AFI GOT IT WRONG HERE IS MY CHOICE FOR 11-20 By Stanton Heck

FOR #11 - 20.

TOP IS THE REVISED AFI LISTING THE 2ND NUMBER IS THE ORIGINAL RANKING

The Best Movies of all time are

11.It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

City Lights (1931)+65

Stan-Mary Poppins

12.Sunset Boulevard (1950)

The Searchers (1956)+84

Stan-Jaws

13.The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Star Wars (1977)+2

Stan- Chinatown

14.Some Like It Hot (1959)

Psycho (1960)+4

Stan-One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

15.Star Wars (1977)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)+7

Stan- Sunset Boulevaard

16..All About Eve (1950)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)-4

Stan- The African Queen

17.The African Queen (1951)

The Graduate (1967)-10

Stan-PSYCHO

18.Psycho (1960)

The General (1927)NEW

Stan-All About Eve

19.Chinatown (1974)

On the Waterfront (1954)-11

Stan-Vertigo

20.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Stan- Tootsie

SO TO RECAP MY CHOICES TO THE BEST 100 MOVIES OF ALL TIME

1) Gone With The Wind

2) Citizen Caine

3) Casablanca

4) The Godfather

5) The Wizard of Oz

6) Walt Disney's Snow White

7) Lawerence of Arabia

8) The Sound of Music

9) Singin' in the Rain

10) Some Like it Hot

11) Mary Poppins

12) JAWS

13) CHINATOWN

14) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

15) Sunset Boulevard

16) The African Queen

17) PSYCHO

18) All About Eve

19) Vertigo

20) Tootsie

THE WORSE REMAKE EVER IS

I can go on and on about all the remakes that Hollywood has cranked out in the last 10 years but I won't. So this got me to think what is the worse remake that you saw?

Now there may be worse but on the top of my head it has to be "The Poseidon". Here was an overblown remake that took the charm out of the 1972 classic. Now I understand having new characters this way you don't know who will die but you should of had characters that were more than one dimensional. The special effects were not even that special.

In 2007 The original "Poseidon Adventure" most likely outsells the remake and always will.
So what is your vote for the worse remake and why?

KATHY GRIFFIN PLEASE COME TO NEW ORLEANS

This is an open letter to Kathy. I was working at Hollywood Casino in Bay St Louis, MS. (This is about 1 hour east Of New Orleans). Now I told the person that booked acts there I told him to book you. I guess he never did. Well at Hollywood they are not the smartest people in the world. In fact I don't think the people that run the place are human.

Well please come to New Orleans or Biloxi. You will do great here. I promise.

Take care,

Stan

STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP COMING TO DVD

I am so glad that this show is coming to DVD October 16th. Now the reason why I am glad because everyone can see a great show turn into a mess. You can also see AARON SORKIN at his best and worse. This show preaches and preaches. You also see Aaron trying to exercises his demons. In the show STUDIO 60 the head writer (Matt Perry) gets addicted to pills and writes everything as well. (Just Like Aaron). Also the Producer (Bradley Whitford) on the show Studio 60 is a recovering coke head just like Aaron Sorkin.

The show was was preachy but it wasn't entertaining. It was a train wreck. However the show suffered the most with the casting of Sarah Paulson. She wasn't funny. The show within the show she was suppose to be this funny comedian. Well Sarah in real life terrible comedian. Even if she was given better material she still wouldn't be funny.

"Studio 60" will go down as one of NBC biggest bombs. In fact it joins "Amazing Stories" & "Joey" as being some of the worse reviewed shows of all time.

3 MOVIES WORTH RENTING THIS WEEKEND

This is a day early. However I start a new job in the morning so I wanted to post this now. Now the weekend is coming. Your about to rent the New Release however take a step back and rent one of these movies that can be found in most video stores. They are older so they are most likely cheaper to rent or buy. Here we go

One of my all time favorite romantic comedies is a classic from 1979. The movie is

"Starting Over". This movie is a classic. Even Burt Reynolds shines in this. It also provided that Candace Bergen could also do a comedy. (She would later star in TV'S MURPHY BROWN). The movie is simple. A man finds himself in a divorce that he doesn't see coming. No he isn't a jerk. His wife is a nutcase but he still in love with her. Things get complicated when his brother sets him up. Trust me you will love this. James L Brooks wrote the screenplay.

