Movies for November 2019: Judy and Romeo and Juliet

Bill G is hosting in November and the movies to see are:

Judy (2019)

Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

Director: Rupert Goold

Writers: Tom Edge (screenplay by), Peter Quilter (based on the stageplay "End of the Rainbow" by)

Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

hen two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Writers: Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli, from an idea by Billy "Bud" Shakespeare

Stars: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery

Scores for October 2019 Movies

On the Basis of Sex (2018)  6.14 / 10

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)  7.43 / 10

Films of Merit

• Country Music, Ken Burns Documentary, PBS
• Downton Abby, In theaters
• Herren Veje, Netflix series
• Hustler, in theaters
• Inside Bill’s Brain, Netflix
• Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, In Theaters
• Maiden, Documentary in theaters
• Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins, current in theaters
• The Exception, Netflix

Movies for October 2019: The Peanut Butter Falcon and On the Basis of Sex

Carl is hosting in October and the movies to see are:

On the Basis of Sex (2018)

The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.

Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Daniel Stiepleman
Stars: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

 Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.

Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz 

Writers: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz 

Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen

Scores for September 2019 Films

The Farewell (2019)  6.87 / 10
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)  6.89 / 10

Films of Merit

• Apollo 13
• Carnival Row (TV series)
• Chernobyl (TV series)
• Days of Heaven
• Fraser (TV series)
• Good Omens (TV series)
• Mind Hunter
• Night Train to Munich 
• Ozark (TV series)
• The Art of Racing In The Rain
• Wild Country
• Yesterday 

Movies for September 2019: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and The Farewell

Steve is hosting in September. We are moving the meeting back one week to Wednesday, September 11th.

We will have a special guest: Location Manager Doug Hobart

The movies to see are:

The Farewell (2019)

A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

Director: Lulu Wang

Writer: Lulu Wang

Stars: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin 

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writer: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie

Scores for August 2019 Films

Laura (1944) 6.28 / 10
Inherit the Wind (1960) 8.00 / 10

Films of Merit

• All About Eve
• Grantchester (TV series) 
• Herrens Beje (TV series) 
• Kind Hearts and Coronets
• The 2001 Ending Explained
• The Biggest Little Farm
• The Farewell
• The Great Hack
• The Last of the Czars (TV series) 
• The Public

Movies for August 2019: Inherit The Wind and Laura

Don is hosting in August and the movies to see are:

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Director: Stanley Kramer
Writers: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly

Laura (1944)

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.

Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Vera Caspary, Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Ring Lardner Jr.
Stars: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Scores for July 2019 Films

Eighth Grade (2018)  5.78 / 10
Cyrus (2010)  6.22 / 10

Films of Merit

• Casablanca
• Celia
• Chernobyl
• Murder of Crows
• Ozark
• Pavarotti
• The Last Czars
• Yesterday

Movies for July 2019: Cyrus and Eighth Grade

Joe is hosting in July, and because of the holiday, we will meet on Wednesday, July 10th.

The movies to see are:

Cyrus (2010)

John and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son...

Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Writers: Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass
Stars: John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill

Eighth Grade (2018)

 An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.

Director: Bo Burnham

Writer: Bo Burnham

Stars: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson

Scores for June 2019 Movies

Seven Days in May (1964)  7.33 / 10
A Face in the Crowd (1957)  6.22 / 10

Films of Merit

• All in the Family and The Jeffersons live enactments (TV specials)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Chernobyl (TV series)
• Day for Night (1973)
• Dead to Me (TV series)
• Fosse/Verdon (TV series)
• Hannah Arendt (2012)
• Russian Doll (TV series)
• The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
• The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
• Wanda Sykes Live

Movies for June 2019: Seven Days in May and Face In The Crowd

John C is hosting in June and the movies to see are:

Seven Days in May (1964)

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.

Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: Fletcher Knebel (novel), Charles W. Bailey II (novel), Rod Serling
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

An Arkansas drifter becomes an overnight media sensation. As he becomes drunk with fame and power, will he ever be exposed as the fraud he has become?

Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Budd Schulberg (story), Budd Schulberg (screenplay)
Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa

Scores for May 2019 Movies

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) 7.1 / 10
Amazing Grace (2018) 6.1 / 10

Films of Merit

• A Private War (2018)
• Imposters (TV series)
• Peaky Blinders (TV series)
• The Grifters (1990)
• The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (2018)
• The Mustang (2019)
• The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
• The Tunnel (TV series)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• Zombie Cats from Mars (2015)

Movies for May 2019: What Happened, Miss Simone? and Amazing Grace

Jon L is hosting in May and the movies to see are:

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

 A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."

Director: Liz Garbus

Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie

Amazing Grace (2018)

 A documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.

Directors: Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack

Stars: Aretha Franklin, Reverand James Cleveland, C.L. Franklin

Scores for April 2019 Movies

At Eternity's Gate (2018)  6.25 / 10
Apollo 11 (2019)  9.22 / 10

Films of Merit

• 5 Flights Up (2014)
• After Life (TV series)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• Atlantic City (1980)
• Bandits (2001)
• Delhi Crime (TV series)
• Heaven Can Wait (1978)
• Private Life (2018)
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
• The Death of Stalin (2017)
• The Grifters (1990)
• The Highwaymen (2019)
• The Wife (2018)