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Why is this a pick?: Great music and a great cast make this remade version of the classic French revolutionary tale a must see movie. |
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Why is this a pick?: Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt put in wonderful performances. Even though this wasn’t publicized as a comedy, I couldn’t keep myself from laughing, and laughing often. This is one you won’t regret watching. |
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Why is this a pick?: Peter Jackson's wonderful film adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit is just as his good as his work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Should be seen by fans and anyone with a passing interest. |
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Why is this a pick?: Based on the real experience of a family who moves into a home that was once a mortuary. This one drew me in, kept me guessing, and did so without being overly dramatic. |
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Why is this a pick?: Travel with the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) through all of time and space in what I believe to be the best season of the amazing British sci-fi television show, Doctor Who. |
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Why is this a pick?: This Hitchcock thriller finds Professor Michael Armstrong and his fiancée, Sarah, at a scientific convention in Copenhagen. Shortly after they arrive, Sarah becomes suspicious of Michael's behavior. And when he makes plans to leave without her, she decides to follow him, secretly boarding the plane he takes to East Berlin. There, German officials are awaiting his defection. What follows is a series of twist and turns leading to a conclusion that only 'The Master of Suspense' could have come up with. |
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Why is this a pick?: This charming Australian mockumentary follows "knight in shining overalls" Kenny Smyth through his daily struggles as a porta-potty deliveryman and single father. Includes equal parts toilet humor and heart, with some nuggets of wisdom dropped along the way. |
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Why is this a pick?: Engaging characters and a random plot. This movie was different, original and fantastic! NOT your typical Will Ferrell movie. |
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Why is this a pick?: This hilarious send-up from the Monty Python crew is so outrageous you can't help but laugh. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin portray King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they search for the Holy Grail, on 'horseback'. They'll encounter ferocious beasts disguised as white rabbits, fearsome knights who refuse to surrender defeat, unruly peasants, and a castle of truly absurd Frenchmen. They'll also have numerous intense debates, such as: how to tell if someone's a witch, where to find a shrubbery, and the migratory patterns of swallows (both African and European). |
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Why is this a pick?: Cary Grant and Irene Dunne star in this romantic comedy about a man who finds himself married to two women at the same time. After his first wife, Ellen, went missing in a shipwreck seven years ago, Nick finally has her declared legally dead so he can get married again. On his honeymoon with his new wife, Bianca, he suddenly sees Ellen in the lobby of his hotel. Now he has to figure out which wife he wants to stay married to. |
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Why is this a pick?: Leopold, Duke of Albany, is a disappointment to his uncle. His fortune is nonexistent and the only sensible thing to do is marry a woman of means. However, Leopold would much rather be an inventor. One day, he follows a strangely dressed man to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge and falls with him through a time portal and into the 21st century. There he meets Kate McKay, a cynical 21st century woman who has a hard time believing his story. They slowly discover that only together will they truly be happy. But what will happen when Leopold has to go home? |
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Why is this a pick?: Sir Robert Chiltern has everything he could ever want. He has a beautiful wife, an immense fortune, and a successful political career. He also has a secret that, until now, had remained hidden. But now, Laura Cheveley is blackmailing him with her knowledge of his momentary indiscretion of years past. Now he must do what he can to keep the truth a secret from the public, but most importantly from his wife. Enlisting the help of his capricious best friend, Lord Arthur Goring he embarks on a quest to keep his secret without giving in to blackmail. |
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Why is this a pick?: Andie works for a fashion magazine. But what she wants is to be a journalist. When her boss wants her to write an article about what not to do in a relationship (which she must first test out on some unlucky guy), she agrees on the condition that after this she can write what she wants. Ben works for an ad agency and is currently competing for a diamond account. His colleagues agree that he can have the account if he can make a woman fall in love with him in time for the party announcing the ad campaign. Andie and Ben then become romantically involved, but with completely opposite goals. |
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Why is this a pick?: Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this fantastic full-text production of one of Shakespeare's greatest works. Also starring Gerard Depardieu, Julie Christie, Kate Winslet, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Jack Lemmon. |
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Why is this a pick?: This fantastic docudrama, written and directed by George Clooney, follows Edward R. Murrow as he exposes corruption in the Senate using his popular show Person to Person. David Strathairn gives an outstanding performance as Murrow himself. Also starring George Clooney, Alex Borstein, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, and Robert Downey, Jr. |
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Why is this a pick?: If you liked Napoleon Dynamite, you just might love this HBO comedy series about New Zealand's 4th Most Popular Folk Parody Duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Bret and Jemaine are now living in New York, trying to get their music out there and build their fan base. (They currently just have one fan, Mel.) With quirky songs like The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room and I'm Not Crying, they will take the New York folk rock scene by storm. (Warning: there may be some inappropriate language.) |
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Why is this a pick?: Director Rob Marshall gives you an incredible view into Chicago of the 1920s. Roxie Hart finds herself on Murderess Row in the Cook County Jail after shooting her boyfriend. There she discovers that it's not whether or not you committed the crime, it's how good your story is. |
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Why is this a pick?: Adam was born in a fallout shelter. During the Cold War, his father built the shelter underneath their house in preparation for a nuclear event. So when it looks as if a nuclear bomb is coming, he and his pregnant wife go down into the shelter. 30 years later, the time lock on the shelter opens and Adam ventures forth to seek out survivors and gather needed supplies. What he finds is Eve. Eve is tired of men. She doesn't believe any man can ever tell the truth. Until she meets Adam. She can't deny the appeal of his old-fashioned charm, but she refuses to let her guard down. After all, it's hard to believe a man who says he's lived underground for 30 years. |
