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Tootsie – 1982 Romantic Comedy Movie
2007-11-21 12:51:00
Director: Sydney PollackProducers: Sydney Pollack and Dick RichardsWriters: Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson, Elaine May and Murray SchisgalMusic: Dave GrusinGenre: Romance, Comedy Release Date: December 17, 1982 Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult makes it hard for him to find work. In desperation, he goes to extraordinary lengths to land a job. Michael Dorsey is a respected but perfectionist actor on the verge of turning forty. Nobody in New York wants to hire him anymore because he is so difficult to work with. Not having worked in four months, he eventually hears of an opening in a soap opera set in "Southwest General Hospital" from his friend Sandy Lester, who initially tries out for the role but doesn't get it. In desperation, he cross-dresses, auditions as 'Dorothy Michaels' and eventually wins the part. Michael thinks it is just a temporary job to pay the bills, but he proves...
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Waterworld - 1995
2007-11-18 15:06:00
Directors: Kevin Reynolds & Kevin CostnerProducers: Kevin Costner, John Davis, Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon &, Andrew LichtWriters: Peter Rader & David TwohyMusic by: James Newton Howard & Artie KaneCinematographers: Scott Fuller & Dean SemlerGenre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi ThrillerRelease Date: July 28, 1995 Some time in the future, the polar ice caps have melted, due to a shift in the Earth's axis, and the Earth is almost entirely covered with water. Surviving humans have forgotten the past; their creation belief is that the world was created in a deluge. So entrenched is this view that any other is regarded as blasphemy. There is, however, a common folk-belief amongst the various peoples that Dryland exists, though opinions on its physical properties vary greatly. The surviving peoples can be classified into four groups: Drifters, individualistic loners who ply the water in small boats, collecting things and trading with one another as...

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
2007-11-14 12:56:00
Director: Irvin KershnerWriter: George LucasProducers: Gary Kurtz & George LucasMusic: John Williams Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky Release date: May 21, 1980 Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 space opera film was considered the best film in the original Star Wars trilogy. It has all the great qualities that the original Star Wars has: great effects (at the time of its release), appealing characters, and lots of spellbinding action. It also has eliminated some of the problems that plagued the first: the storyline is tighter, and goes much deeper into character development. The performances are terrific, especially by Harrison Ford as Han Solo, and Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian. George Lucas has also remembered to include a spellbinding battle sequence with the snow speeder sequence near the beginning of the film. The conclusion, with a light saber duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, is ...

The Godfather - 1970s Crime Thriller Drama Film
2007-11-07 14:02:00
The Godfather was 1972 crime film based on the novel written by Mario Puzo published in 1969. The film was under the direction of Francis Ford Coppola, with screenplay by Puzo and Coppola, and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and James Caan. The story spans ten years from late 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the life of the Corleone crime family. The Godfather was initially ranked as the third greatest film in American cinematic history (behind Citizen Kane and Casablanca) on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list by the American Film Institute. It has now been re-ranked number two under Citizen Kane, with number three being Casablanca. It is also the top movie on Internet Movie Database's Top 250 list, as well as Metacritic's top 100 list and Rotten Tomatoes' all-time best list. The film begins at the wedding of Don Vito Corleone's daughter Connie to Carlo Rizzi in New York City in late summer of 1945. Don" Vit...
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