August 25th

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Director: Milos Forman
Writers: Bo Goldman & Lawrence Hauben
Starring: Jack Nicholson & Louise Fletcher
Oscars: Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Nicholson, Best Actress in a Leading Role Louise Fletcher, Best Director Milos Forman, Best Picture Saul Zaentz & Michael Douglas, & Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material Lawrence Hauben & Bo Goldman
Rating: 4/5








Clash By Night*
Director: Fritz Lang
Writer: Alfred Hayes
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, & Marilyn Monroe
Rating: 4/5

August 18th

The Asphalt Jungle*

Director: John Huston

Writers: John Huston & Ben Maddow

Starring: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, & Sam Jaffe

Rating: 4/5

August 12th

The Formula*

Director: John G. Avildsen

Writer: Steve Shagan

Starring: George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, & Marth Keller

Rating: 2/5

August 10th

The Simpsons Movie*
Director: David Silverman
Writers: James L. Brooks & Matt Groening
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, & Yeardley Smith
Rating: 3.5/5










The Deer Hunter
Director: Michael Cimino
Writers: Michael Cimino & Deric Washburn
Starring: Robert Deniro, Christopher Walkin, & Meryl Streep
Oscars: Best Actor in a Supporting Role Christopher Walken, Best Director Michael Cimino, Best Film Editing Peter Zinner, Best Picture Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino, & John Peverall, & Best Sound Richard Portman, William L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, & C. Darin Knight
Rating: 5/5

August 8th

Casablanca

Director: Michael Curtiz

Writers: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, & Howard Koch

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Oscars: Best Director Michael Curtiz, Best Picture Hal B. Wallis, & Best Writing, Screenplay Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, & Howard Koch

Rating: 4.5/5

August 7th

Life is Beautiful*
Director: Roberto Benigni
Writers: Roberto Benigni & Vincenzo Cerami
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, & Giorgio Cantarini
Oscars: Best Actor in a Leading Role Roberto Benigni, Best Foreign Language Film Italy, & Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Nicola Piovani
Rating: 4/5

August 6th

Casino

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese

Starring: Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, & Sharon Stone

Rating: 5/5

August 5th

The Set-Up*

Director: Robert Wise

Writer: Art Cohn

Starring: Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter

Rating: 4/5

August 3rd

The Fly
Director: David Cronenberg
Writers: Charles Edward Pogue & David Cronenberg
Starring: Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis
Oscar: Best Makeup Chris Walas & Stephan Dupuis
Rating: 4.5/5











What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Director: Lasse Hallström
Writer: Peter Hedges
Starring: Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio
Rating: 4/5

August 1st

I Wake Up Screaming*
Director: H. Bruce Humerstone
Writer: Dwight Taylor
Starring: Victor Mature, Betty Grable, & Carole Landis
Rating: 4.5/5




At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul*
Director: José Mojica Marins
Writers: Waldomiro França, José Mojica Marins, & Magda Mei
Starring: José Mojica Marins
Rating: 3/5

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July 31st

The Teahouse of the August Moon*

Director: Daniel Mann

Writers: John Patrick (also play) & Vern J. Sneider (book)

Starring: Glenn Ford, Marlon Brando, Machiko Kyo

Rating: 4/5

July 30th

Whirlpool of Fate*

Director: Jean Renoir

Writer: Pierre Lestringuez

Starring: Catherine Hessling & Pierre Lestringuez

Rating: 3/5