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1. "All Dead, All Dead"
2. "Sail Away Sweet Sister"
3. "Sheer Heart Attack"
4. "Rock it (prime jive)"
5. "My Melancholy Blues"
Honorable mention: "Under Pressure".
1. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
2. Chariots of Fire (1981)
3. Avalon (1990)
4. Local Hero (1983)
5. Inside Out (2015)
6. Dunkirk (2017)
7. Green Card (1990)
8. Silver Streak (1976)
9. Quicksilver (1986)
10. Epic (2013)
11. The Truman Show (1998)
Agree: the Brady Bunch by far.
It was much harder to relate to the Partridges, because from the very beginning of the show, they were touring and recording artists. As the show went on, the producers went to great lengths to make the kids more normal, regular, and "down to earth" (like the Bradys), but most viewers never bought it.
MegaForce (1982)!
Now there's a thought-provoking question! I aggressively avoided You've Got Mail for years, but then I finally relented and watched it, and was totally won over. After much thought, here's why I would recommend it:
1. It's an unabashed, unapologetic romantic comedy, and a prototype for Hallmark Channel.
2. Its paradoxical world-view. It's BOTH very nostalgic for a long-vanished past, yet also very forward-facing: "the future is now".
3. All of the actors give excellent, believable performances of nuanced, quirky characters.
4. No anger, violence, hysteria, screaming.
5. It's a time capsule that perfectly captures what the late 1990s were like in a big American city (in this case, NYC).
6. It's not role-model movie: there's no affirmation, validation, or empowerment lessons. It simply tells the story it has to tell, and moves on.
7. The premise sets up a wide-open horizon of potential futures. There was never any sequel, but it's fascinating to think about how the characters would have gone forward with their lives after the end of the movie and where they would be today if they were real people.
You've Got Mail is not without its faults, and I realize not everybody will appreciate what I see in it, but the above is the best answer I can give on this particular day.
My personal favorite films of 1998: The Truman Show, and You've Got Mail!
Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978).
If you want to know what the NHL was like before Wayne Gretzky, just read Dryden's book The Game. Some people don't like him because they disagree with his views, but The Game truly captures what the pre-ESPN era was like.
Just like the Oilers haven't won a Cup since he led them to one without Gretzky in 1990!
Also because he played most of his career in the pre-Gretzky NHL.
When he retired, he was the sixth leading scorer in league history.
I have a Sabres puck he autographed - he included his goal total: 512!
Funniest scene in all Star Wars: Jabba asleep at the end of the pod race!
1) "Kaleidoscope", Rain Parade (1983).
2) "What's My Name?", Steve Hackett (1987).
Like the Rolling Stones, they have to keep it going to show how unstoppable they are. It's another way to thumb their nose at all the people who can't believe there is an audience out there that takes the show seriously.
So this post isn't about the Babys song from 1977?
You know, from their second album, Broken Heart?
1980's: college roommate had his book "Art of the Deal".
Three perfect albums:
1) A New World Record (1976)
2) Out of the Blue (1977)
3) Discovery (1979).
Bad Boys:
1) 1983 film with Sean Penn
2) 1995 film with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence (not to mention its 2003 sequel).
While Borders went "belly up" in 2011, Barnes & Noble (the store that was the model for Fox Books) is still in business, both online and in traditional "brick and mortar" stores. So we can't say for sure if Fox Books would still be in business today if it were a real retailer. Admittedly, the Fox family as portrayed in the movie would have been easily susceptible to financial in-fighting when times grew tougher for traditional retailers.
A fascinating idea for a sequel to You've Got Mail would be to project, presuming they were married and had kids, what Joe and Kathleen's lives would look like today, with all the changes that have taken place since 1998.
Does anyone know the real reason why Clubber Lang did not appear in this movie?
2019: just watched it again - still love it and still relevant today!