The Sound of Music

...The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is an adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music, composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The film's screenplay was written by Ernest Lehman, adapted from the stage musical's book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Actors: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker +moreReleased: 1965Directed by: Robert Wise

Mamma Mia!

...Mamma Mia! is a 2008 British/American/Swedish musical/romantic comedy film adapted from the 1999 West End/2001 Broadway musical of the same name, based on the songs of successful pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and distributed by Universal Pictures in partnership with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's Playtone and Littlestar, and the title originates from ABBA's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia". Meryl Streep heads the cast, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård play the three possible fathers to Donna's daughter, Sophie, played by...

Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan

Released: 2008

Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd

Saturday Night Fever

....Saturday Night Fever'' was Gene Siskel's favorite movie, and he watched it at least 17 times. We all have movies like that, titles that transcend ordinary categories of good and bad, and penetrate straight to our hearts. My own short list would include "La Dolce Vita," "A Hard Day's Night" and "The Third Man." These are movies that represent what I yearned for at one time in my life, and to see them again is like listening to a song that was popular the first summer you were in love.

Although "Saturday Night Fever'' appealed to him primarily on an emotional level, Siskel spoke about it in terms of its themes, and there are two central ones. First, the desire of all young people to escape from a life sentence of boring work and attain their version of the beckoning towers of Manhattan. Second, the difficulty that some men have in relating to women as comrades and friends and not simply sex facilitators.

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)

Cast

• John Travolta as Tony Manero
• Karen Gorney as Stephanie
• Barry Miller as Bobby C
• Joseph Cail as Joey
• Paul Paps as Double J
• Donna Pescow as Annette
• Karen Lynn Gorney as Stephanie

Directed by

• John Badham

Screenplay by

• Norman Wexler

Produced by

• Robert Stigwood

An American in Paris

...An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner. The music is by George Gershwin, with lyrics by his brother Ira, with additional music by Saul Chaplin, the music director. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music. Songs and music include "I Got Rhythm", "I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise", " 'S Wonderful", and "Our Love is Here to..

Dirty Dancing

...Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and ... Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 70% based on reviews from ...

Release date: May 12, 1987 (Cannes); August 21, 1987 (United States)

Production company: Great American Films Limited Partnership

Produced by: Linda Gottlieb

Music by: John Morris; Erich Bulling; Jon Barns

A teenage girl learns about love, adult responsibility, and how to do The Dirty Boogie in this romantic drama. In 1963, "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a 17-year-old spending the summer with her family at a resort hotel in the Catskills; she plans on being in the Peace Corps next summer, so this is expected to be her last summer as a carefree adolescent. Baby doesn't get along with her older sister, Lisa (Jane Brucker), and she's bored to tears by most of the older guests at the resort. However, one night Baby hears what sounds like a party going on in the employee's dormitory, and she pokes her head in to ...

Signin' in the rain

...Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical comedy film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and choreographed by Kelly and Donen. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late '20s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies." The film was only a modest hit when first released, with O'Connor's Best Comedy or Musical Lead Actor win at the Golden Globes, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's win for their screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards, and the best supporting actress Oscar nomination for Jean Hagen being the only major recognitions..

The film is above all lighthearted and happy. The three stars--Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and 19-year-old Debbie Reynolds--must have rehearsed endlessly for their dance numbers, which involve alarming acrobatics, but in performance they're giddy with joy. Kelly's soaking-wet "Singin' in the Rain” dance number is "the single most memorable dance number on film,” Peter Wollen wrote in a British Film Institute monograph. I'd call it a tie with Donald O'Connor's breathtaking "Make 'em Laugh” number, in which he manhandles himself like a cartoon character.

Moulin Rouge

...Moulin Rouge is a 1952 British drama film directed by John Huston, produced by John and James Woolf for their Romulus Films company and released by United Artists. The film is set in Paris in the late 19th century, following artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the city's bohemian sub-culture in and around the burlesque palace, the Moulin Rouge. The screenplay is by Huston, based on the novel by Pierre La Mure. The cinematography was by Oswald Morris. This movie was screened at Venice Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion. The film stars José Ferrer as Toulouse-Lautrec, with Zsa Zsa Gabor as Jane Avril, Suzanne Flon, Eric Pohlmann, Colette Marchand, Christopher Lee, Michael...

BONNIE AND CLYDE

...The true story of lawbreaking lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is probably one you’ve heard before. The infamous duo has been featured in loads of films, TV shows, and books — and musicals! (Well… this one musical. Unless there’s another one I don’t know about.)

Following Bonnie and Clyde from just before their first meeting, the show spotlights not only their romance but also their transformation from a low-level car thief and his girlfriend, into two of the most famous criminals in history. Even though the show didn’t last long on Broadway, there’s a small sect of devoted fans. Plus, the show is noted for being one of the more accurate depictions of the story. Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan give such charming performances that you can’t help rooting for them – even when they start crossing some lines.

Romantic Song of Choice: Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad… though it was very nearly Bonnie. They’re both good. Say what you want about these two, they sure do know how to sing a good love song.

• Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow
• Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker
• Michael J. Pollard as C. W. Moss
• Gene Hackman as Buck Barrow
• Estelle Parsons as Blanche Barrow
• Denver Pyle as Texas Ranger
• Dub Taylor as C. W's Father
• Gene Wilder as Eugene

Produced by

• Warren Beatty

Directed by

• Arthur Penn

From a screenplay by

• David Newman

Screenplay by

• Robert Benton

Edited by

• Dede Allen

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Road Movie

Rated PG

111 minutes