This 1982 movie stars Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and Louis Gossett, Jr., who won an best supporting Oscar for his role as a tough drill Sergeant. Richard Gere plays a man who enlists in the Navy to become an aviator. While attending school, he meets and falls in love with Debra Winger. He also becomes best friends in a role played by actor David Keith.
Richard Gere intends to date and only have fun with Debra Winger while he is struggling to get through the tough program. She works at a paper mill and is looking for an officer as a ticket to her way out. Richard Gere's friend ultimately DOR (drops out on request) and he ultimately ends up taking his own life when things don't turn out like he planned. Richard Gere leans on Debra Winger to get through the death of his friend. Louis Gossett Jr., comes down on Richard Gere and helps him to find out what he is really made of. He ultimately successfully completes the program becoming an "Officer and a Gentleman."
In the end scene he goes to the paper mill and literally sweeps Debra Winger off of her feet and takes her out of the paper mill to begin life with the two of them together.
This movie slide show is played to the song "Love lifts us up where we belong" which ultimately won an Oscar for best song.
Following is the clip that Richard Gere is probably most remembered for in this movie
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Pay It Forward
This 2000 movie stars Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment. Haley is a boy who turns 12 and is living with his recently separated mother. Kevin Spacey plays his social studies teacher. The class is given the assignment "to go out and do something to change the world."
Haley comes up with a plan that later becomes a movement. It is called pay it forward. The idea is that one person helps three people and then each of them helps three people and so on and so on. The movie takes you through various people's transformations as they pay it forward.
**Spoiler**Unfortunately, all does not end well for Haley. In trying to help out a friend being bullied (and complete his pay it forward), he is stabbed and does not survive. The end shows all the people that were touched by the movement showing up for a candlelight vigil at his house where his mother and teacher are able to see just how far this is going.
Do yourself a favor and pay it forward. It will feel good!!
Haley comes up with a plan that later becomes a movement. It is called pay it forward. The idea is that one person helps three people and then each of them helps three people and so on and so on. The movie takes you through various people's transformations as they pay it forward.
**Spoiler**Unfortunately, all does not end well for Haley. In trying to help out a friend being bullied (and complete his pay it forward), he is stabbed and does not survive. The end shows all the people that were touched by the movement showing up for a candlelight vigil at his house where his mother and teacher are able to see just how far this is going.
Do yourself a favor and pay it forward. It will feel good!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Notting Hill
This 1999 film stars Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. Hugh owns a small bookstore and Julia is a world renowned movie star. She steps into his store one day and they strike up a conversation. He accidentally spills orange juice on her shirt and offers to let her change at his place right around the corner. When she goes to leave, to his surprise, she kisses him good bye.
They start to try and date, with her meeting his friends and him trying to dodge the trappings of fame. They have a wonderful time together until his room mate betrays that she is staying with him and the paparazzi show up on the door step. She behaves badly and runs away.
He catches up with her again when she is in England filming a movie he suggested that he would like to see her in someday. He overhears a conversation between her and her co-star which leads him to believe that she is not interested in him. She comes to his book store and tells him that "after all...I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." He rejects her because he doesn't feel that he can handle the fame issue.
His friends help him to see the error pf his ways and he quickly gets to her press conference and ask her if she could see herself dating him to which she responds yes. They end up married and have a baby on the way by the end. He still struggles with her fame but puts up with it out of love for her.
This is just a fun and enjoyable movie to watch. It is set to "When you say nothing at all" by Ronan Keating and can be found on the soundtrack.
They start to try and date, with her meeting his friends and him trying to dodge the trappings of fame. They have a wonderful time together until his room mate betrays that she is staying with him and the paparazzi show up on the door step. She behaves badly and runs away.
He catches up with her again when she is in England filming a movie he suggested that he would like to see her in someday. He overhears a conversation between her and her co-star which leads him to believe that she is not interested in him. She comes to his book store and tells him that "after all...I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." He rejects her because he doesn't feel that he can handle the fame issue.
His friends help him to see the error pf his ways and he quickly gets to her press conference and ask her if she could see herself dating him to which she responds yes. They end up married and have a baby on the way by the end. He still struggles with her fame but puts up with it out of love for her.
