miércoles, 8 de junio de 2011

GREASE, 1978

Director: Randal Kleiser 
Writers: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey 
Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing 
Plot: A musical about teens in love in the 50's! It's California, 1959 and greaser Danny Zuko and Australian Sandy Olsson are in love. They spend time at the beach, but when they go back to school, what either of them don't know is that they both now attend Rydell High. Danny's the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black-jacket greasers while Sandy hangs with the Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing girls led by Rizzo. When they clash at Rydell's first pep rally, Danny isn't the same Danny at the beach. They try to be like each other so they can be together. 
Grease trailer
 
Recommendations: Another musical of John Travolta is Hairspray, 2007

CASABLANCA, 1942

Director: Michael Curtiz   
Writers: Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein 
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid   
Plot: In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining Czech underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan....  
Casablanca trailer
 Recommendations: Here you have another films of the actor Humphrey Bogart, The Harder They Fall, 1956 and The African Queen, 1951.  

martes, 7 de junio de 2011

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, 1977

Director: Steven Spielberg 
Writers: Steven Spielberg 
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François and Teri Garr 
Plot: Roy Neary sets out to investigate a power outage when his truck stalls and he is bathed in light from above. After this, strange visions and five musical notes keep running through his mind. Will he find the meaning of the visions, and who - or what - placed them in his mind?
 Recommendations: You should also see another films of the awesome Steve Spielberg, like Saving Private Ryan, 1988