"Seems Like Old Times". This movie reunited Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn. They were in the hit movie "Foul Play" and they were reunited in this comedy written by Neil Simon. Charles Grodin co-stars. In this movie a man is forced to rob a bank. Not wanting to go to jail he ends up being a fugitive under his ex-wife's bed.

"When Harry Met Sally" Is the best known movie out of the 3. However if you haven't seen this movie in awhile then see it again. remember this was nominated for Best Screenplay for a reason. Yes the one scene made this an instant classic however the movie is more then that one scene. If you have never seen it then BUY IT. It is a movie you can always out on that will cheer you up. Its a very smart movie that now seems to be a forgotten movie. Too bad. I am surprised that it hasn't become a stage musical.

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD BY STAN HECK

This movie is well worth the price of admission

Here is the truth about me and the "Die Hard" movies. I went and saw "Die Hard" at the movies 3 times. I feel asleep 2 times at around the same spot. I loved what I saw and the finally on the third time I saw the whole thing and enjoyed the movie. It was also one of the first LASERDISC that I ever bought. So in 1990 I was happy that there was going to be a "Die Hard 2: Die Harder".





Die Hard 2 was lots of fun. The movie was so good I went and saw it again. It was violent and funny but it was after all an ACTION MOVIE where you expected lots of violence.





Die Hard with A Vengeance I was not crazy about seeing. As a matter of fact I only saw it because it was playing with 9 1/2 months. I thought this movie was bad. I don't remember too much about it however what I do remember was I hated the fact they put children in jeopardy. To me that's a no-no. I never saw it again and to this day I still never want to see it again. I thought the plot was stupid and the movie was too slow.

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD

Live Free or Die Hard I had no intention of ever seeing. However it was a hot day in the south and I was off work so we went to the movies. I went in thinking it was going to be bad so I am happy to report that I was wrong. Now the plot is stupid if you stop to think about it. There is action scenes that are stolen from other movies (Jurassic Parks SUV and True Lies Airplane Attack in the city). Now the movie runs over 2 hours but its never slow. This is something.


I am happy to report that I did have a good time. I"ll buy the DVD if FOX releases an R RATED VERSION. I did miss my F-words & over the top violence.

BROADWAY HEAVEN PATTI LUPONE IN GYPSY AS MAMA ROSE

BROADWAY HEAVEN PATTI LUPONE IN GYPSY


I am jelous of New Yorkers. LAst year I was jelous of people from the Chicago area. What they both have in common is the voice of Broadway Patti Lupone in Gypsy. Last Summer she was in Chicago playing MAMA ROSE and this year she is in New York playing Mama Rose. This is something I dreamed of seeing for as long as I can remember. When Gypsy was on Broadway a couple of years ago a friend of mine says Bernadette Peters was doing Patti Lupone as Mama Rose. To me that sounds funny but I wasn't there. However if hurricane KAtrina didn't hit me 2 years ago I would be in New york this year to see this limited run of Gypsy. Below is the press release for the production of GYPSY.







BOYD GAINES AND LAURA BENANTI JOIN PATTI LUPONE IN GYPSY JULY 9-29, 2007 Directed by Arthur Laurents New York , NY, June 1, 2007 –Laura Benanti will play Louise and three-time Tony-winner Boyd Gaines will play Herbie in GYPSY starring Patti LuPone, in the New York City Center’s Encores!

Summer Stars debut presentation directed by Arthur Laurents, running July 9 - 29 at New York City Center, W. 55 th Street between 6 th & 7 th Avenues. A July 14 press opening is planned.



