeschanelM. WardWhen his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.!9 year old steals car and travels looking for his brother. Girl whose car he stole knows him and contacts him (he also has her cell phone).
DATE: 2009-03-22 - DirectorHenry BeanStarsTim RobbinsWilliam HurtBridget MoynahanA man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.Tim Robbins plays man obsessed with city noise, particularly car alarms. He becomes a vigilante and is ruining his marriage until he meets a french girl who waxes philosophically about the significance of his obsession.
DATE: 2009-04-02 - DirectorCameron CroweStarsJohn CusackIone SkyeJohn MahoneyA noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsPaul NewmanCharlotte RamplingJack WardenAn outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.Paul Newman is a failed lawyer who is given one last chance to make easy money via a negotiated settlement but is convinced by a doctor to really get the doctors who were negligent. He meets Charlotte Rampling in a bar and brings her into his life and the case; we later learn she works for the defendant's law firm and is a spy, although she is working against her feelings. Because of the ending and the abruptness of some scene changes my impression is that the TV version was edited from the original.
DATE: 2009-06-13 - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsDanny GloverKevin KlineSteve MartinThe fates of several people are randomly intertwining. Their sympathy of each other faces multiple differences in their lifestyles.Serious 1991 film with Steve Martin, Kevin Klein, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard and Mary-Louise Parker. Takes place in west LA, Canoga Park, LA central and east LA. Grand Canyon makes you feel insignificant in the overall scheme of things. Introduces Jeremy Sisto as Roberto (named for Clemente). Excellent director (and co-writer) - Lawrence Kasdan.
DATE: 2009-07-02
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101969/ - DirectorBharat NalluriStarsFrances McDormandAmy AdamsCiarán HindsGuinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.Frances McDormand, Amy Adams Well done piece of fluff about down and out woman who steals a job as social secretary to starlet.
DATE: 2008-07-17