Dave Karger, Turner Classic Movies host and film expert, leads compelling and unexpected discussions with stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sterling K. Brown, Tom Ford, Carol Burnett, Anna Kendrick, Ava DuVernay, Don Cheadle, and many more, on their top film recommendations of decades past, comprising a new essential list of must-see viewing for casual moviegoers and cinephiles alike.
In 50 Movie Nights, fifty notables in the entertainment world get into insightful, funny, and heartfelt discussions with the author on their favorite films of the twentieth century. Some of their choices might be movies you’ve seen before, like Carol Burnett’s pick, Singin’ in the Rain, or Bryan Cranston’s, High Noon. Others might be discoveries for you, like Viggo Mortensen’s selection, Lonely Are the Brave, or Paul Rudd’s, Withnail & I. The interviews illuminate not only why they love their choice and why they want you to see it, but also reveal a lot about themselves—how the film influenced their career or even changed their life.
The eye-opening selection of titles profiled from the 1930s through the ’90s feature stars ranging from Greta Garbo to Angela Bassett, and Cary Grant to George Clooney. Virtually every film genre is represented—drama, comedy, musical, Western, thriller, biopic, international, adventure, and horror. The classic and contemporary stars and films are all showcased with stunning photography throughout.
Let 50 Movies Nights be your guide to a new and eclectic collection of essential viewing, then inspire you to identify that one movie you love the most—and go tell everyone you know about it.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Easter Parade (1948) - Scarlett Johansson
The King of Comedy (1982) - Jason Bateman
Singin’ in the Rain (1952) - Carol Burnett
Withnail & I (1987) - Paul Rudd
Apocalypse Now (1979) - Anderson Cooper
The Women (1939) - Anna Kendrick
Don’t Look Now (1973) - Kevin Bacon
Out of Sight (1998) - Sterling K. Brown
Slap Shot (1977) - Laura Linney
Cinema Paradiso (1988) - Jon Hamm
The Awful Truth (1937) - John Slattery
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) - Ava DuVernay
The Battle of Algiers (1966) - Don Cheadle
The Last Picture Show (1971) - Tom Ford
Ninotchka (1939) - Jane Lynch
The Deer Hunter (1978) - Steve Zahn
All About Eve (1950) - Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Being There (1979) - Eric McCormack
High Noon (1952) - Bryan Cranston
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) - Nia Vardalos
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Adam Scott
Lonely Are the Brave (1962) - Viggo Mortensen
The In-Laws (1979) - Kelly Ripa
Almost Famous (2000) - Andy Cohen
The Big Sleep (1946) - Clark Gregg
Tootsie (1982) - Kyra Sedgwick
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Matthew Broderick
The Pink Panther (1963) - Ty Burrell
Eve’s Bayou (1997) - Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
All the President’s Men (1976) - Topher Grace
The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Molly Shannon
What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993) - Brian Tyree Henry
Clue (1985) - Neil Patrick Harris
The Big Chill (1983) - Julianna Margulies
Westward the Women (1951) - Alexander Payne
The Long, Long Trailer (1955) - Lucie Arnaz
Notorious (1946) - John Benjamin Hickey
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) - Kathryn Hahn
Breaking Away (1979) - Richard Curtis
The Band Wagon (1953) - Illeana Douglas
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) - Michael Kelly
Waiting for Guffman (1996) - Melanie Lynskey
Woman of the Year (1942) - Brian Cox
The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Chris Isaak
Harold and Maude (1971) - Julianne Nicholson
The Tall Target (1951) - Wes Anderson
Do the Right Thing (1989) - Uzo Aduba
The Jerk (1979) - Justin Theroux
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - Bob Mackie
The Way We Were (1973) - Sarah Jessica Parker
