Pass The Popcorn

Release Date: August 27th, 2004 Starring: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Diedrich Bader, Tina Majorino Directed By: Jared Hess Rated: PG Time: 1 hr 36 min. Genre: Comedy Synopsis:A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. (IMDB) Budget: $400k Box Office: $46.1M

Release Date: December 25th, 2008 Starring: Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Kahn Directed By: Danny Boyle (Loveleen Tandan - co-director in India) Rated: R Time: 2hr. Genre: Drama Synopsis: A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". (IMDB) Rating 1-10: Edwin: 10 // Aaron: 8.5 Budget: $15M Box Office: $378.8M

Release Date: July 13th, 2001 Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge, Holland Taylor, and Ali Larter. Directed By: Robert Leketic Rated: PG-13 Time: 1hr 36min *Based off the novel, written by Amanda Brown, who novelized her experiences going to Stanford Law School, loving fashion, reading Elle, and often clashing with her peers.* Synopsis: Elle Woods, a sorority girl who attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III by getting a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School, and in the process, overcomes stereotypes against blondes and triumphs as a successful lawyer through unflappable self-confidence and fashion/beauty knowhow. (Wiki) Rating 1-10: 20/10 Budget: $18M Box Office: $141.8M

Release Date: July 31st, 1992 Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, & Isabella Rossellini. Directed By: Robert Zemeckis Rated: PG-131 Time: 1hr 44min Synopsis: When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. (IMDB) Awards: Nominated for 16 awards, including an Oscar for Best Visual Effects which it won, a Golden Globe nomination for Meryl Streep, and a BAFTA for Best Special Effects, which it also won. Costume Design: Joanna Johnston Production Design: Rick Carter Rating: Edwin: 8/10 Aaron: 7.5/10

This week we discuss The Wizard of Oz! We go behind the scenes, discussing the dangerous conditions for the actors, the pay, the film itself, and the characters! Release Date: August 25th, 1939 Starring: Judy Garland as Dorothy, Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow, Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, Jack Haley as The Tin Man, Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion, and Frank Morgan, Billie Burke. Directed By: Victor Fleming is credited as the director however the film went through a series of directors including George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe, and King Vidor. Rated: PG Time: 1hr 42min Synopsis: Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well. (IMDB)