Movie Top Ten Someone, take over the baton
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Karin Schill
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I'm not gonna get a full list either this week. But here we go:
1. Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
2. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
3. Big (1988)
4. A League of Their Own (1992)
5. You've Got Mail (1998)
6. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
7. The 'Burbs (1989)
8. The Money Pit (1986)
1. Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
2. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
3. Big (1988)
4. A League of Their Own (1992)
5. You've Got Mail (1998)
6. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
7. The 'Burbs (1989)
8. The Money Pit (1986)
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Karin Schill
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Last day to add your Tom Hanks picks. 
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Thanks for the reminder, I'm going to add SULLY to my list having watched it this week.
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Okay so your favorite Tom Hanks movie is:
Philadelphia (1993)
In this ground breaking movie Tom Hanks portrays Andrew Beckett a successful lawyer who is also a homosexual.
When his employers finds out that he has contracted AIDS he is fired from his firm. He sues his firm for discrimination
and the lawyer who is assigned to his case is homophobic. The movie is an american drama movie directed by: Jonathan Demme.
It also stars Denzel Washington. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his portrayal in this film. The song "Streets of Philadelphia" by
Bruce Springsteen also won an Oscar.
You gave it a total of: 42 points.
Here's a trailer:
Then here's the rest of the list. As you can see we got a tie for the second place:
Big (1988) 34 p.
The Da Vinci Code (2006) 34 p.
The Green Mile (1999) 32 p.
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 30 p.
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 29 p.
Cast Away (2000) 28 p.
Sleepless In Seattle (1993) 26 p.
Catch Me If You Can (2002) 22 p.
Toy Story (1995) 19 p.
Apollo 13 (1995) 19 p.
Sully (2016) 17 p.
Angels & Demons (2009) 15 p.
The Bonfire Of The Vanities (1990) 14 p.
You've Got Mail (1998) 13 p.
Bridge of Spies (2015) 13 p.
The Money Pit (1986) 12 p.
Forrest Gump (1994) 12 p.
Terminal (2004) 12 p.
Captain Phillips (2013) 12 p.
A League of Their Own (1992) 11 p.
Cloud Atlas (2012) 10 p.
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) 9 p.
Splash (1984) 8 p.
The Polar Express (2004) 7 p.
That Thing You Do! (1996) 5 p.
The 'Burbs (1989) 4 p.
Turner and Hooch (1989) 4 p.
Road to Perdition (2002) 3 p.
Bachelor Party (1984) 1 p.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) 1 p.
That's all for this round. Thank you to everyone who voted.
Philadelphia (1993)
In this ground breaking movie Tom Hanks portrays Andrew Beckett a successful lawyer who is also a homosexual.
When his employers finds out that he has contracted AIDS he is fired from his firm. He sues his firm for discrimination
and the lawyer who is assigned to his case is homophobic. The movie is an american drama movie directed by: Jonathan Demme.
It also stars Denzel Washington. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his portrayal in this film. The song "Streets of Philadelphia" by
Bruce Springsteen also won an Oscar.
You gave it a total of: 42 points.
Here's a trailer:
Then here's the rest of the list. As you can see we got a tie for the second place:
Big (1988) 34 p.
The Da Vinci Code (2006) 34 p.
The Green Mile (1999) 32 p.
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 30 p.
Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 29 p.
Cast Away (2000) 28 p.
Sleepless In Seattle (1993) 26 p.
Catch Me If You Can (2002) 22 p.
Toy Story (1995) 19 p.
Apollo 13 (1995) 19 p.
Sully (2016) 17 p.
Angels & Demons (2009) 15 p.
The Bonfire Of The Vanities (1990) 14 p.
You've Got Mail (1998) 13 p.
Bridge of Spies (2015) 13 p.
The Money Pit (1986) 12 p.
Forrest Gump (1994) 12 p.
Terminal (2004) 12 p.
Captain Phillips (2013) 12 p.
A League of Their Own (1992) 11 p.
Cloud Atlas (2012) 10 p.
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) 9 p.
Splash (1984) 8 p.
The Polar Express (2004) 7 p.
That Thing You Do! (1996) 5 p.
The 'Burbs (1989) 4 p.
Turner and Hooch (1989) 4 p.
Road to Perdition (2002) 3 p.
Bachelor Party (1984) 1 p.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) 1 p.
That's all for this round. Thank you to everyone who voted.