Boyd Gaines has been nominated for a Tony Award for his current role in Broadway’s Journey’s End. He has won three previous Tony Awards for Contact, The Heidi Chronicles, and She Loves Me. His other Broadway credits include the recent Twelve Angry Men, The Show Off, Cabaret, Company, and he has made many off-Broadway, film and television appearances.





Laura Benanti made her Broadway debut in the cast of Swing!, and at the age of 19, played the lead opposite Richard Chamberlain in the Broadway revival of The Sound of Music. Last season, the New Jersey-born performer was again cast in the lead role in The Wedding Singer on Broadway.



Patti LuPone will play Rose, the quintessential stage mother, in this musical suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. One of the greatest musicals of all time, Gypsy is a musical fable with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The 1959 blockbuster, originally directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, features some of the biggest songs in Broadway history: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Rose’s Turn” and “Some People.” The cast (as of June 1) also includes Leigh Ann Larkin, Tony Yazbeck, Marilyn Caskey, Alison Fraser, Nancy Opel, Bill Bateman, Jim Bracchitta, Sami Gayle, Bill Raymond, Brian Reddy and Emma Rowley. Patti LuPone's memorable New York performances include Mrs. Lovett in last season’s acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd, for which she received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical; Noises Off ; Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning play Master Class; Anything Goes (Drama Desk Award, Tony nomination, Best Actress in a Musical); The Cradle Will Rock; Nancy in Oliver!;Evita (Tony and Drama Desk Awards, Best Actress in a Musical); Working; and The Robber Bridegroom (Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, Best Featured Actress in a Musical). Ms. LuPone has appeared in the Encores! productions of Pal Joey and Cole Porter’s Can-Can, both directed by Lonny Price. She originally played Rose last summer in the Ravinia Festival 's concert production of Gypsy, also directed by Mr. Price.



Arthur Laurents’ first play, Home of the Brave, opened on Broadway in 1945 followed by The Time of the Cuckoo and A Clearing in the Woods. He also has written the books for several musicals, including West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle and Do I Hear a Waltz ?, which was based on his play The Time of the Cuckoo. Laurents has directed several Broadway productions as well, including the musicals I Can Get It for You Wholesale and La Cage Aux Folles, for which he won a Tony Award. Laurents has also written two novels, “The Way We Were,” and “The Turning Point,” both of which became successful films for which Laurents wrote the screenplays. He also wrote the screenplays for The Snake Pit, Anastasia and the
Alfred Hitchcock film Rope.

David Letterman has turned into Kathie Lee Gifford

I am so sick of hearing about his child. He is not the only person who is a dad. He talks about his kid so much I think I am watching a repeat of Regis & Kathy Lee. Any second now I am afraid that he will end up hosting a morning talk show with Katie Couric.

NO SUMMER REPEATS ENJOY THE STARTER WIFE ANF HELL'S KITCHEN

In case your case missing the USA Networks Tv show "The Starter Wife" your missing what is most likely the best produced show outside HBO. Now this show come Emmy time (in 2008) will most likely not win anything or get nominated not because the show isn't any good no, its because "The Television Academy" doesn't seem to nominate any show that's not on the big 4 TV networks. HBO is an exception. Please don't let that stop you from watching.

Now the Show is perfect Summer TV. Its has mystery, romance, love triangles and of course a sunny beach. The show is at its brightest when Judy Davis arrives. What could of been a stock character Judy makes her character a human worth caring about despite her flaws. The last episode airs Thursday but USA is going to repeat all 6hrs over this coming weekend. Set those DVR'S

Now FOX has season 3 of its Summertime hit "Hell's Kitchen". This airs on Monday Nights. This is another reality show where contestants pick each other off. The winner gets his or hers own restaurant in Sin City. This is lots of fun. What bothers me however that since this is the 3rd season when the contestants cry on camera saying "They didn't Know it would be this hard"

it doesn't ring true. After all didn't they watch the previous two years. However no matter how hard it gets for the chiefs you'll have a ball watching Master Chef Gordon Ramsey yell at these people.