This is just a fun and enjoyable movie to watch. It is set to "When you say nothing at all" by Ronan Keating and can be found on the soundtrack.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Catch and Release
This film came out in 2007 and starred Jennifer Garner, Kevin Smith, and Timothy Olypheant. It is the story of a woman struggling to accept the death of her fiancee and the secrets he kept from her as she tries to rebuild her life.
She moves into his old room in the house with all of his friends. One of the friends comes from LA for the funereal and stays for awhile. She discovers that her fiancee had a child while they were together as a couple. With the help of all of his friends, she tries to welcome both the mother and the son into her life. She also falls in love with the friend from LA.
After the entire group makes some life changing decisions, they all move their separate ways,yet are all still connected by their dead friend/fiancee. Jenifer fellows her heart to LA to try love with Timothy Olypheant.
The clip is set to "What if you" by Joshua Radison which is on the soundtrack
She moves into his old room in the house with all of his friends. One of the friends comes from LA for the funereal and stays for awhile. She discovers that her fiancee had a child while they were together as a couple. With the help of all of his friends, she tries to welcome both the mother and the son into her life. She also falls in love with the friend from LA.
After the entire group makes some life changing decisions, they all move their separate ways,yet are all still connected by their dead friend/fiancee. Jenifer fellows her heart to LA to try love with Timothy Olypheant.
The clip is set to "What if you" by Joshua Radison which is on the soundtrack
Thursday, January 8, 2009
About Last Night
This movie was released in 1986 and stars Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. The two stars meet, fall in love, move in together, and don't know what to do with themselves after all these major life decisions. Because they have never experienced love or living with someone else, they don't make it and ultimately break up with one another. It does not help that their two best friends, Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins are doing everything in their power to break them up as well.
As the tag line says "Making love was easy...being in love was difficult." They ultimately work through their problems and the movie ends with it looking like they are on their way getting back together.
This is a really enjoyable movie. The scenes of Chicago are great and the scenes involving Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins almost steal the show.
The first clip show the lovers in the beginning of their relationship. They are dealing with friends and co-workers who are not liking being pushed aside for new love. The song playing is from the soundtrack and is called "So far, so good" and it is by Sheena Easton
The second clip is set to a song on the soundtrack "Living inside my heart" by Bob Seger. It contains some racy scenes so view at your own risk.
The last clip shows the couple headed down the road toward getting back together. The friends step side and let the two become a couple. The song that is hears as they are riding/jogging off together is called "If everyone had a heart" by John Waite and is found on the sound track.
As the tag line says "Making love was easy...being in love was difficult." They ultimately work through their problems and the movie ends with it looking like they are on their way getting back together.
This is a really enjoyable movie. The scenes of Chicago are great and the scenes involving Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins almost steal the show.
The first clip show the lovers in the beginning of their relationship. They are dealing with friends and co-workers who are not liking being pushed aside for new love. The song playing is from the soundtrack and is called "So far, so good" and it is by Sheena Easton
The second clip is set to a song on the soundtrack "Living inside my heart" by Bob Seger. It contains some racy scenes so view at your own risk.
The last clip shows the couple headed down the road toward getting back together. The friends step side and let the two become a couple. The song that is hears as they are riding/jogging off together is called "If everyone had a heart" by John Waite and is found on the sound track.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Jerry Maguire
This is a 1996 romantic dramedy starring Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger as a sports agent who falls for his assistant and her adorable son.
Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who has a crisis of conscience after dealing with a boy who is worried about his injured sports playing father. This crisis leads to a whole new way for Tom Cruise to conduct business, causing him to get fired from his old job and scrambling to keep his roster of clients. He loses all of them except for Cuba Gooding, Jr. Renee Zellweger leaves her old job to follow Tom in his new dream and new way of doing business as his personal assistant.
At first, Tom falls for Renee's adorable son. He ends up marrying Renee so that he can be with her son but ultimately finds out that he loves Renee as well. He also realizes that his client is like family to him as well. By the end he finds family, true love, and happiness doing a job that he loves.
"Show me the money and You had me at hello" are both listed in the 100 greatest movie quotes of all time.
