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Juno (2007) Ellen Page

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

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Kinky Boots, 2005

Based on a true story, the movie tells of a struggling British shoe factory's young, strait-laced owner, Charlie, who forms an unlikely partnership with Lola, a drag queen, to save the business.

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Losing Chase 1996 Helen Miren Beau Bridges Kyra Sedgwick

Chase (Mirren), a lifetime resident of Martha's Vineyard, married Richard (Bridges), and like the area, grew into the Upper-Middle-Class. Her distaste for artificiality leads her to a wild breakdown, and Richard dutifully tries to restore their family unit as best he knows how by hiring a 'Mother's Helper', Elizabeth (Sedgwick). Chase is broken, and wickedly caustic towards Elizabeth, until they discover each other's similarities. A strong relationship develops, affecting their personal and familial salvation, and destruction.

The Magdalene Sister, 2003

"Set in Ireland, beginning in 1964, so-called 'fallen' women were considered sinners who needed to be redeemed. The film follows the stories of four young women who are all forced by their families or caretakers into the Magdalene Asylum. The film details the disastrous lives of the four girls whilst they are inmates of the laundries, portraying their harsh daily regimen, their squalid living conditions and the oppressive nature of the Catholic faith at the time."

My note: This is one of those movies you'll probably only ever watch once, but you absolutely should watch it once, especially now when American politicians are rolling back reproductive rights for women all over the country.

Only When I Laugh (Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol)

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Quiller Memorandum

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Rear Window

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Splice starring Adrien Brody

Tron

The original, not the new one.

Under Milk Wood [1972] dir.Andrew Sinclair. Based on the 1954 radio play of the same name by Dylan Thomas.

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Victor Victoria 1982 Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras

Winter's Bone

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You Can Count on Me 2000 Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick, Mark Ruffalo


A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

Zulu Dawn, prequel to Zulu, which I cited in a previous post. Not as good as Zulu but more politically correct. I think the same writer did both. I don't know why I was semi-obsessed with these films at some point. They gave me nightmares, but I always watched them when they came on TV. I honestly can't imagine having the courage the Zulu warriors had, or the British soldiers. I am pretty sure I would have run away.

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Auto Focus 2002 Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Maria Bello |

Based on Robert Graysmith's book "The Murder of Bob Crane"


A story about "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane and his friendship with John Carpenter.

Beowulf -- the Robert Zemeckis one. Violent and not true to the story. But exciting.

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Changeling 2008 Based partly on real-life events – the 1928 "Wineville Chicken Coop" kidnapping and murder case in Los Angeles, California – the film stars Angelina Jolie as a woman supposedly reunited with a boy she quickly realizes isn't her missing son. When, however, she tries to demonstrate this to the police and city authorities, she is vilified as delusional and an unfit mother.

Dames

1934

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Elsa and Fred 2014 Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden

The story of two people who at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love and make dreams come true.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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Gods Not Dead 2014 Kevin Sorbo

College philosophy professor's curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.

Hall of Mirrors

2001

I, Robot

2004

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J -- Journey to the Center of the Earth

Kicking and Screaming


Will Ferrell is of course, hilarious.

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Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

No Country for Old Men


Loved this one. So weird.

Primal Fear

Director: Gregory Hoblit

Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Terry O'Quinn

One of my favorite movies of all time.... Rounders (Matt Damon, Ed Norton)

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Standing In The Shadow Of Motown 2002

Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.