Flick of the Day

Film: WORKING GIRL

Director: Mike Nichols

Actors: Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Philip Bosco, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Olympia Dukakis, Nora Dunn, Ricki Lake

Year: 1988

Synopsis: A Staten Island girl tries to make her way in corporate America.

I've long thought Melanie Griffith was more fluff that stuff, but she proved me wrong in the performance of her career; as Tess McGill in 1988's "Working Girl". Although she showed her typical shy demeanor, it worked and she brought along real depth. Together with pros Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, and a hilarious (and big-haired) Joan Cusack, Griffith made this well-written story a must-see. So... see it!

Quote of the Day

"He no nuts, he's crazy!"

Jonathan Ke Quan as 'Short Round', "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", 1984

Performance of the Day

Actor: BILLY DEE WILLIAMS

Film: "Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back" & "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"

Character: Lando Calrissian

Year: 1980

Carrie Fisher brought the sarcasm, Harrison Ford brought the humor, and Billy Dee Williams brought the... smooth and suave. Williams costarred in two of the best Star Wars films. Although Williams never became a huge star, he will always hold a place in our hearts as the sexy good guy.

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 54th Birthday, Steven Spielberg!!!!!

on the set of "Jaws", 1975

with Henry Thomas on the set of "E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial", 1982

with Harrison Ford in India filming

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", 1984

with Whoopi Goldberg on the set of "The Color Purple", 1985

with a very young Christian Bale on the

set of "Empire of the Sun", 1987

dealing with one of the smaller dinosaurs, "Jurassic Park", 1993

with Liam Neeson on, one of his best

films, "Schindler's List", 1993

winning two Oscars for "Schindler's List", 1994

with Tom Cruise and Samantha Morton

on the set of "Minority Report", 2002

Along with Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, Spielberg presented

Martin Scorsese with a long-deserved Best Director Oscar, 2007