More life stories that need to be movies
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Bill Murray
Gilda Radner
Billy Crystal
Marlon Brando
Bette Davis
Bette Midler

MORE TRUE LIFE STORIES THAT SHOULD HAPPEN.

Kate Hepburn and Spencer Tracy: the couple that became a couple off screen and on

Mickey Rooney: His story is an all too familiar story and it would be fascinating

Phil Hartman: A comedian on stage but a different story off stage

Billie Holliday: Also needs a brand new movie

Abbott and Costello:

Laurel and Hardy:

Gene Kelly:

MORE MOVIES THAT WOULD MAKE GOOD PREQUELS

The Grand Budapest Hotel - M. Gustave as a lobby boy
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Men In Black
Titanic - Rose before she boarded the boat
Harry Potter - the four founders
The Matrix
Bridget Jones

Movies that would make good prequels.

Bridget Jones: Yes I am aware we have Bridget Jones Baby but it'd be interesting to see a prequel where she's reached her 20s, moved out of home and applying for jobs before she gets her official job. Plus it would be interesting to watch younger versions of Daniel Cleaver and Mark Darcy.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel
Men In Black


So what is one movie that you think might work quite well as a prequel?

SCENES THAT MAKE ME LAUGH

Bridget Jones Diary: When Bridget turns up the formal party in a bunny outfit. (This makes me laugh so hard!)
Love Actually: Gift wrap scene
Beetlejuice (the whole film)
Hunt for Wilderpeople (either the Terminator comment or Rhys Darby as Sam)

im sure others will think of more than me. So what film scenes make you cry from laughing so hard

MOVIE SCENES THAT MAKE YOU CRY: 

Babe: When the farmer's wife is watching TV and sees her husband (that is the one that does it for me) 

Atonement: When everything is revealed 

Stand By Me: The ending 

Up: The start

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I know it is a very short list haha. So what film scenes can you absolutely not watch without sobbing like a baby.......? 

MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane: Bette Davis and Joan are just perfect in this really scary movie!

Stand By Me: Great story, acting it has everything  River Phoenix is amazing in it.

Beetlejuice: One of the best comedy movies of all time with an appearance by Alec Baldwin with hair.

Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman? Just perfect.

Groundhog Day: Bill Murray is just brilliant and we have all met a Ned Ryerson haha.

Ghostbusters: Again, the whole cast is perfect!

Atonement: Because it's a good sobfest and spot which part Benedict Cumberbatch plays I think you may be surprised!

Babe: Its simply a classic. Also a sobfest.

So.....What are your favorite movies of all time.......

EVEN MORE ACTORS WHO COULD MAKE THEIR DIRECTING DEBUT

Julianne Moore - Just because she would be interesting
Jeff Bridges
Sandra Bullock - she hasn't directed a feature film
Domhnall Gleeson - he would do a good job his short films are excellent
Matthew McConaughey
Freddie Highmore
Jude Law
Emma Watson - Could see her directorial debut in future
Patricia Clarkson
Adam Sandler
Zac Efron - he might be a bit young but I would like to see him have a go.
Taylor Lautner - would also be interesting to see him make his directorial debut in the future.

Honorable Mentions: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Connolly ,Sally Hawkins, Tom Hardy Christian Bale Chiwetel Ejiofer Clark Duke Daniel Craig Emily Blunt

Actors/actresses who I would like to see do another movie together.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Honsou (Blood Diamond) It would be awesome to see these two
re-team!

James McAvoy and Forest Whitaker (Last King Of Scotland) again it would be great to see these two team up again.

Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger (One True Thing) it has been two decades since Meryl worked with Renee. Would love a reteam in the future!

Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts (Pelican Brief) Been over 20 years since these two worked together. A re-team absolutely needs to happen!!

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal) it would be fun to see them re-team in a movie

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling (Murder By Numbers) again it would be fantastic to see them re-team.

Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep (Prime) It would be amazing to see these two team up again :)

James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman (Wanted) Would be great to see them re-team and probably in another genre haha.



In brackets is what they originally starred in.

So there you have it. These would be so great to see happen!

(I haven't really encountered this but others might have)
Ever seen a movie where the film is good, the acting is great but the script is not good writing and you really find it hard to believe the actors having to have such a predictable and boring script. I like scripts that throw a curveball. You think it's going to go one way then it doesn't go the way you think it is going to go.

just a random one again. might be interesting haha.

So maybe the worst screenplays you remember in movies and what kind of scripts do you like.

BIOPICS I'D LIKE TO SEE MADE (I know, boring lol)

Greta Garbo:
Rita Hayworth from her childhood to stardom and the tragedies she faced
Jon Larsen and the road he faced to get RENT made with tragic results
Buster Keaton:
Bette Davis
Kate Hepburn
Carol Burnett
Clint Eastwood.
Audrey Hepburn
Martin Scorsese
Jack Nicholson
The making of The Godfather
Orson Welles
Laurence Olivier
Abbott and Costello

I just watched Mean Creek on DVD.

