March 25, 2025… #movieoftheday is In the Heat of the Night (full movie) (1967).
“In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery, drama film directed by Norman Jewison , produced by Walter Mirisch and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger . It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a Black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi . The film was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball 's 1965 novel of the same name .
“Released by United Artists in August 1967, the film was a widespread critical and commercial success. At the 40th Academy Awards the film was nominated for seven Oscars, winning five, including Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Rod Steiger. Quincy Jones ' score, featuring a title song performed by Ray Charles , was nominated for a Grammy Award . The success of the film spawned two film sequels, featuring Poitier, and a television series of the same name which aired from 1988 to 1995.
“In the Heat of the Night is widely considered one of the most important American films of the 1960s. The quote "They call me Mister Tibbs! " was listed as number 16 on the American Film Institute 's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes , a list of top film quotes. The film also appears on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies , a list of the 100 greatest movies in American cinema. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHf8Dh97Qqc&t=575s
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“In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery, drama film directed by Norman Jewison , produced by Walter Mirisch and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger . It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a Black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi . The film was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from John Ball 's 1965 novel of the same name .
“Released by United Artists in August 1967, the film was a widespread critical and commercial success. At the 40th Academy Awards the film was nominated for seven Oscars, winning five, including Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Rod Steiger. Quincy Jones ' score, featuring a title song performed by Ray Charles , was nominated for a Grammy Award . The success of the film spawned two film sequels, featuring Poitier, and a television series of the same name which aired from 1988 to 1995.
“In the Heat of the Night is widely considered one of the most important American films of the 1960s. The quote "They call me Mister Tibbs! " was listed as number 16 on the American Film Institute 's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes , a list of top film quotes. The film also appears on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies , a list of the 100 greatest movies in American cinema. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHf8Dh97Qqc&t=575s
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March 24, 2025… #movieoftheday is Instinct (full movie) (1999).
“Instinct is a 1999 American psychological, thriller film, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Anthony Hopkins , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Donald Sutherland , Maura Tierney , George Dzundza and John Ashton . It was very loosely inspired by Ishmael , a novel by Daniel Quinn . In the United States, the film had the working title Ishmael . In 2000, the film was nominated for and won a Genesis Award in the category of feature film. This was the first film produced by Spyglass Entertainment .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFicB5TI38
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“Instinct is a 1999 American psychological, thriller film, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Anthony Hopkins , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Donald Sutherland , Maura Tierney , George Dzundza and John Ashton . It was very loosely inspired by Ishmael , a novel by Daniel Quinn . In the United States, the film had the working title Ishmael . In 2000, the film was nominated for and won a Genesis Award in the category of feature film. This was the first film produced by Spyglass Entertainment .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFicB5TI38
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March 23, 2025… #movieoftheday is Phantom Thread (full movie) (2017).
“Phantom Thread is a 2017 American romantic, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson . It stars Daniel Day-Lewis , Vicky Krieps , and Lesley Manville and follows an haute couture dressmaker in 1950s London who takes a young waitress as his muse. The film is the first Anderson film shot outside the United States, with principal photography beginning in January 2017 in Lythe , England. It is Anderson's second collaboration with Day-Lewis, after There Will Be Blood (2007), and his fourth collaboration with composer Jonny Greenwood .
“Phantom Thread premiered in New York City on December 11, 2017, and was theatrically released in the US two weeks later. It received acclaim for its acting, screenplay, direction, musical score, costume design and production values. The National Board of Review chose it as one of the top ten films of 2017 and it is widely considered one of the best films of the 2010s.
“At the 90th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director for Anderson, Best Actor for Day-Lewis, Best Supporting Actress for Manville and Best Original Score for Greenwood; it won for Best Costume Design . It also earned four nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards , winning for Best Costume Design and received two Golden Globe nominations.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxevgsT3D4
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“Phantom Thread is a 2017 American romantic, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson . It stars Daniel Day-Lewis , Vicky Krieps , and Lesley Manville and follows an haute couture dressmaker in 1950s London who takes a young waitress as his muse. The film is the first Anderson film shot outside the United States, with principal photography beginning in January 2017 in Lythe , England. It is Anderson's second collaboration with Day-Lewis, after There Will Be Blood (2007), and his fourth collaboration with composer Jonny Greenwood .
