The Movie Connection

What do, Sisters who were raised by magic, witchcraft-practicing aunts, and an adventurous little boy who gets turned into a mouse by the evil Grand High Witch, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "THE WITCHES" (1990) (5:00) (Directed by, Nicolas Roeg. Starring, Anjelica Houson, Mai Zatterling, Jasen Fisher...)

Jacob Watched: "PRACTICAL MAGIC" (30:28) (Directed by, Griffin Dunne. Starring, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing...)

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What do, a freeloading rocker who leads a band of students, and a lovestruck greaser who has to change his ways, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "SCHOOL OF ROCK" (6:10) (Directed by, Richard Linklater. Starring, Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Miranda Cosgrove...)

KC Watched: "GREASE" (33:15) (Directed by, Randal Keiser. Starring, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing...)

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What do, a precocious yet entitled kid who attempts to win the affections of a teacher, and an awkward teen who must endure the affair between her besty and her brother, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "RUSHMORE" (4:55) (Directed by, Wes Andersen. Starring, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams...)

Jacob Watched: "THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN" (35:42) (Directed by, Kelly Fremon Craig. Starring, Hailee Steinfeld, Blake Jenner, Woody Harrelson...)

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What do, an 80's era love story between a wealthy girl and a city punk, and the staggering trials of a competitive cheerleading team, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "VALLEY GIRL" (6:45) (Directed by, Martha Coolidge. Starring, Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily...) 

KC Watched: "BRING IT ON" (44:47) (Directed by, Peyton Reed. Starring, Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union...)

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What do, a solitary teenager who forms life-changing bonds with his High School friends, and a talented Jewish athlete attending a privileged private school, have in common? 

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "SCHOOL TIES" (7:01) (Directed by, Robert Mandel. Starring, Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell...)

Jacob Watched: "THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER" (38:37) (Directed by, Stephen Chbosky. Starring, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller...)

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What do, the hopeless attempt to derail a friends marriage to a seemingly perfect woman, and a struggling musician's journey to believing in love again, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING" (3:28) (Directed by, P.J. Hogan. Starring, Julia Roberts, Rupert Everett, Dermot Mulroney...)

KC Watched: "THE WEDDING SINGER" (32:02) (Directed by, Frank Coraci. Starring, Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Allen Covert...)

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What do, the uprising of a group of increasingly intelligent apes, and the disastrous breakout of several genetically engineered dinosaurs, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES" (3:25) (Directed by, Rupert Wyatt. Starring, Andy Serkis, James Franco, Freida Pinto...)

Jacob Watched: "JURASSIC PARK" (28:43) (Directed by, Steven Spielberg. Starring, Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum...)

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What do, a spirited but giftless girl from a family of magical people, and a musically talented boy from a home that forbids all music, have in common?

This week on, THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "ENCANTO" (3:53) (Directed by, Byron Howard & Jared Bush. Starring, Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Lequizamo...)

KC Watched: "COCO" (35:37) (Directed by, Lee Unkrich & Adriana Molina. Starring, Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alanna Ubach...)

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What do, a pampered and pretentious executive who grows to love his ambitious lawyer, and a pessimistic philosophy professor who pulls off a murder, have in common?

This week on THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

KC Watched: "IRRATIONAL MAN" (5:40) (Directed by, Woody Allen. Starring, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey...)

Jacob Watched: "TWO WEEKS NOTICE" (35:20) (Directed by, Marc Lawrence. Starring, Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt...)

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What do, a reformed burglar who fights crime with the ability to shrink and talk to bugs, and a brooding millionaire who moonlight's as a rodent-themed investigator, have in common?

This week on, THE MOVIE CONNECTION:

Jacob Watched: "ANT-MAN" (6:21) (Directed by, Peyton Reed. Starring, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas...)

KC Watched: "THE BATMAN" (32:07) (Directed by, Matt Reeves. Starring, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Colin Ferrell...)

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