Mean Creek is a 2004 coming of age drama about a group of teens who are sick of being picked on by a bully so they take the bully out for a boat ride but things go horribly wrong. If you see this for one performance, it should be for Josh Peck who is known for Drake and Josh. This is a big departure for him. He delivers a stunning performance as a bully who is extremely misunderstood. I must warn there is swearing. I also really enjoyed the other actors in the film especially Rory Culkin and Carly Schroeder.

It does get a bit slow though. I look forward to the next film by this director. I know some people probably didn't really like this movie haha. So yeah, see the film for Josh Peck's performance.

Movie directing debuts I would like to see in the future.

Jesse Eisenberg: His offbeat humor would make for a great directing debut.

Vince Vaughn: I can see Vince doing a good job on his directorial debut.

Sigourney Weaver - would bring a lot of experience to her directing debut.

Tobey Maguire: I think he'd be very good.

Amy Adams. Would be fun to see her have a go.

Steve Carell - he'd be quite interesting.

Tom Cruise - would be fun.

Uma Thurman - would be very interesting to watch.

Paul Rudd - he would definitely be experienced enough to direct a comedy.

Zach Galifianakis - he would be very interesting to see a debut from.

Melissa McCarthy - would be interesting to see a debut from her in the future.

Kate Winslet I look forward to seeing her debut in future.

Dave Franco would be good as well - to see him follow in the footsteps of his older brother.

Freddie Highmore - I mean why not? If he wants to retire from acting directing could be a possibility.

Will Ferrell - he'd be an interesting one to see.

Mark Wahlberg - would be awesome!


Honorable Mentions: Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson, Owen Wilson, Anthony Mackie Terrence Howard Leonardo DiCaprio Michael Fassbender James McAvoy.

when they show the clip for the performance and 'Really? They chose THAT?'

Benedict Cumberbatch Imitation Game 

What they chose: Decoding 

What I would have chosen: either 'am I a man or a machine' or telling Joan that he is gay.
Why: I feel like Decoding is just a dull clip. Either one of these two would have been excellent clips.

Felicity Jones Theory of Everything

What they chose: Fight it together

I would have chosen: Jane telling the doctor he'll survive or the quantum physics scene. 

Why: Gives Felicity more range. 

Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line 

What they chose: Time's A Wastin' 

I would have chosen: throwing the objects at the band 

Why: Because 'Times A Wasting does absolutely nothing for the movie. If they had chosen throwing the objects it would feature her more!

Rachel McAdams Spotlight 

What they chose: the door interview 

I would have picked 'we are here because we care' 

Why: Gave away a big twist. 

Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness 

What they chose: This was my spot! 

I would have chosen when he is talking to his son about dinosaurs 

Why: I have often been baffled by this clip selection.

Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice
What they showed: Do you deny it Mr. Darcy
What I would have picked: Standing up to Lady Catherine near the end.
Why: Do you deny it Mr Darcy just leaves me a little bored. Standing up to Lady Catherine shows a lot more range.

I know this is the strangest post I have done yet but I can think of lots of others where the Academy just left people scratching their heads over why on earth they chose that clip to represent the actor!!  Anyone have any other suggestions of past Oscar clips where they just chose the strangest clips to represent the actor/actress (not that anyone will have any ideas haha) 

After my ticket said Cinema 3 and it was actually Cinema 2 (annoys me so much, frustrating and a waste of time) I sat down to watch Ben Hur. There were some very good actors especially Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell. I really liked some of the directing choices like when Judah is racing and the camera goes underneath it. My only problem with this film was the amount of violence it had. Some may have been needed but some of it wasn't needed. I got to a point where I wasn't sure how much more of it I could take during the rowing sequence.

Ben Hur 6/10. With Jack Huston Toby Kebbell and Morgan Freeman.

My favorite movie actors.
Here is a list of the actors I really like.
Eddie Redmayne - because going from Hawking to Lilly was jaw dropping you would never have imagined that they were the same person
Benedict Cumberbatch - his performance in Imitation Game is so great and heart wrenching
the late Alan Rickman because he was always so fun to watch
Helen Mirren because she is just a great actress
Judi Dench because she's a fab actress
Dev Patel - amazing in Slumdog and Chappie and also great on Skins
Meryl Streep because she's a legend
Maggie Smith - always good to watch
Will Poulter so good in Maze Runner and We're the Millers.

too many other people to list.

Here is a question I am sure some people can answer. Have you ever seen a movie with actors that you like and felt embarrassed for the actors that they have to appear in such a dreadful film. I ask this because last year (or before) I saw Eddie Redmayne in Jupiter Ascending. I felt so bad for Eddie an amazing actor having to appear in such a film like that one.

So here is one of my favorite movies of all time, its a classic and its still great today:

I found intriguing similarities between Kubo and 'James and the giant peach'. More to come soon...