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Karin Schill
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Now it's time for another director:
William Wyler was a German-American director, producer and screenwriter. He was born July 1st, 1902 in Mülhausen, Germany. The town now belongs to France and is called Mulhouse. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA on July 27th, 1981 at the age of 79. He was of German-Swiss-Jewish decent. His uncle Carl Laemmle founded Universal Pictures and offered William Wyler a job in the 1921, working as a messenger in New York. After a few years there he relocated to Hollywood and became a director. Wyler’s career came to span 6 decades and he has worked with many famous stars of the Golden Era of Cinema.
He is the only director in history of the Academy Awards who has won an Oscar both as director and for best picture three times. The movies he won for was: Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Mrs. Miniver (1942). But which of his movies is your favorite one?
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William Wyler was a German-American director, producer and screenwriter. He was born July 1st, 1902 in Mülhausen, Germany. The town now belongs to France and is called Mulhouse. He died in Los Angeles, California, USA on July 27th, 1981 at the age of 79. He was of German-Swiss-Jewish decent. His uncle Carl Laemmle founded Universal Pictures and offered William Wyler a job in the 1921, working as a messenger in New York. After a few years there he relocated to Hollywood and became a director. Wyler’s career came to span 6 decades and he has worked with many famous stars of the Golden Era of Cinema.
He is the only director in history of the Academy Awards who has won an Oscar both as director and for best picture three times. The movies he won for was: Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Mrs. Miniver (1942). But which of his movies is your favorite one?
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my top 5 WW films
- Wuthering heights
- jezebel
- the little foxes
- the big country
- ben Hur
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Good subject for a top 10. My choices:
1. Roman Holliday
2. Jezebel
3. How To Steal A Million
4. Ben Hur
5. Funny Girl
6. The Letter
7. The Best Years of Our Lives
8. Mrs Miniver
9. The Little Foxes
10. Wuthering Heights
1. Roman Holliday
2. Jezebel
3. How To Steal A Million
4. Ben Hur
5. Funny Girl
6. The Letter
7. The Best Years of Our Lives
8. Mrs Miniver
9. The Little Foxes
10. Wuthering Heights
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Karin Schill
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Okay I have not seen that many of his films. But this is my list:
1. Roman Holiday (1953)
2. How To Steal A Million (1966)
3. Wuthering Heights (1939)
4. Ben-Hur (1959)
5. The Children's Hour (1961)
Anyone else wanna join in?
1. Roman Holiday (1953)
2. How To Steal A Million (1966)
3. Wuthering Heights (1939)
4. Ben-Hur (1959)
5. The Children's Hour (1961)
Anyone else wanna join in?
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Okay so your favorite movie directed by William Wyler is:
Roman Holiday (1953)
This is the movie that turned Audrey Hepburn into a star. In this delightful romantic comedy she portrays a princess who is tired of living the shelted life so she leaves the palace walls to discover Rome on her own. She meets a reporter portrayed by Gregory Peck and the two of them fall in love.
Audrey Hepburn won a best actress oscar for her portrayal in this movie.
You gave it a total of 28 points.
Here's a trailer for the winning movie:
Then here's the rest of the list:
Wuthering Heights (1939) 24 p.
Jezebel (1938) 24 p.
Ben-Hur (1959) 20 p.
The Little Foxes (1941) 19 p.
How To Steal A Million (1966) 17 p.
The Letter (1940)12 p.
Funny Girl (1968)10 p.
The Heiress (1949) 10 p.
The Big Country (1958) 7 p.
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 6 p.
The Children’s Hour (1961) 6 p.
These Three (1936) 3 p.
Mrs. Miniver (1942) 3 p.
Dodsworth (1936) 1 p.
Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round.
Roman Holiday (1953)
This is the movie that turned Audrey Hepburn into a star. In this delightful romantic comedy she portrays a princess who is tired of living the shelted life so she leaves the palace walls to discover Rome on her own. She meets a reporter portrayed by Gregory Peck and the two of them fall in love.
Audrey Hepburn won a best actress oscar for her portrayal in this movie.
You gave it a total of 28 points.
Here's a trailer for the winning movie:
Then here's the rest of the list:
Wuthering Heights (1939) 24 p.
Jezebel (1938) 24 p.
Ben-Hur (1959) 20 p.
The Little Foxes (1941) 19 p.
How To Steal A Million (1966) 17 p.
The Letter (1940)12 p.
Funny Girl (1968)10 p.
The Heiress (1949) 10 p.
The Big Country (1958) 7 p.
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 6 p.
The Children’s Hour (1961) 6 p.
These Three (1936) 3 p.
