Noted Movie Story Lines To View

By Nancy H Thomas

Right at the moment is probably the top time in history to be a film fan. Not only are there millions of brilliant movies to pick from but right now you can get them with just a click of a switch and a few moments of your time.

The Cheyenne Social Club - A cowboy with very little money inherits and runs the Cheyenne Social Club which to his surprise turns out to be a brothel in the Old West. The movie has lots of laughs, although stereotypes are plentiful throughout the movie. Cast includes Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, and Elaine Devry. (103 minutes, 1970)

Trading Hearts - Trading Hearts is a romantic comedy in which a intelligent young daughter (Lewis) tries to exploit her mom (D' Angelo), a show-biz failure, into matrimony with a busted-down baseball player (Raul Julia). Cast includes Raul Julia, Beverly D' Angelo, Jenny Lewis, and Parris Buckner. (88 minutes, 1988)

IceBreaker - Gary just wants a date. But his confidence has taken a hit after three straight years of rejection. Now he sets his sights on Lindsay. Will she finally break his streak and give him a chance, or will she be one more name to add to his list of rejections? With help from his friends Eric and Roach, he hopes to find out. Sam just wants an adult relationship. But her boyfriend, Keith, is a little slow on the uptake. Should Sam move on and subject herself to an onslaught of idiot men in search of a better fit, or is it just safer to 'settle' and stay with Keith? You think war is hell? Try dating. (2009)

Whatever Works - Attempting to impress his ideologies on religion, relationships, and the randomness (and worthlessness) of existence, lifelong New York resident Boris Yellnikoff rants to anyone who will listen, including the audience. But when he begrudgingly allows naive Mississippi runaway Melodie St. Ann Celestine to live in his apartment, his reclusive rages give way to an unlikely friendship and Boris begins to mold the impressionable young girl's worldly views to match his own. When it comes to love, "whatever works" is his motto, but his already perplexed life complicates itself further when Melodie's parents eventually track her down. (2009)

Holiday - First performance of Philip Barry's play in reference to non-conformity is a delightful film. Johnny Case finds himself betrothed to a millionaire's daughter and he must make a decision between a career in big business or living life as a holiday. 1938 version includes Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant among others. (95 minutes, 1938)

Minor Details - Someone's trying to make the students sick at the upscale boarding school, Danforth Academy! Abby, Paige, Claire and Taylor, join forces to solve the mystery. Could it be Mia or Riley - the girls who have everything that money can buy? Or Emily the know it all Principal's daughter? Maybe it's the wacky Sean Meneskie? Or the school's strange Professor Plume. Whoever it is, the four best friends are going to find out! (2009)

The Meteor Man - Townsend plays a hesitant, nerdy school teacher with a terror of heights who gets hit by an strange emerald meteor that turns him into a superhero. Magnificent "Superman in the Hood" narrative, complete of good values, but very few truly funny minutes. Cast includes Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Roy Fegan, and Bill Cosby. (100 minutes, 1993)

None of the movies that are still at the theater are available anyplace but at the movie theater for a specific cycle of time. Though, every film comes out on video in time and unless you would like to pay to go to the theater you would be waiting for the video nevertheless. - 30202

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