The first clip is set to Secret Garden by Bruce Springsteen which is included in the movie soundtrack
The second scene is is Tom going back to get his wife and telling her that"You complete me and her responding "you had me at hello" **interesting side note Kenny Chesney so loved this scene in the movie, he wrote a song about it called "You had me at hello" Kenny and Renee ended up married for four month before they got the marriage annulled for unknown reasons**
Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who has a crisis of conscience after dealing with a boy who is worried about his injured sports playing father. This crisis leads to a whole new way for Tom Cruise to conduct business, causing him to get fired from his old job and scrambling to keep his roster of clients. He loses all of them except for Cuba Gooding, Jr. Renee Zellweger leaves her old job to follow Tom in his new dream and new way of doing business as his personal assistant.
At first, Tom falls for Renee's adorable son. He ends up marrying Renee so that he can be with her son but ultimately finds out that he loves Renee as well. He also realizes that his client is like family to him as well. By the end he finds family, true love, and happiness doing a job that he loves.
"Show me the money and You had me at hello" are both listed in the 100 greatest movie quotes of all time.
The first clip is set to Secret Garden by Bruce Springsteen which is included in the movie soundtrack
The second scene is is Tom going back to get his wife and telling her that"You complete me and her responding "you had me at hello" **interesting side note Kenny Chesney so loved this scene in the movie, he wrote a song about it called "You had me at hello" Kenny and Renee ended up married for four month before they got the marriage annulled for unknown reasons**
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Vanilla Sky
This is a 2001 film by Cameron Crowe that stars Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz. It does not come across initially as what one would call a "chick flick." I will admit that the first time that I saw this film, I did not like it. The reason being that I had a preconceived notion of what the film was going to be about and would not let go of it throughout the entire film, right up until the ending. Because I thought the film was going to be about one thing, I had a very hard time understanding what the film was about.
I felt that the film warranted a second viewing to determine if I could figure out what it was about. This time, I really enjoyed the movie and felt like I understand what the message of the movie was. I believe that the tag line to the movie says it all "Forget everything that you know, and open your eyes." Once I did that, I understood the film and actually ended up loving it.
With it being a Cameron Crowe film, it goes without saying that it has an awesome soundtrack. I love the music when Tom is riding up on the elevator to a song called "Elevator beat" composed by Nancy Wilson of Heart (also Cameron Crowe's wife). I also like the song at the very end which is called "The nothing song" by Sigur Ros.
Open your eyes, watch, and let me know what your thoughts are on the movie
The second clip is a slow motion showing of what Tom saw as he was falling from the building
I felt that the film warranted a second viewing to determine if I could figure out what it was about. This time, I really enjoyed the movie and felt like I understand what the message of the movie was. I believe that the tag line to the movie says it all "Forget everything that you know, and open your eyes." Once I did that, I understood the film and actually ended up loving it.
With it being a Cameron Crowe film, it goes without saying that it has an awesome soundtrack. I love the music when Tom is riding up on the elevator to a song called "Elevator beat" composed by Nancy Wilson of Heart (also Cameron Crowe's wife). I also like the song at the very end which is called "The nothing song" by Sigur Ros.
Open your eyes, watch, and let me know what your thoughts are on the movie
The second clip is a slow motion showing of what Tom saw as he was falling from the building
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Momma Mia
I was lucky enough to see this as a play on Broadway two years ago. I loved it!! When I heard that they were making it into a movie, I was thrilled, especially when I saw the casting. The only person I was worried about was Pierce Bronsan (of which my misgivings about his singing skills turned out to be correct). The movie came out in 2008 with a stellar cast making it a huge hit worldwide.
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie however, unlike when I saw the play, I became emotional during two scenes. The first one is when Meryl Streep sings about her daughter leaving her to become a married woman and the second scene is when Meryl sings about her lost love. I knew that Meryl was a talented actress but who knew she had such a great voice? The combination of the singing and the acting made these very touching and emotional scenes.
Here is the first one "slipping through my fingers"
The second song is "the winner takes it all"
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie however, unlike when I saw the play, I became emotional during two scenes. The first one is when Meryl Streep sings about her daughter leaving her to become a married woman and the second scene is when Meryl sings about her lost love. I knew that Meryl was a talented actress but who knew she had such a great voice? The combination of the singing and the acting made these very touching and emotional scenes.