WANTED DVD JOHN RITTER CARRIE FISHER LEAVE YESTERDAY BEHIND

"Leave Yesterday Behind" is a sweet TV movie that would make even HBO proud. This is a simple story of a man who ends up in a wheelchair losing his ability to walk but not his ability to feel. Carrie Fisher co-stars and has never been better. Robert Urich plays a heavy and is very good. IF you have it let me know.

WANTED THE DAY THE WOMEN GOT EVEN

The Day the Women Got Even
1980-USA
PLOT DESCRIPTION In this made-for-TV movie four suburban wives become vigilantes to protect innocent actresses from an amoral, blackmailing talent agent. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Julie Hagerty who just came off of "Airplane" stars in this little known TV movie.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE HELP WANTED MALE 1982 TV MOVIE

I want the movie. Do you or someone you know have this let me know

AFI JERKS PUTS RAGING BULL AHEAD OF GONE WITH THE WIND

Original 1998 List on top
10th Anniversary 2007 List on the bottom

Stan-Wher I think it belongs.

Please note Schindler's List I took out of the top 10.

Change
1.

Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Stan Heck says- I disagree. "Gone With the Wind" should be here.


2.
Casablanca (1942)
The Godfather (1972)
Stan Says- Citizen Caine

3.
The Godfather (1972)
Casablanca (1942)
Stan- Casablanca
4.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Raging Bull (1980)
Stan- The Godfather. Raging Bull Should not be in the top 10
5.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stan The Wizard of Oz

6.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Stan - "Snow White"
7.
The Graduate (1967)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Stan- Lawerence of Arabia
8.
On the Waterfront (1954)
Schindler's List (1993)
Stan- The Sound of Music
9.
Schindler's List (1993)
Vertigo (1958)
Stan- Singin' in the Rain
10.
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Stan- "Some Like it Hot"

I will do 11-20 Later
11.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
City Lights (1931)
+65
12.
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Searchers (1956)
+84
13.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Star Wars (1977)
+2
14.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Psycho (1960)
+4
15.
Star Wars (1977)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
+7
16.
All About Eve (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
-4
17.
The African Queen (1951)
The Graduate (1967)
-10
18.
Psycho (1960)
The General (1927)
NEW
19.
Chinatown (1974)
On the Waterfront (1954)
-11
20.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
-9
21.
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Chinatown (1974)
-2
22.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
-8
23.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
-2
24.
Raging Bull (1980)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
+1
25.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
+9
26.
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
+3
27.
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
High Noon (1952)
+6
28.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
All About Eve (1950)
-12
29.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Double Indemnity (1944)
+9
30.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
-2
31.
Annie Hall (1977)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
-8
32.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)

33.
High Noon (1952)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
-13
34.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
+15
35.
It Happened One Night (1934)
Annie Hall (1977)
-4
36.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
-13
37.
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