“Phantom Thread premiered in New York City on December 11, 2017, and was theatrically released in the US two weeks later. It received acclaim for its acting, screenplay, direction, musical score, costume design and production values. The National Board of Review chose it as one of the top ten films of 2017 and it is widely considered one of the best films of the 2010s.
“At the 90th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for Best Picture , Best Director for Anderson, Best Actor for Day-Lewis, Best Supporting Actress for Manville and Best Original Score for Greenwood; it won for Best Costume Design . It also earned four nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards , winning for Best Costume Design and received two Golden Globe nominations.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxevgsT3D4
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March 22, 2025… #movieoftheday is Fatal Attraction (full movie) (1987).
“Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American psychological, thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by James Dearden , based on his 1980 short film Diversion . It follows Dan Gallagher ( Michael Douglas ), an attorney who cheats on his wife Beth ( Anne Archer ) with a colleague, Alex Forrest ( Glenn Close ). When Dan decides to end the affair, Alex grows increasingly unstable and begins stalking him and his family.
“Fatal Attraction was released in the United States on September 18, 1987. It grossed $320 million on a $14 million production budget, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year in the United States. It received acclaim, with particular praise for its direction, editing, screenplay and performances. It received six nominations at the 60th Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Lyne, Best Actress for Close and Best Supporting Actress for Archer. Considered a pop culture phenomenon in the years since its release, the film is also credited for triggering the erotic thriller boom of the late 1980s to the mid 1990s .
“A play, based on the film, opened in London's West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2014. In 2023, a television adaptation was broadcast on Paramount+ .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qywQv1E_o
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“Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American psychological, thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by James Dearden , based on his 1980 short film Diversion . It follows Dan Gallagher ( Michael Douglas ), an attorney who cheats on his wife Beth ( Anne Archer ) with a colleague, Alex Forrest ( Glenn Close ). When Dan decides to end the affair, Alex grows increasingly unstable and begins stalking him and his family.
“Fatal Attraction was released in the United States on September 18, 1987. It grossed $320 million on a $14 million production budget, becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year in the United States. It received acclaim, with particular praise for its direction, editing, screenplay and performances. It received six nominations at the 60th Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Lyne, Best Actress for Close and Best Supporting Actress for Archer. Considered a pop culture phenomenon in the years since its release, the film is also credited for triggering the erotic thriller boom of the late 1980s to the mid 1990s .
“A play, based on the film, opened in London's West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2014. In 2023, a television adaptation was broadcast on Paramount+ .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qywQv1E_o
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March 21, 2025… #movieoftheday is The Jolson Story (full movie) (1946).
“The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film , a highly fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson . It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler ), William Demarest as his performing partner and manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson. Some of the film's episodes are based on fact but the story is extremely simplified, with people disguised or combined into single characters.
“The Columbia Pictures production was written by Sidney Buchman (uncredited), Harry Chandlee , Stephen Longstreet , and Andrew Solt . The dramatic scenes were directed by Alfred E. Green , with the musical sequences directed by Joseph H. Lewis .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qywQv1E_o
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“The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film , a highly fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson . It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler ), William Demarest as his performing partner and manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson. Some of the film's episodes are based on fact but the story is extremely simplified, with people disguised or combined into single characters.
“The Columbia Pictures production was written by Sidney Buchman (uncredited), Harry Chandlee , Stephen Longstreet , and Andrew Solt . The dramatic scenes were directed by Alfred E. Green , with the musical sequences directed by Joseph H. Lewis .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qywQv1E_o
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March 20, 2025… #movieoftheday is The Midnight Story (full movie) (1957).