Here is the first one "slipping through my fingers"
The second song is "the winner takes it all"
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Footloose
"All he wanted to do was dance." And so sums up the plot for the 1984 movie starring Kevin Bacon in Footloose.
This is a movie most of us have seen by now. Who doesn't remember the scene where Kevin Bacon goes to the warehouse to blow off steam from all the aggravation he feels for trying to bring dancing back to a small town and trying to fit in with them in the process?
So, without further ado, here is the warehouse house scene from the movie which is set to "Never" by Moving Pictures
Now for some fun, here is a guest starring role by Kevin Bacon on the TV sitcom Will and Grace in which he goes back to relive the glory from the movie Footloose..pardon the extra shots of guest stars at the end...it was the only clip that I could find :)
This is a movie most of us have seen by now. Who doesn't remember the scene where Kevin Bacon goes to the warehouse to blow off steam from all the aggravation he feels for trying to bring dancing back to a small town and trying to fit in with them in the process?
So, without further ado, here is the warehouse house scene from the movie which is set to "Never" by Moving Pictures
Now for some fun, here is a guest starring role by Kevin Bacon on the TV sitcom Will and Grace in which he goes back to relive the glory from the movie Footloose..pardon the extra shots of guest stars at the end...it was the only clip that I could find :)
Monday, December 15, 2008
A Lot Like Love
This is a 2005 romantic comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet. The couple meet on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. Over the next seven years they continue to meet up. They fall in love with each other but it is never the right time for them to be together as a couple. They are fearful that they will ruin the wonderful friendship that they have by taking a chance on love. As the tag line says,"There is nothing better then a great romance...to ruin a perfectly good friendship." Ultimately they both take the chance, throwing caution to the wind, and make the romance work.
This movie has got a killer soundtrack. This movie clip is set t o a song from the movie called "Look what you've done" by Jet.
Enjoy
This movie has got a killer soundtrack. This movie clip is set t o a song from the movie called "Look what you've done" by Jet.
Enjoy
Saturday, December 13, 2008
She's Having A Baby
This 1988 film by John Hughes is a great relationship film. Jake and Kristy are newlyweds who decide to try and have a baby.
The film deals with all the trials and tribulations of getting pregnant, in-laws butting in, job changes, adjusting to living life in the suburbs, and generally having to grow up. For Jake, everything does not become crystal clear as to what he wants in life until he runs into some serious difficulties.
This clip, which is set to the song "This woman's work" sung by Kate Bush is when Jake realizes exactly what he wants from life as he deals with the uncertainty as to whether his dreams will come true.
She has her baby...
The film deals with all the trials and tribulations of getting pregnant, in-laws butting in, job changes, adjusting to living life in the suburbs, and generally having to grow up. For Jake, everything does not become crystal clear as to what he wants in life until he runs into some serious difficulties.
This clip, which is set to the song "This woman's work" sung by Kate Bush is when Jake realizes exactly what he wants from life as he deals with the uncertainty as to whether his dreams will come true.
She has her baby...
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Say Anything
This 1989 movie by Cameron Crowe has become a romance classic. This is the story of a lovable drifter and an overachiever who find love as they set out to begin their lives after graduation from high school.
This movie is a must see for the one of a kind dialogue that will have you quoting this movie long after you have seen it. There are so many great lines in this movie, far too numerous to mention. The line "I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen" has made the list of 100 all time greatest move lines in Premiere magazine.
The scene you are about to see is an incredibly well known scene. Lloyd (John Cusack) is trying to win back Diane (Ione Skye) after she breaks up with him. She breaks up with him at her father's urging as he thinks Lloyd is not good enough for his little girl. She is not really happy about breaking up with Lloyd and is struggling with it. This is what Lloyd does to try and win her back...
This movie is a must see for the one of a kind dialogue that will have you quoting this movie long after you have seen it. There are so many great lines in this movie, far too numerous to mention. The line "I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen" has made the list of 100 all time greatest move lines in Premiere magazine.