Mrs. Miniver (1942) 3 p.
Dodsworth (1936) 1 p.
Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round.
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Karin Schill
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Okay so it's time for one of my most favorite movie stars:
Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress who was born in London, England on 27th February, 1932 to American parents. Her father was an art dealer and her mother a retired actress. She also had an older brother. When Elizabeth was seven years old the family moved to Los Angeles, California, USA to escape the Second World War. Once they’d moved to Los Angeles Elizabeth’s mother started to pursue an acting career for her child and by the time Elizabeth was ten years old she landed a small part in the original Lassie movie. Then she was signed into a long term movie contract with MGM who catapulted her to stardom with the movie National Velvet (1944). Elizabeth kept working steadily all through her youth and by 1950 she’d successfully transformed from a child starlet to an adult movie star. Elizabeth’s career then reached new heights and in the late 1950’s she became the first female star to be given one million dollars for making a movie. The movie was Cleopatra (1963). On the set she fell in love with Richard Burton and the two of them then collaborated on several movies during their ten year marriage.
Elizabeth became a legend in her own lifetime and in 1999 the American Film Institute named her as the seventh greatest female screen legend. She won three Oscars, the first one for Butterfield 8 (1960), the second one for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and the third one for her Humanitarian work, as Elizabeth was a passionate advocate for people who were suffering from HIV/AIDS. Elizabeth died from congestive heart failure at the age of 79 on March 23rd, 2011. Her career span 7 decades and she made around 60 movies. But which one of her movies is your favorite?
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Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress who was born in London, England on 27th February, 1932 to American parents. Her father was an art dealer and her mother a retired actress. She also had an older brother. When Elizabeth was seven years old the family moved to Los Angeles, California, USA to escape the Second World War. Once they’d moved to Los Angeles Elizabeth’s mother started to pursue an acting career for her child and by the time Elizabeth was ten years old she landed a small part in the original Lassie movie. Then she was signed into a long term movie contract with MGM who catapulted her to stardom with the movie National Velvet (1944). Elizabeth kept working steadily all through her youth and by 1950 she’d successfully transformed from a child starlet to an adult movie star. Elizabeth’s career then reached new heights and in the late 1950’s she became the first female star to be given one million dollars for making a movie. The movie was Cleopatra (1963). On the set she fell in love with Richard Burton and the two of them then collaborated on several movies during their ten year marriage.
Elizabeth became a legend in her own lifetime and in 1999 the American Film Institute named her as the seventh greatest female screen legend. She won three Oscars, the first one for Butterfield 8 (1960), the second one for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and the third one for her Humanitarian work, as Elizabeth was a passionate advocate for people who were suffering from HIV/AIDS. Elizabeth died from congestive heart failure at the age of 79 on March 23rd, 2011. Her career span 7 decades and she made around 60 movies. But which one of her movies is your favorite?
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My top 10:
- National Velvet
- Giant
- The Mirror Crack'd
- Lassie Come Home
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Butterfield 8
- The V.I.P.s
- Father of the Bride
- Victory at Entebbe
- Courage of Lassie
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Im not really a LiZ fan to be honest, i have 3
- national velvet
- little women
- Giant
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Well three movies is better than none.
Before I was 28 and discovered "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" I had only seen one movie with Elizabeth and that was "Cleopatra" which I first saw in my teens. I think in some ways she was really more famous for being Elizabeth Taylor than any of the roles she played. Yet she was a wonderful actress too, so whoever hasn't seen her movies yet are in for a real treat if you decide to check out some of her other movies.
I love the Lassie dog too. So cute.
Before I was 28 and discovered "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" I had only seen one movie with Elizabeth and that was "Cleopatra" which I first saw in my teens. I think in some ways she was really more famous for being Elizabeth Taylor than any of the roles she played. Yet she was a wonderful actress too, so whoever hasn't seen her movies yet are in for a real treat if you decide to check out some of her other movies.
I love the Lassie dog too. So cute.
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Thanks again to Karin for choosing one of my fav stars!
1- A Place in the Sun
2- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
3- Giant
4- Who´s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
5- Suddenly, Last Summer
6- Cleopatra
7- The Mirror Crack´d
8- Little Women
9- Father of the Bride
10- Between Friends (TV)
1- A Place in the Sun
2- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
3- Giant
4- Who´s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
5- Suddenly, Last Summer
6- Cleopatra
7- The Mirror Crack´d
8- Little Women
9- Father of the Bride
10- Between Friends (TV)
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Same here, I guess we're the young ones in this thread