“The Midnight Story is a 1957 American CinemaScope , film noir, crime film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis , Marisa Pavan and Gilbert Roland . The film was originally slated to be titled The Eyes of Father Tomasino , after the 1955 Lux Video Theatre TV episode on which it was based.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwDoP5cEdxU
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“The Midnight Story is a 1957 American CinemaScope , film noir, crime film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis , Marisa Pavan and Gilbert Roland . The film was originally slated to be titled The Eyes of Father Tomasino , after the 1955 Lux Video Theatre TV episode on which it was based.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwDoP5cEdxU
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March 19, 2025… #movieoftheday is Goldstone (full movie) (2016).
“Goldstone is a 2016 Australian crime thriller film directed by Ivan Sen . It is a sequel to Mystery Road (2013) and stars Aaron Pedersen , Alex Russell , Jacki Weaver , David Wenham and David Gulpilil . It was released in Australia on 7 July 2016. [4] According to the film's end credits, it was largely shot on location in the small town of Middleton, Queensland , Australia .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_S0rphPBX0
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“Goldstone is a 2016 Australian crime thriller film directed by Ivan Sen . It is a sequel to Mystery Road (2013) and stars Aaron Pedersen , Alex Russell , Jacki Weaver , David Wenham and David Gulpilil . It was released in Australia on 7 July 2016. [4] According to the film's end credits, it was largely shot on location in the small town of Middleton, Queensland , Australia .” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_S0rphPBX0
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March 18, 2025… #movieoftheday is Mystery Road (full movie) (2013).
“Mystery Road is a 2013 Australian crime film with neo-Western elements and setting, written and directed by Ivan Sen . It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . A film sequel entitled Goldstone was released in 2016, and TV series in 2018, all featuring Aaron Pedersen as the brooding Indigenous Australian detective Jay Swan.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcGT_9hg5l4
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“Mystery Road is a 2013 Australian crime film with neo-Western elements and setting, written and directed by Ivan Sen . It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . A film sequel entitled Goldstone was released in 2016, and TV series in 2018, all featuring Aaron Pedersen as the brooding Indigenous Australian detective Jay Swan.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcGT_9hg5l4
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March 17, 2025… #movieoftheday is Snowden (full movie) (2016).
“Snowden is a 2016 biographical, thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. Based on the books The Snowden Files (2014) by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus (2015) by Anatoly Kucherena , the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden , a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) subcontractor and whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) beginning in 2013 …
“An international co-production of Germany, France, and the United States, principal photography began on February 16, 2015, in Munich .
“Snowden screened at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2016, before premiering at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 16, 2016, by Open Road Films and on September 22 in Germany…” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPhTGDityw
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“Snowden is a 2016 biographical, thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. Based on the books The Snowden Files (2014) by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus (2015) by Anatoly Kucherena , the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden , a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) subcontractor and whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) beginning in 2013 …
“An international co-production of Germany, France, and the United States, principal photography began on February 16, 2015, in Munich .
“Snowden screened at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2016, before premiering at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 16, 2016, by Open Road Films and on September 22 in Germany…” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPhTGDityw
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March 16, 2025… #movieoftheday is Bounce (full movie) (2000).
“Bounce is a 2000 American romantic, drama film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by Don Roos . - more at Wikipedia
Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck), a cocky, self-absorbed ad executive, who wants a tryst with the gorgeous Mimi (Natasha Henstridge) whom he meets at the airport, gives up his plane ticket to Los Angeles to writer Greg Janello (Tony Goldwyn). The plane crashes and Buddy begins a downward spiral of alcoholism and self-loathing until he undergoes rehab. Once out, he decides to visit Greg’s widow. Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a struggling real estate agent with two young sons.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccS7B3oR59k
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“Bounce is a 2000 American romantic, drama film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by Don Roos . - more at Wikipedia
Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck), a cocky, self-absorbed ad executive, who wants a tryst with the gorgeous Mimi (Natasha Henstridge) whom he meets at the airport, gives up his plane ticket to Los Angeles to writer Greg Janello (Tony Goldwyn). The plane crashes and Buddy begins a downward spiral of alcoholism and self-loathing until he undergoes rehab. Once out, he decides to visit Greg’s widow. Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a struggling real estate agent with two young sons.
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccS7B3oR59k
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