38.
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
-8
39.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
-13
40.
North by Northwest (1959)
The Sound of Music (1965)
+15
41.
West Side Story (1961)
King Kong (1933)
+2
42.
Rear Window (1954)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
-15
43.
King Kong (1933)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
-7
44.
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
+7
45.
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Shane (1953)
+24
46.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
It Happened One Night (1934)
-11
47.
Taxi Driver (1976)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
-2
48.
Jaws (1975)
Rear Window (1954)
-6
49.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Intolerance (1916)
NEW
50.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
NEW
51.
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
West Side Story (1961)
-10
52.
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Taxi Driver (1976)
-5
53.
Amadeus (1984)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
+36
54.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
M*A*S*H (1970)
+2
55.
The Sound of Music (1965)
North by Northwest (1959)
-15
56.
M*A*S*H (1970)
Jaws (1975)
-8
57.
The Third Man (1949)
Rocky (1976)
+21
58.
Fantasia (1940)
The Gold Rush (1925)
+16
59.
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Nashville (1975)
NEW
60.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Duck Soup (1933)
+25
61.
Vertigo (1958)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
NEW
62.
Tootsie (1982)
American Graffiti (1973)
+15
63.
Stagecoach (1939)
Cabaret (1972)
NEW
64.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Network (1976)
+2
65.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The African Queen (1951)
-48
66.
Network (1976)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
-6
67.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
NEW
68.
An American in Paris (1951)
Unforgiven (1992)
+30
69.
Shane (1953)
Tootsie (1982)
-7
70.
The French Connection (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
-24
71.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
NEW
72.
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
NEW
73.
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
-23
74.
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
-9
75.
Dances with Wolves (1990)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
NEW
76.
City Lights (1931)
Forrest Gump (1994)
-9
77.
American Graffiti (1973)
All The President's Men (1976)
NEW
78.
Rocky (1976)
Modern Times (1936)
+3
79.
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
+1
80.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Apartment (1960)
+13
81.
Modern Times (1936)
Spartacus (1960)
NEW
82.
Giant (1956)
Sunrise (1927)
NEW
83.
Platoon (1986)
Titanic (1997)
NEW
84.
Fargo (1996)
Easy Rider (1969)
+4
85.
Duck Soup (1933)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
NEW
86.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Platoon (1986)
-3
87.
Frankenstein (1931)
12 Angry Men (1957)
NEW
88.
Easy Rider (1969)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
+9
89.
Patton (1970)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
NEW
90.
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Swing Time (1936)
NEW
91.
My Fair Lady (1964)
Sophie's Choice (1982)
NEW
92.
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Goodfellas (1990)
+2
93.
The Apartment (1960)
The French Connection (1971)
-23
94.
Goodfellas (1990)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
+1
95.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
NEW
96.
The Searchers (1956)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
NEW
97.
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Blade Runner (1982)
NEW
98.
Unforgiven (1992)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
+2
99.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Toy Story (1995)
NEW
100.
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Ben-Hur (1959)

EVAN THE ALMIGHTY BOMB I TOLD YOU SO

Here is a re-print of a post I did weeks ago. Remember I told you it would bomb.

I do not know know why Hollywood thinks they can do a sequel to a Jim Carrey movie without Jim Carrey. New Line Cinema proved this not once but twice. Those movies were "Dumb & Dumber When Harry Met Lloyd", and "Son of Mask". NOW both of these were box office bombs. In fact both movies lost in excess of $80,000,000 million dollars. Now Universal Studios is going to double that with there Jim Carrey less sequel "Evan Almighty"-the sequel to "Bruce Almighty".

Now "Evan Almighty" stars Steve Carell who was a supporting actor in the original. Since then Steve has become a "MINI STAR" because he had a hit on his own called "The 40 Year Old Virgin". He is also the star on NBC/Universal TV'S "The Office". Now as much as NBC loves to tell you that "The Office" is a hit show please remember that the show doesn't even land in the top 30 shows on Network TV. In fact it gets its ass kicked by "Survivor" and "Ugly Betty" on Thursday Nights. So in turn this doesn't make Steve Carell a star. In fact it makes him a familiar face but not a known face outside of NBC-Universal.

Now back to " Evan ALmighty". The movie again is a sequel to a Jim Carrey movie without him. Universal Studios has ended up spending iver $150 million dollars on the movie. This is do because the movie had to spend lots of money on CGI animals because in real life the director of the movie had to many on set problems with real animals. So CGI has to save the movie.
Because of the cost overruns and a semi-weak screenplay Universal Studios seems to know that they have a BOMB on their hands. In fact the director "Tom Shadyac" is already firing people around him because of the fact that Universal isn't spending much money on promoting the movie. Its not known at this time if the stars of the movie will be hitting "Letterman" or "Leno" because most people involved think that "The movie is going to be remembered as the Evan Albighty". IN other words this movie sucks

1408 A MOVIE REVIEW BY STAN HECK

1408 opened up this weekend and it came in 2nd place. The pg-13 rated scare fest took in twice as much as the R Rated "Hostel II" did on its opening weekend. This goes to show you that people are tired of sequels or gross out horror movies.

