Post by Lizzie on Jun 27, 2016 22:24:45 GMT 10
Inspired by Loz's 1995 thread.
Highest-grossing films of 1996
1. Independence Day
2. Twister
3. Mission: Impossible
4. The Rock
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6. 101 Dalmatians
7. Ransom
8. The Nutty Professor
9. Jerry Maguire
10. Eraser
Wow. 1996 was so not as good as 95...
Award winners:
Fargo
Evita
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Shine
The Crucible
The English Patient won best film at the Oscars.
My (somewhat random) selections:
Dunston Checks In - I think I watched this tape about a billion times when I visited my grandparents in Auckland. I thought it was hilarious. It's really not.
Happy Gilmore - actually think this Sandler flick isn't completely terrible, although I don't think I've seen it in 15 years.
James and the Giant Peach - Actually very cool, probably worth a re-watch
Mrs. Winterbourne - I thought this movie was so great. Brendan Fraser was a total cutie.
The Craft - I watched this recently. I remember my brother's girlfriend (age 18) LOVED it.
Flipper - DEFINITELY GOING TO REWATCH.
Harriet the Spy - For about 2 days I decided I'd be like Harriet, and write notes about everyone. Then I realised that's super obnoxious. Harriet had a really cool tree in her backyard, or something. Sport ended up being Ephram in Everwood.
Matilda - Did not realise there were two Roald Dahl movies this year! What a great year to be 8.
Jack - I HATE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH. Most depressing movie experience ever. 10/10 would never watch again.
Fly Away Home - I actually downloaded this the other day. I'm half-way through. I love Anna Pacquin's original accent.
The First Wives Club - This movie is obviously excellent. Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Maggie Smith...what's not to love? DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO SAY.
That Thing You Do! - I watched this recently and absolutely loved it - definitely reccomend.
Romeo + Juliet - A Baz classic. Leo is A++++
Space Jam - Hahah.
101 Dalmatians - I don't think I've ever re-watched this. Apparently John Hughes wrote the screenplay! For some reason I had remembered Anjelica Huston as Cruella deVille, which would have been AMAZING.
Scream - My favourite horror movie of all time.
One Fine Day - I really like this movie. It has a lovely soundtrack too. Similar in feel to those classic Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks films (aka my favs)
Bottle Rocket - Wes Anderson's first film - watch to see just how Wes Anderson-y he is now.
- The Australian federal election, 1996 is held; Labor's Paul Keating loses to Liberal leader John Howard.
- The British government announces that Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (aka Mad Cow) has been likely transmitted to people
- Port Arthur massacre: Martin Bryant kills 35 people at the Port Arthur, Tasmania tourist site, Australia.
- The Australian government introduces a nationwide ban on the private possession of both automatic and semi-automatic rifles, in response to the Port Arthur massacre.
- The Nintendo 64 video game system is released in Japan.
- Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland.
- The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, begin.
- Brookfield Zoo, Chicago. After a 3-year-old boy falls into the 20-foot (6.1 m) deep gorilla enclosure, Binti Jua, a female lowland gorilla sits with the injured boy until his rescue.
- News Corporation launches the Fox News Channel as a 24-hour news channel to compete against CNN
- The O. J. Simpson civil trial begins in Santa Monica, California.
- United States presidential election, 1996: Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeats his Republican challenger, Bob Dole.
Highest-grossing films of 1996
1. Independence Day
2. Twister
3. Mission: Impossible
4. The Rock
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6. 101 Dalmatians
7. Ransom
8. The Nutty Professor
9. Jerry Maguire
10. Eraser
Wow. 1996 was so not as good as 95...
Award winners:
Fargo
Evita
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Shine
The Crucible
The English Patient won best film at the Oscars.
My (somewhat random) selections:
Dunston Checks In - I think I watched this tape about a billion times when I visited my grandparents in Auckland. I thought it was hilarious. It's really not.
Happy Gilmore - actually think this Sandler flick isn't completely terrible, although I don't think I've seen it in 15 years.
James and the Giant Peach - Actually very cool, probably worth a re-watch
Mrs. Winterbourne - I thought this movie was so great. Brendan Fraser was a total cutie.
The Craft - I watched this recently. I remember my brother's girlfriend (age 18) LOVED it.
Flipper - DEFINITELY GOING TO REWATCH.
Harriet the Spy - For about 2 days I decided I'd be like Harriet, and write notes about everyone. Then I realised that's super obnoxious. Harriet had a really cool tree in her backyard, or something. Sport ended up being Ephram in Everwood.
Matilda - Did not realise there were two Roald Dahl movies this year! What a great year to be 8.
Jack - I HATE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH. Most depressing movie experience ever. 10/10 would never watch again.
Fly Away Home - I actually downloaded this the other day. I'm half-way through. I love Anna Pacquin's original accent.
The First Wives Club - This movie is obviously excellent. Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Maggie Smith...what's not to love? DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO SAY.
That Thing You Do! - I watched this recently and absolutely loved it - definitely reccomend.
Romeo + Juliet - A Baz classic. Leo is A++++
Space Jam - Hahah.
101 Dalmatians - I don't think I've ever re-watched this. Apparently John Hughes wrote the screenplay! For some reason I had remembered Anjelica Huston as Cruella deVille, which would have been AMAZING.
Scream - My favourite horror movie of all time.
One Fine Day - I really like this movie. It has a lovely soundtrack too. Similar in feel to those classic Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks films (aka my favs)
Bottle Rocket - Wes Anderson's first film - watch to see just how Wes Anderson-y he is now.
1996:
- The Australian federal election, 1996 is held; Labor's Paul Keating loses to Liberal leader John Howard.
- The British government announces that Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (aka Mad Cow) has been likely transmitted to people
- Port Arthur massacre: Martin Bryant kills 35 people at the Port Arthur, Tasmania tourist site, Australia.
- The Australian government introduces a nationwide ban on the private possession of both automatic and semi-automatic rifles, in response to the Port Arthur massacre.
- The Nintendo 64 video game system is released in Japan.
- Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland.
- The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, begin.
- Brookfield Zoo, Chicago. After a 3-year-old boy falls into the 20-foot (6.1 m) deep gorilla enclosure, Binti Jua, a female lowland gorilla sits with the injured boy until his rescue.
- News Corporation launches the Fox News Channel as a 24-hour news channel to compete against CNN
- The O. J. Simpson civil trial begins in Santa Monica, California.
- United States presidential election, 1996: Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeats his Republican challenger, Bob Dole.
