Movie of the Week: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Title: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Director: Jim Sharman

Release year: 1975

Notable cast: Tim Curry, Richard O’Brien, Susan Sarandon, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell, & Barry Bostwick

Genre: Musical comedy

Recommended for: if you want to have a good time!

Rating: 4/5

Description: I watched this to get the awful remake off my mind and I still love it! It’s not perfect, but it’s not meant to be; it’s meant to be rough around the edges, something which the remake completely missed. It’s got a great balance of crazy, comedy and shock-horror and fun, which makes it enjoyable every time!

Plot Summary: A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a visit to a castle of a mad alien scientist which leads them on a strange journey.

Movie of the Week: The Defiant Ones

Title: The Defiant Ones

Director: Stanley Kramer

Release year: 1958

Notable cast: Sidney Poitier, Tony Curtis

Genre: drama, thriller, classics

Recommended for: classics fans

Rating: 4/5

Description: The film is dated today, but in it’s era a very courageous, as well as outrageous to some , film. Although not the strongest basic plot, it is the relationships between the characters and their development that draws you in and makes this an great film, and the messages their relationship projects which were inconsiderable to some at the time. Both actors perform well in the film, yet I think Poitier does an outstanding job!

Plot Summary: Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.

Favourite quote: “I ain’t gettin’ mad, Joker. I been mad all my natural life.” -Noah

Roman Holiday

Title: Roman Holiday

Director: William Wyler

Release year: 1953

Notable cast: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck

Genre: romance, comedy, drama, classics

Recommended for: everyone!!!!!

Rating: 4.5/5

Description: loved the acting, plot, characters etc., but was disappointed in the ending, a lot of people praise the film for it’s un-typical ending, but I still want the perfect happily ever after! Despite this, the film was charming, humorous and delightful.

Plot Summary: A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.

Favourite quote: “The best thing I know is to do exactly what you wish for a while.”

Movie of the week

Title: On the Waterfront

Director: Elia Kazan

Release year: 1954

Notable cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden

Genre: drama, crime, classics

Recommended for: everyone should watch this at some point

Rating: 4/5

Description: PRETTY (damn) TERRIFIC! Very powerful due to some great actors/acting and iconic scenes.

Plot Summary: An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.

Favourite quote: “Shouldn’t everybody care about everybody else?” -Edie

Here is one of the most iconic scenes in film history (below). I think it is so iconic because of the choices made by the actors and director. It could have been a typical fight, a scene full of anger and bitterness but instead Marlon Brando chose to push the gun away, and Rod Steiger fed off that. It became a scene of heartbreak and loss.

 

How To Marry A Millionaire

Title: How To Marry A Millionaire

Director: Jean Negulesco

Release year: 1953

Notable cast: Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable,  Lauren Bacall

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Recommended for:

Rating: 4/5

Description: enjoyable, glossy, charming, typical-hollywood-love-story/ies (e.g find true love in end), great cast!

Blurb: Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

Favourite quote: “All my life ever since I was a little girl I’ve always had the same dream. To marry a zillionaire.” -Loco

I loved Marilyn in this movie? Do you think she did a good performance?

‘What A Glorious Feeling’ to watch this film!

Title: Singin’ in the rain

Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly

Release year: 1952

Noteable cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds

Genre: comedy, musical, romance

Recommended for: classic film +musical fans

Rating: 5/5

Description: love-this-movie, dancing is sooo amazing, sweet & charming plot and characters, bright, happy, joy

Blurb: A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Favourite quote: “Lina. She can’t act, she can’t sing, she can’t dance. A triple threat.” -Cosmo Brown