The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film that is set in San Francisco. It follows a detective by the name of Sam Spade as he takes on the case involving him with criminals, an attractive liar and their quest for the elusive statuette, the Maltese Falcon. Along the say his partner is murdered adding to the mystery.
Duck Soup is a Marx brothers film. Groucho stars as Rufus T. Firefly as a dictator of a bankrupt (fabricated) country, Freedonia. The country declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale.
Inside Man didn’t start out as a Spike Lee film but he did end up directing it. The 2006 bank heist film has a new take when a police detective, played by Denzel Washington and a bank robber, played by Clive Owen work with Jodie Foster’s character as a high-power broker enter into negotiations during the heist with many hostages lives in jeopardy.
Sound of Music is the classic from 1965 starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. It is the story of a young woman sent from her convent to be a governess in Austria in the 1930s. She is in charge of seven children and one stoic, windowed naval officer. And romance ensues.
Network is the Sidney Lumet film about a television network that exploits the mental breakdown of the news anchor, portrayed by Peter Finch. It is a problematic and highlights some of the disfunction that we see today.
Star Wars is the classic tale of a young knight trying to prove himself. Along with a princess, a Wookie and two droids trying to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world destroying battle station. It is the film that launched George Lucas into our lives.
The Sixth Sense is the directorial success of M. Night Shyamalan that launched him into our living rooms. It stars Bruce Willis, Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment. It is about a child psychologist portrayed by Willis who is treating a boy named Cole (Osment) who is plagued by the voices of deceased people.
Walk the Line is a film directed by James Mangold based on Johnny Cash’s book of the same name. The film follows Johnny’s life from his early days on a Arkansas cotton farm to his rise of fame at Sun Records. It also showcases the love story between Johnny and June Carter.
All About Eve stars Bette Davis as Margo who is an aging actress and suffers from the new ingenue in the form of Eve portrayed by Anne Baxter. Eve works her way into the lives of a small circle of theater performers and crew.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a classic 80’s film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine. The two play con men try to deal with their rivalry with a bet on which one of them can trick a young contest winner out of her recent $50 thousand dollar prize money first.
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