Now 1408 is a good movie. Its not great but its good. To me however its Stephen King just recycled "The Shining".

The movie does provide you with scares and it does the job it was set to do. However to me because of the PG-13 rating I think there is an unrated DVD coming out around Halloween time. The movie was a Sony/MGM release and Sony is known for releasing movies quickly to DVD. In fact its not uncommon for Sony to release a movie on DVD in 90 days after its premire theatrical engagement.

Now the movie is worth renting later but not buying.

JUDY DAVIS STEALS THE STARTER WIFE

Don't get me wrong I love this min-series. I think Debra Messing is very watchable. However the screenplay is only good (not great) however the top notch supporting cast is making this the must see event (for me) of the Summer.

I am so glad Judy Davis is in this. She makes the show come alive with every time she shows up on the screen. Judy Davis always is great. If you like her in this then you MUST see her in "Me & My Shadows: The Judy Garland Story", "The Reagan's" and "The Ref". I honestly believe that she brings out better performances from her fellow actors.

The Best year of movies is 1978 not 1939

There are 3 of my all time favorite movies that were released in 1978. Those movies are "Grease", "Superman-The Movie", & "Halloween". What is so funny these movies still generate huge dvd sales each year. Do you think today's will hold up as well in 29 years? I don't think so. In fact I am willing to bet that in the year 2037 "Grease" "Superman" & "Halloween" will still be out selling most movies that Hollywood makes for the year 2007. In fact I haven't seen one movie this year that I would buy.

Alright I am kidding about 1978 having better movies then 1939 however if you take any given year since movies were first made I am pretty sure 1978 is on of the best years of movies ever.

Here is some of the classics of 1978

Grease
Animal House
Halloween
Dawn of the Dead
Coming Home
Magic
The Deer Hunter
Superman
Every Witch Way But Loose
The End
Foul Play
Up In Smoke
Midnight Express
An Unmarried Woman
The Buddy Holly Story
The Boys from Brazil
Same Time Next Year
California Suite

IF KATHY GRIFFIN JOINS THE VIEW

I love this lady. She is funny. She holds nothing back. If you caught her on Larry King the other night you know just how funny she is. I love the fact that Kathy just said "Merv Griffin" is gay. (FYI she didn't out Merv everyone in Hollywood knows he is gay this & Larry King did not deny it).

Kathy Griffin is loved by gay men and there is a huge reason why. Gay men know talent when they see it and they love to celebrate talent. We all know KAthy deserves a sit-com but if its not on HBO why bother.

You need to watch her BRAVO show "My Life on the D-List". Its on Tuesday at 10pm. My only thing is Kathy if your invited to join "The View" you will no longer be on the "D-List". In fact don't join it. The women on "The View" will cut of your balls. Besides DO YOU REALLY LIKE ELIZABETH??

EVAN ALMIGHTY SEQUEL LOSER GOD HAS REVENGE ON UNIVERSAL

Steve Carell proved not nearly as all-powerful as Jim Carrey.
"Evan Almighty," with Carell taking over for Carrey in a follow-up to the comedy smash "Bruce Almighty," debuted a solid No. 1 with $32.1 million, though that was less than half the $68 million opening of its predecessor, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Released by Universal, "Evan Almighty" has Carell as a new congressman instructed by God (Morgan Freeman) to build an ark for a coming flood.

NOW HERE IS THE SPIN THAT UNIVERSAL HAS PUT ON THE BOX OFFICE RETURNS

Carrey's "Bruce Almighty" was an adult comedy, while the PG-rated "Evan Almighty" was aimed at a family crowd, which could give it longer shelf life, said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution at Universal.

"Family films have an incredible ability to just play and play," Rocco said. "I'm very optimistic about it playing out over the course of the summer."

Now this is the third sequel in a row that has less than stellar results at the box office. "Evan Almighty" maybe #1 however its not going to recoup its cost. Call this a box office bomb.

"Ocean's 13" opened to #1 as well but to less ticket sales then the previous installments. "Fantastic Four" also sold less tickets then the previous entry.