The scene you are about to see is an incredibly well known scene. Lloyd (John Cusack) is trying to win back Diane (Ione Skye) after she breaks up with him. She breaks up with him at her father's urging as he thinks Lloyd is not good enough for his little girl. She is not really happy about breaking up with Lloyd and is struggling with it. This is what Lloyd does to try and win her back...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Elizabethtown
This 2005 movie was written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Orlando Bloom and Kristen Dunst. It is a movie about a son who becomes very involved in his job working for a Nike like shoe corporation, to the detriment of being with his family, inventing the next big shoe, only to create a huge failure, costing the company billions of dollars. He ends up being fired from his job and goes home and thinks of committing suicide but before he can go through with it, gets a call from his sister that his Dad has died.
He must make a trip back to Elizabethtown, Kentucky to retrieve the body for his family but finds this to be very difficult as he finds that his father is a local hero in the town. On the flight out there, he meets a quirky flight attendant, who realizes that he is on his way back to a funeral. They connect on the flight and she gives him her phone number. He calls her and they meet up several times, all while he is learning about the great man that his father really was.
Ultimately she convinces him to take a road trip with his Father's ashes and the father and son bond as they should have when the father was alive. And at the end, he also realizes he has fallen for the girl.
Cameron Crowe is married to Nancy Wilson of the band Heart. The soundtracks to his movies are VERY important to him. This moves is no different. In fact, there are two soundtracks to the movie. Enjoy this movie clip set to the song Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley..
He must make a trip back to Elizabethtown, Kentucky to retrieve the body for his family but finds this to be very difficult as he finds that his father is a local hero in the town. On the flight out there, he meets a quirky flight attendant, who realizes that he is on his way back to a funeral. They connect on the flight and she gives him her phone number. He calls her and they meet up several times, all while he is learning about the great man that his father really was.
Ultimately she convinces him to take a road trip with his Father's ashes and the father and son bond as they should have when the father was alive. And at the end, he also realizes he has fallen for the girl.
Cameron Crowe is married to Nancy Wilson of the band Heart. The soundtracks to his movies are VERY important to him. This moves is no different. In fact, there are two soundtracks to the movie. Enjoy this movie clip set to the song Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley..
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Wicker Park
This 2004 film stars Josh Hartnett (Matt), Diane Kruger (Lisa), and Rose Byrne (Alex/Lisa). Matt and Lisa fall in love and have a passionate affair while Alex looks longingly on, seething with jealousy. All is going well with the couple until Matt asks Lisa to move in with him and she mysteriously disappears, leaving no details or clues as to what happened.
Fast forward two years with all characters living their lives, but not forgetting the passion that once existed. Matt thinks he sees Lisa in a restaurant and begins a relentless search for the love of his life. Alex uses this as an opportunity to insert herself into his quest by trying to pretend that she is the Lisa that Matt is looking for.
There are many twists and turns which I don't want to give away as it would spoil the plot for the movie for anyone who has not seen it. I will let you know that it wraps up in a unique and interesting way that makes this movie worth seeing.
Besides the story and the acting, one of the best things about this movie is the soundtrack. It has a lot of alternative music that really fits into the story. It has songs by Snow Patrol, Mazzy Star, Aqualong, and Coldplay to name a few. I loved it so much I actually went out and bought the soundtrack.
Please enjoy the following movie slide show with a song from Coldplay (The Scientist)that was in the movie. I will leave you with this thought as you watch
PASSION NEVER DIES (tag line)
Fast forward two years with all characters living their lives, but not forgetting the passion that once existed. Matt thinks he sees Lisa in a restaurant and begins a relentless search for the love of his life. Alex uses this as an opportunity to insert herself into his quest by trying to pretend that she is the Lisa that Matt is looking for.
There are many twists and turns which I don't want to give away as it would spoil the plot for the movie for anyone who has not seen it. I will let you know that it wraps up in a unique and interesting way that makes this movie worth seeing.
Besides the story and the acting, one of the best things about this movie is the soundtrack. It has a lot of alternative music that really fits into the story. It has songs by Snow Patrol, Mazzy Star, Aqualong, and Coldplay to name a few. I loved it so much I actually went out and bought the soundtrack.
Please enjoy the following movie slide show with a song from Coldplay (The Scientist)that was in the movie. I will leave you with this thought as you watch
PASSION NEVER DIES (tag line)
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