CD-Charts Position 1
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The Basketball Diaries [1995]

starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio, Patrick McGaw
directed by: Scott Kalvert

Release Date December 04, 2000
Leonardo DiCaprio is brilliant as is Lorraine Bracco as his desperate mother. If the scene with them either side of her door with him begging her for money doesn't make you cry then you are probably already dead. It is the story of a good boy (with a good Italian Catholic mother) going wrong and then turning it around. Starting with a bit of petty theft it saunters into drugs then freefalls into a state of desperation. Very moving.

CD-Charts Position 2
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The Goodbye Girl [1977] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Barbara Rhoades
directed by: Herbert Ross

Release Date January 18, 2000
With the current remake of Neil Simon's 'The Goodbye Girl' showing on television at the moment, it reminded me of this original film production, one of the better films from the 1970s, and one of the better films to derive from a Broadway play to keep much of the same character as the play. This film won numerous awards: Best Actor Oscar/Best Actor Golden Globe/Best Actor BAFTA for Richard Dreyfus; Best Picture Golden Globe; Best Actress Golden Globe/Best Actress Oscar Nomination for Marsha Mason; Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nomination for Quinn Cummings; Best Writing Oscar Nomination for Neil Simon, and the list goes on...

Neil Simon's play is dialogue driven rather than action-driven; this sometimes means the kiss of death for film, ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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Foul Play [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Eugene Roche
directed by: Colin Higgins

Release Date November 16, 2004
There are foul deeds afoot. Probably that diabolical cabal, the “Tax the churches league.”

Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn) picks up a hitchhiker named Scotty (Bruce Solomon). They make a date to see a retro movie. There she hears Scotties last warning “beware of the dwarf”. Scotty is DEAD. This leads to a mystery in which people are dying and a plot ensues. The only person that believes or pretends to believe her is Detective Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase). Together they must figure out if a plot exists and what to do. Her landlord (Burgess Meredith) rephrases the threat as “Beware of the midgets…they are taking over the world” and we can not forget the sinister look on Esme’s (Shirley Python) face.

CD-Charts Position 4
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The Basketball Diaries [1995]

starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio, Patrick McGaw
directed by: Scott Kalvert

Release Date December 04, 2000
There are foul deeds afoot. Probably that diabolical cabal, the “Tax the churches league.”

Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn) picks up a hitchhiker named Scotty (Bruce Solomon). They make a date to see a retro movie. There she hears Scotties last warning “beware of the dwarf”. Scotty is DEAD. This leads to a mystery in which people are dying and a plot ensues. The only person that believes or pretends to believe her is Detective Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase). Together they must figure out if a plot exists and what to do. Her landlord (Burgess Meredith) rephrases the threat as “Beware of the midgets…they are taking over the world” and we can not forget the sinister look on Esme’s (Shirley Python) face.

CD-Charts Position 5
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Family Business [1990]

starring: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto, Janet Carroll
directed by: Sidney Lumet

Release Date October 04, 2004
It's quite ironic that under normal circumstances, a theatrical movie based around a novel is usually rushed and misses key parts of the plot (The Beach, for example...), yet Family Business, though based on a novel, feels the opposite... drawn out, and lacking a drive.

My hat (proverbial - baseball caps aren't "cool" any more) goes off to Dustan Hoffman, Sean Connery, and Matthew Broderick for pulling off wonderful mature performances in, what is, quite a serious film with its odd silly moment. Though this doesn't deter from what's missing; substance. The plot is their, as is the well explained story, the medicore directing, camera work, and use of time prevents the film from flowing nicer. Instead, the film feels like its been stretched ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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Can't Stop the Music [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Alex Briley, David Hodo, Glenn Hughes, Randy Jones (II), Felipe Rose
directed by: Nancy Walker

Release Date April 16, 2002
It's quite ironic that under normal circumstances, a theatrical movie based around a novel is usually rushed and misses key parts of the plot (The Beach, for example...), yet Family Business, though based on a novel, feels the opposite... drawn out, and lacking a drive.

My hat (proverbial - baseball caps aren't "cool" any more) goes off to Dustan Hoffman, Sean Connery, and Matthew Broderick for pulling off wonderful mature performances in, what is, quite a serious film with its odd silly moment. Though this doesn't deter from what's missing; substance. The plot is their, as is the well explained story, the medicore directing, camera work, and use of time prevents the film from flowing nicer. Instead, the film feels like its been stretched ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Family Business [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto, Janet Carroll
directed by: Sidney Lumet

Release Date May 20, 2003
It's quite ironic that under normal circumstances, a theatrical movie based around a novel is usually rushed and misses key parts of the plot (The Beach, for example...), yet Family Business, though based on a novel, feels the opposite... drawn out, and lacking a drive.

My hat (proverbial - baseball caps aren't "cool" any more) goes off to Dustan Hoffman, Sean Connery, and Matthew Broderick for pulling off wonderful mature performances in, what is, quite a serious film with its odd silly moment. Though this doesn't deter from what's missing; substance. The plot is their, as is the well explained story, the medicore directing, camera work, and use of time prevents the film from flowing nicer. Instead, the film feels like its been stretched ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
Average Rating:

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The Goodbye Girl [1977]

starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Barbara Rhoades
directed by: Herbert Ross

Release Date June 06, 1994
With the current remake of Neil Simon's 'The Goodbye Girl' showing on television at the moment, it reminded me of this original film production, one of the better films from the 1970s, and one of the better films to derive from a Broadway play to keep much of the same character as the play. This film won numerous awards: Best Actor Oscar/Best Actor Golden Globe/Best Actor BAFTA for Richard Dreyfus; Best Picture Golden Globe; Best Actress Golden Globe/Best Actress Oscar Nomination for Marsha Mason; Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nomination for Quinn Cummings; Best Writing Oscar Nomination for Neil Simon, and the list goes on...

Neil Simon's play is dialogue driven rather than action-driven; this sometimes means the kiss of death for film, but ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
Average Rating:

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Can't Stop the Music [1980]

starring: Village People, Valerie Perrine, Bruce Jenner, Steve Guttenberg, Paul Sand
directed by: Nancy Walker

Release Date
With the current remake of Neil Simon's 'The Goodbye Girl' showing on television at the moment, it reminded me of this original film production, one of the better films from the 1970s, and one of the better films to derive from a Broadway play to keep much of the same character as the play. This film won numerous awards: Best Actor Oscar/Best Actor Golden Globe/Best Actor BAFTA for Richard Dreyfus; Best Picture Golden Globe; Best Actress Golden Globe/Best Actress Oscar Nomination for Marsha Mason; Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nomination for Quinn Cummings; Best Writing Oscar Nomination for Neil Simon, and the list goes on...

Neil Simon's play is dialogue driven rather than action-driven; this sometimes means the kiss of death for film, but ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
Average Rating:

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The Basketball Diaries [1995]

starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio, Patrick McGaw
directed by: Scott Kalvert

Release Date
Leonardo DiCaprio is brilliant as is Lorraine Bracco as his desperate mother. If the scene with them either side of her door with him begging her for money doesn't make you cry then you are probably already dead. It is the story of a good boy (with a good Italian Catholic mother) going wrong and then turning it around. Starting with a bit of petty theft it saunters into drugs then freefalls into a state of desperation. Very moving.