Now on the bright side "Knocked Up" is still doing very well and could end up making as much as $150,ooo,ooo at the box office.

"Fantastic Four" slipped 64% this weekend. This is not a good sign. "Pirates" is slipping as well as "Shrek the Third".

A GREAT YEAR FOR MOVIES 1978 vs 2007

Well this week I have going down memory lane. I keep thinking of 1978. That Summer. That Summer was the end of my innocence so to speak. My eldest sister just graduated from high school, my other sister was going to be a Junior and I was entering middle school.

If i were to describe a perfect Summer then that Simmer would of been it. I could go on & on but I am here to talk about the movies of 1978.

This Summer was great. Everyone knew that "Jaws 2" was coming. However there were bigger surprises and better movies that were released that Summer as well.

No I have to admit that I saw "Star Wars" that Summer allot. My sister worked at a ONE SCREEN movie theatre and "Star Wars" finally came to my home town area of Oxnard, CA. Now "Star Wars" did play in Ventura (the next town over) the previous year however to a 10 year old (at the time) it may as well been the moon.

Now these are the movies that were released in the Summer that year.

"Jaws 2", "Animal House", "Hooper","Heaven Can Wait","Foul Play","Grease", and in the Winter Time we got "Halloween", "Magic" ,"Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Superman-The Movie" and Disney re-released "Pinocchio". 1978 was a great year of movies. All of these movies also still make millions of dollars each year for the studio that made them "Grease" "Superman", "Animal House" are on lots of all time best list.

Now if you look at the above list what is so special is that the only sequel is "Jaws 2". In fact its the only sequel released that summer. This year (2007) every weekend the #1 movie has been a sequel.

I miss the movies of the 1970's. I hope one day the studios will go back to making better ORIGINAL movies and stop giving us remakes and sequels!

COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN DVD & REUNION

The cult hit "Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" should be released on DVD. Its the movie that proved that Cher could act. It was also a big break for Kathy Bates. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Broadway play (which opened & closed almost overnight) & the movie.

Well god only knows why this movie hasn't had a DVD release. What is remarkable is that its directed by Robert Altman so where is the DVD?

Well a brief history of the VIDEO release is that in 1983 Embassy Home Video held the rights. Embassy had them for years. The second video release was from J2 communications. They have since gone into bankruptcy. So maybe the home video rights are tied up in Bankruptcy court?

Now VIACOM owns the Pay Channel Showtime. Showtime might own part of this movie. Which in turn that maybe Paramount Home Video might have (or in the future) have the rights to release the movie on DVD.

Now if they do a SPECIAL EDITION DVD they should have a Reunion of the surviving cast members. In the 25 years since the films release Sandy Dennis (MONA) & Sudie Bond (Juanita) have passed on.

The reunion of the cast members must include Cher, Karen Black, Kathy Bates but, they MUST INCLUDE MARK PATTON. SPOILERS AHEAD

The role Mark plays is groundbreaking. It was the first time a movie gave the audience a positive role model of a TRANSGENDER woman. The movie portrayed Joe (then later Joanne) with no holds bared and no apology's and why should there be.!

Mark he is however better remembered for "Nightmare on Elm St Part 2" with the public. However people who love "Jimmy Dean", they all know Mark owns the scenes he is in!
Mark WHEREVER you are if they get around to a JIMMY DEAN reunion make sure your a part of it. You are a part of movie history.

EDDIE MURPHY POOR EXCUSE FOR A MAN

Eddie Murphy has been proven the daddy of Mel C child. After he bad mouth this woman for almost a year saying ".......I don't think I am the father" or something to that effect.

Well who knows why he dumped her? I don't care why. I just find it insulting they way he has always seem to treat women and gay men. I don't think he is a happy man. He is very angry. So Eddie I WAS A FAN of yours!

