Sunday, November 14, 2010

Movie Club Theme for November: Movies About Hollywood

Each month we will be featuring a movie club theme.  Each theme will include four movie suggestions for the month and a link to the discussion on our facebook page.

This month's theme is:
Movies About Hollywood

The Bad and the Beautiful: Kirk Douglas stars in Vincent Minelli's epic film about a producer who needs an actress, director and writer he wronged in the past to help him revive his fading career.  This classic film won 5 OSCARS® and was added to the National Film Registry in 2002.

Singin' in the Rain: Gene Kelly stars as silent movie star Don Lockwood in Hollywood circa 1927.  He, his longtime friend Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) and a young actress (Debbie Reynolds) save his "talkie" debut from being a disaster by transforming it in to a musical.  The film includes one of Hollywood's most iconic scenes as Gene Kelly sings and dances down a rainy street.

The Player:  Director Robert Altman brings author Michael Tolkin's Griffin Mill to life in the form of Tim Robbins.  Altman's ACADEMY AWARD® nominated satire about Hollywood is notable for it long list of celebrity cameos.

The Lost Shot: Mathew Broderick play a struggling director who finally catches a break.  What he doesn't know is the film will never be made because the producer is actually a FBI agent and the film shoot is really just an elaborate sting operation to get infamous mob boss John Gotti.

Watch these films this month and join our discussion on our facebook page to share your thoughts and some of your other favorite movies about Hollywood.

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