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  • Groundhog Day

    What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today! – Phil Connors Synopsis and Recommendation Directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, Groundhog Day follows a pessimistic and sardonic weatherman named Phil who goes with his cameraman and producer to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, for the Groundhog…

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  • Cinema Paradiso

    Get out of here! Go back to Rome. You’re young and the world is yours. I’m old. I don’t want to hear you talk anymore. I want to hear others talking about you. Don’t come back. Don’t think about us. Don’t look back. Don’t write. Don’t give in to nostalgia.…

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  • Meet Me in St. Louis

     “Have yourself a merry little Christmas.” – Esther Smith Meeting him across the lawn for the first time would be so ordinary. I don’t want to be just introduced to him. I want it to be something strange and romantic and something I’ll always remember. – Esther Smith Gosh, Miss…

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  • The Truman Show

     Truman: “Good morning, oh and in case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!” Synopsis and Recommendation Released in 1998 and starring Jim Carrey, “The Truman Show” plays on the paranoia of always being watched and manipulated and brings that to life. Rather than just paranoia,…

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  • I Married a Witch

    Ever hear of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire? That was our crowd. – Jennifer Jennifer: You know, I lighted it [the fire] with a match, Wally. From now on, I’m going to be a just simple, helpful wife. Wallace: *Turning to his friend, Dudley* Dudley, I can’t…

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  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    Gil Shepherd : He’s [Tom Baxter] fictional. You wanna waste time with a fictional character? I mean, you’re a sweet girl. You deserve a human. Cecilia : But Tom’s perfect. Gil Shepherd : Yeah, but he’s not real. What good is perfect if the man’s not real? Tom Baxter :…

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  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    Synopsis and Recommendation Written by Oscar Wilde in 1940, “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a wonderful and light read, and with each passing read, a new discovery is made. This story portrays what happens when lies catch up with us, but with a comedic and romantic ending that slightly…

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  • Double Indemnity

    “Dear Keyes, I suppose you’ll call this a confession when you hear it… Well, I don’t like the word confession, I just want to set you right about something you couldn’t see because it was smack up against your nose.” Released in 1944 and directed by Billy Wilder, “Double Indemnity”…

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  • Casablanca

    “We’ll always have Paris” “Here’s looking at you kid.” “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Synopsis and Recommendation Directed by Michael Curtiz and premiered in 1942, Casablanca tells the tale of two lovers reuniting after being apart for years in the backdrop of World War…

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