YOU ME AND DUPREE REVIEW BY STANTON HECK

This is a movie that has too many plots and none of them work that well. I think the movie suffers because that have to make the 3 leads likable and Nobel by the end. I think the movie shines when it gets a little dirty. To me the makers of the movie should of gone for the Adult Rating of R. Playing it too safe gives you shit movies and Dupree proves it. I love this cast but the all deserve a better movie.

MICHAEL RICHARDS SHOULD WIN AN EMMY

Michael Richards should win an Emmy for Best Stand Up Performance in front of a live audience. I thought his use of the word N***** was great. Of course if your an African American you were offended. Well I was just as offended as a gay man when Isaiah Washington

said the word "f*****" on the Golden Globes.

However what was so offensive to me is that after Isaiah Washington said the word he was awarded by the NAACP with an IMAGE award. Well if the The Emmy Awards honored Michael Richards this year don't you think the NAACP would throw a fit? Nobody could blame them. Michael Richards was wrong for saying the N word & Isaiah Washington was just as wrong for saying the F word on National TV. Yet the NAACP still honors him.

Well Isaiah Washington is fired now. I am glad. He deserved it. Bigots come in all shapes sizes and colors!

NBC SHOW STUDIO 60 WILL WIN THE NOBEL PEACE OF SHIT PRIZE

Studi 60 a show about a SNL type of show has now turned into a "The West Wing".

Now that would be great but its doing a bad imitation of "The West Wing". What is sad they are booth created by the same man "Aaorn Sorkin". However "The West WIng" was a great show.

The show had a great pilot. However after the "pilot" the show never seeme to have a consitent focus. Things tonight got so bad that I came up with the term "The Nobel Peace of Shit Prize". Congratulations Aaron.

SHREK THE THIRD SHREK III SHREK 3 Review by Stan Heck

"Shrek the 3rd" opened to record business. This is because the first 2 movies generated lots of goodwill from the public. Sadly Shrek the Third fails to deliver anything 1/2 as good as the first two adventures. In fact it fails to entertain. Now the director of this movie (Chris Miller) also wrote this mess. I can not recommend this movie. It runs 90 minutes by it seems to run for hours.

EVAN ALMIGHTY COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER

EVAN ALMIGHTY COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER.

No the disaster is not the upcoming flood that is depicted in the movie. The disaster is the flood of negative reviews and bad press about a disaster of an opening weekend.

Now this movie has cost Universal $200 million after advertising is counted into the cost of the movie. The original cost $115 after Advertising. Now what the hell was Universal thinking when they decided to make a comedy about the end of the world?

Now Steve Carell stars in this sequel to Bruce Almighty which had Jim Carrey. This movie doesn't. A Jim Carrey sequel without Jim Carrey is not a good idea. New Line knows this because it lost millions of dollars on sequels to Jim Carrey movies without Jim Carrrey.

Those movies were "Son of the Mask" and "Dumb & Dumberer"

I think come Monday morning people from Universal Studios will be looking for a job.

3 Movies to See Available on DVD

3 Movies to See Available on DVD

Well did you see the AFI 100 years 100 movies special last night. Well your not alone. In fact don't get me started about "Ragging Bull". It came in at #5 and "Gone With the Wind" came in at #6. Hell no. However I will do another post about that list later on. However I am going to let you in on 3 movies that are worth seeing. Again this is my weekly list and all movies should be at your local Blockbuster. If worse comes to worse remember these movies are worth buying as well.

My first DVD I recommend watching is the original "HALLOWEEN". If you hate scary movies because the blood then your missing out. "Halloween" is not a bloodbath. It has very little blood. It is however a movie that spawned countless sequels and imitators it also made Jamie Lee Curtis a star. Do yourself a favor See this movie.

#2 For the week Is Bloody but it is scary as well. I admit its a little stupid but its a lot of fun as well. That movie in 1980's "Prom Night". It also stars Jamie Lee Curtis. I don't want to give the story away but it is a little bloody however not as much as a "Friday the 13th Movie".

#3 For the week is a comedy. The movie is "SOAPDISH". Its very funny. Lots of fun and has an all star cast. If you haven't seen this movie check it out. You will laugh.