14. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

An Oscar nominated film and only once was Judy Garland better, (that film is further up the list) Meet Me in St. Louis is one of the musicals I would consider the most fun. The score is great, the filming bright and cheery and all in all a must see film! There’s not a lot more to say, except: everyone that calls themselves a movie fanatic should have see this great movie. Shame on you if you have not.

Another action junkie special, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation looks like great fun! I’m definitely going to be there opening night. Enjoy the trailer and I’ll see you at the movie: July 31st, 2015.

Okay, guess what, this latest trailer looks like Jurassic World/Furious 8. Don’t worry about it, just check your brain, all your common sense and your grasp of physics at the door and Jurassic World may be a blast! See you there in the third row center on June 12th, 2015.

Trainwreck looks hilarious! Of course you cannot always tell by the trailer, but in this case the trailer was so good, that I cannot wait to see the rest of the film. Enjoy the trailer and I’ll see you at the theater July 17th, 2015.

Okay, I cannot possibly guess how bad this movie could be, after the last two terminators, but I can guess. Check the trailer out and see what you think. Release date: July 1, 2015

If you’re not aware of Star Wars VII you really are from a galaxy far, far away. You may not have seen the new trailer yet  so here it is! Releasing: Dec. 18, 2015.

15. Cabaret (1972)

I am not a great fan of Cabaret, it always seemed a little self important and over done to me, but objectively speaking the film is quite brilliant and starkly disturbing. Not one I would watch more than once, but I recommend you see it, if only to judge for yourself. It does have the amazing Liza Minnelli and the incomparable Joel Grey starring, which makes Cabaret number fifteen on my list!

16.  Oklahoma! (1955)

Yep I’m an old softy but I tend to think that good musicals are the ones we really love.  How can you not love Oklahoma!? It’s just darn good fun! With such great songs as “I’m just a girl who can’t say no” or “Surrey with the Fringe on the Top” and the title song “Oklahoma” this one definitely belongs on the list of the best ever. The score is great, the plot simple and fun and the characters are as memorable as any in film, musical or not.

Add a few great names (and singers) like Shirley Jones as Laurey, Gordon MacRae as Curly, fantastic character actors like James Whitmore as Mr. Carnes, Eddie Albert as Ali Hakim and one of the great villains of all, Rod Steiger, as Jud Fry and you have one of the most re-watchable films, ever!

17. The Little Mermaid (1989)

Well, maybe sometimes it is all about the music, but not with The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid brings to the screen one of the great fairy tales, made with love and attention to detail that’s almost impossible to believe. The characters are characteristically wonderful, particularly Ariel (Jodi Benson), Sebastion (Samuel E. Wright) and Ursula (Pat Carroll). Each of them brings emotion to their characters that rivals anything Disney has ever done.

Then there’s the music. The Little Mermaid has two of my top five songs from animated film: “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl.” Both of them were rightly nominated for Oscars and both were sung brilliantly by Wright. Pardon the alliteration.  More importantly the story, the plot and yes the voice acting were all off the charts, phenomenal. I loved Beauty and the Beast but I found myself having more fun and getting more involved, with Ariel. Oh, and Pat Carroll was brilliant as the evil Ursula, one of Disney’s best villains.

Here it is: Disney’s Tomorrowland trailer, and once again, I’m not sold. It seems quite derivative and underwhelming. I’m also not particularly fond of George Clooney in the lead role. I will, of course see the film the first week, but then I’m always do. You’re welcome to join me! See you in the third row, center !