Which Classis to Watch Tonight - A Beautiful Mind

Which Classic to Watch Tonight - A Beautiful Mind

Director: Ron Howard

Producer: Brian GrazerRon Howard

Book Witten By: Sylvia Nasar

Screenplay: Akiva Goldsman

Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany

Music: James Horner

The story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University as he develops his "original idea" that will revolutionize the world of mathematics. Early in the movie, Nash begins developing paranoid schizophrenia and endures delusional episodes while painfully watching the loss and burden his condition brings on his wife and friends.

The film opened in US cinemas on December 21, 2001. It was well-received by critics, grossed over $300 million worldwide, and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for Best Leading Actor, Best Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Score. The film has been criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of some aspects of Nash's life. The film fictionally portrayed his hallucinations as visual and auditory, yet factually they were exclusively auditory. Too, Nasar concluded Nash's refusal to take drugs "may have been fortunate," since their side effects "would have made his gentle re-entry into the world of mathematics a near impossibility"; in the screenplay, however, just before he receives the Nobel Prize, Nash speaks of taking "newer medications."

Crowe’s Nash is a tick-heavy, fidgeting kid from West Virginia. You could call him a nerd, but he’s not really a nerd. He’s simply in a world all his own. Connelly is perfectly cast as the beautiful and sympathetic Alicia, a woman who loves Nash for reasons that we don’t quite understand — and apparently neither does she. She is drawn to him by his ineffectiveness in society, his awkwardness around women, and his inner passion to distinguish himself in the world of science. Despite looking like a man devoid of emotions, Nash is full of passion, and Alicia sees it when no one else does. Watch it to appreciate the book even better.

Movie Gooroo Rating: * * * * (4 Stars)

Which Classic to Watch Tonight - 50 First Dates

Which Classic to Watch Tonight - 50 First Dates

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Peter Segal
Producer: Michael Ewing
Writer: George Wing
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin
Music: Teddy Castellucci
Running Time: 99 mins

Henry Roth (Adam Sandler), a womanising marine-life veterinarian living in Hawaii, meets Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore), an art teacher, in a café one morning. They hit it off and agree to meet in the café the next morning. The following day, however, Lucy claims not to know Henry. The café owner pulls Henry aside and explains that Lucy suffers from anterograde amnesia (called 'Goldfield Syndrome' in the movie) as a result of a car accident she was in a year earlier.

She follows the same routine every day--breakfast at the same restaurant, pineapple-picking with her dad, and eventually bed time, where sleep wipes away her short-term memory. Henry, however, refuses to be forgotten, and as his puppy love matures, he embarks on a quest to restore her memory, or at least be a part of her everyday routine. But vying for Lucy's attention isn't always easy. Sandler explores various neophytic approaches before making a video for Lucy to watch every morning, reminding her of who she is and what she's doing.

The film includes a trademark Sandler ballad as Henry serenades Lucy with his ukulele and a series of familiar salacious puns. Rob Schneider plays Henry's best friend, a goofy native stoner whose physical hijinks earn numerous laughs, and a cameo by Dan Akroyd as Lucy's doctor rounds out the cast.

Movie Gooroo Rating: * * * (3 Stars)

Which Classic to Watch Tonight - Notting Hill

Which Classic to Watch Tonight - Notting Hill

Director: Roger Michell
Producer: Duncan Kenworthy
Writer: Richard Curtis
Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee
Music: Trevor Jones
Running time: 124 min.
Genre: Romantic Comedy

Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. The film was well received by critics, and charted well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing British film yet released. The film won a BAFTA, and was nominated in two other categories. Notting Hill won several other awards, including a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for the soundtrack.

William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is the owner of an independent bookstore in Notting Hill that specializes in travel writing. One day, Thacker encounters world-famous Hollywood actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) during her trip to London, when she enters his shop to purchase a book. After William accidentally dumps orange juice down Anna’s front, an on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again, on-again love affair blossoms.

Notting Hill wins its real points in the details. Director Michell’s London is every bit is real as a Beatles album. And, big surprise, it’s the cast of completely unknown supporting characters that really carry the film.

If you like lighthearted romances, Notting Hill is for you.

Movie Gooroo Rating: 3 and ½ stars.

Which Classic to Watch Tonight - Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump - The Classic to watch tonight!

Genre: Comedy Drama
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve Tisch
Writter: Winston Groom, Eric Roth
Actors: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Music: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Editing: Arthur Schmidt
Release date(s): 6 July 1994
Running time: 143 mins
Language: English

Forrest Gump based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom was a huge commercial success, earning US$ 677 million worldwide. It was the top grossing film in America released that year. The film got 13 academy awards nominations and won six of them including best picture, best director and best actor.

The film is about a man and his epic journey through life meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture and experiencing first-hand historic events of the late 20th century while being largely unaware of their significance, due to his borderline intellectual disability.

The film is must watch for those who admire creativity. The movie is worth seeing as a sort of a social history of the United States from the 1950s through 1982. If you have watched it before watch it again for the sheer brilliance of Tom Hanks as an actor the craft of the movie and its magical moments.

Movie Gooroo Rating : * * * * (4 Stars)