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In Memoriam
December, 2022 "If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased."- Maya Angelou |
Upcoming Events It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas December 9-24 Music Box Theatre, Chicago |
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Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022)
After killing a police officer and stealing a car, a Parisian man tries to convince an American student to run away with him to Italy. The film, a classic of the French New Wave, was Godard's first time directing a feature length film. Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. Unrated. In French with English subtitles. |
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David McCullough (1933-2022)
This film documents the story of the Civil War from beginning to end using a combination of archival photos and voice-overs reading letters and diaries. The documentary series, directed by Ken Burns, was narrated by noted historian David McCullough. Unrated. |
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Angela Lansbury (1925-2022)
A young woman's murderous husband tries to drive her insane so he can steal her aunt's jewels hidden which are in their London home. This 1944 film marked the film debut of Angela Lansbury. For her portrayal of Nancy Oliver she received an Academy Award® nomination. Unrated. |
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Ray Liotta (1954-2022) Paul Sorvino (1939-2022)
Based on the real life of gangster Henry Hill, this film follows his life over three decades, from his childhood in Brooklyn to his arrest by the FBI. Ray Liotta stars as Hill and Paul Sorvino portrays mob boss Paul Cicero. Both actors almost did not play their respective roles. Liotta had to audition several times for it over the course of a year. Sorvino almost dropped out of the production days before shooting was to begin, as he felt he could not convey Cicero's coldness. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Rated R. |
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Sidney Poitier (1927-2022)
A traveler is pressured into building a chapel for a group of refugee nuns. Sidney Poitier became the first person of color to win an Academy Award® for a leading role. The film was shot on the Arizona ranch belonging to singer Linda Ronstadt's family. Unrated. |
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Robert Morse (1931-2022)
A clash of cultures is under way when a young British poet (Robert Morse) must come to California to preside over the burial of his Hollywood star uncle. He encounters a tawdry mortuary business in this wildly black and strange comedy based on Evelyn Waugh's 1948 novel. Directed by Tony Richardson. Unrated. |
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Sally Kellerman (1937-2022)
The day-to-day lives of three army surgeons who live and work at the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) stationed three miles from the front during the Korean War are depicted in this dark comedy. Sally Kellerman portrays Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' O'Houlihan. Although the character's name was "Houlihan" in the script, the finished film contained scenes where she is accidentally called O'Houlihan, so the role is credited that way. Starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould and directed by Robert Altman. Rated R. |
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Louise Fletcher (1934-2022) A rebellious patient (Jack Nicholson) battles a nurse and the rest of the staff at the mental institution where he has been sent for evaluation in order to avoid a prison sentence. Louise Fletcher won the Academy Award® for Best Actress for her role as the oppressive Nurse Ratched. Fletcher found her portrayal so disturbing that she could not watch the film for years. Rated R. |
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Ivan Reitman (1946-2022) Anne Heche (1969-2022)
Robin Monroe (Anne Heche), a New York magazine editor, and pilot Quinn Harris (Harrison Ford) must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island. Harrison Ford, a certified pilot, did all the flying scenes in this film. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Rated PG-13. |
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Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew return to the newly-transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to stop the alien intruder on its flight toward Earth. Nichelle Nichols reprises her television role, Nyota Uhura, in the film. Rated G. |
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