Movie Love 2019-2020 (Bíóást; RÚV)
by thorarinn93 | created - 03 Jun 2020 | updated - 04 Jun 2020 | PublicExhibition series of classical movies, which have in common that have rich influence on contemporary time and zeitgeist. Filmists tell us about their favorite movie, which is shown afterwards. 1-4: Cartoon love (Teiknimyndaást; RÚV = Kids version of Bíóást) 5-10: Dance Love (Dansást; RÚV = after "Sporið") 11-27: Movie Love (Normal version on RÚV)
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1. Finding Nemo (2003)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
Directors: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich | Stars: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 1,113,584 | Gross: $380.84M
Hildur Eva Höskuldsdóttir (12) & Alexander Októ Þorleifsson (12). (September 7th 2019) The article for this movie is not available.
2. Brave (2012)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters
Votes: 442,321 | Gross: $237.28M
Hildur Eva Höskuldsdóttir (12) & Alexander Októ Þorleifsson (12). (September 14th 2019) The article for this movie is not available.
3. Big Hero 6 (2014)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, T.J. Miller
Votes: 502,235 | Gross: $222.53M
Ólíver Örn Ísleifsson (10) & Salka Elín Sæþórsdóttir (11). (September 21st 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/ljufsar-og-spennandi-teiknimynd. (1:27)
4. Despicable Me (2010)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.
Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud | Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews
Votes: 584,406 | Gross: $251.51M
Ólíver Örn Ísleifsson (10) & Salka Elín Sæþórsdóttir (11). (September 28th 2019) The article for this movie is not available.
5. Flashdance (1983)
R | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson
Votes: 59,561 | Gross: $94.90M
Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir. (October 5th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/tarast-enn-yfir-loka-atridinu. (2:35)
6. Billy Elliot (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Votes: 142,823 | Gross: $22.00M
Bergur Þórisson. (October 12th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/anaegjulegt-ad-billy-er-ekki-samkynhneigdur. (4:19)
7. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
R | 118 min | Drama, Music
Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
Director: John Badham | Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali
Votes: 87,524 | Gross: $94.21M
Jóhann G. Jóhannssson (Jói G.). (October 19th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/heltekinn-af-hrifningu-yfir-john-travolta. (0:00 = Can't play!)
8. Footloose (1984)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 92,323 | Gross: $80.04M
Katrín Ingvadóttir (Kata Ingva). (October 26th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/kevin-bacon-dansar-sorgirnar-burt?term=dansást&rtype=news&slot=3. (4:28)
9. Grease (1978)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 300,612 | Gross: $188.76M
Sigyn Blöndal. (November 2nd 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/alin-upp-vid-ad-lifid-se-songleikur. (3:36)
10. Chicago (2002)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs
Votes: 243,382 | Gross: $170.69M
Chantelle Carey.^^ (November 9th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/okeypis-therapia-ad-leika-mordingja. (3:39) ^^British dancer and choreographer (Icelandic subtitles for the first time).
11. Modern Times (1936)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 259,495 | Gross: $0.16M
Karl Ágúst Úlfsson. (November 16th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/timinn-fer-mjukum-hondum-um-nutima-chaplins. (4:47)
12. As Good as It Gets (1997)
PG-13 | 139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Votes: 318,470 | Gross: $148.48M
Kristján Guðmundsson. (November 23rd 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/einstaklega-vel-leikin-mynd-um-arattu-thrahyggjuroskun. (3:21)
13. Erin Brockovich (2000)
R | 131 min | Biography, Drama
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick
Votes: 221,376 | Gross: $125.60M
Bára Halldórsdóttir. (November 30th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/folk-gerir-ekki-rad-fyrir-ad-hun-se-haettuleg. (3:38)
14. Highlander (1986)
R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart
Votes: 147,479 | Gross: $5.90M
Þór Breiðfjörð. (December 7th 2019) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/hasarmynd-med-hjarta-og-godum-skylmingaatridum. (4:19)
15. The Lion King (1994)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
Directors: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 1,142,543 | Gross: $422.78M
Felix Bergsson.^^^ (January 11th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/hapunktur-blomatima-teiknimyndanna. (4:48) ^^^The icelandic voice actor of Adult Simba.
16. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,254 | Gross: $77.59M
Gísli Marteinn Baldursson. (January 18th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/nefndi-hundinn-i-hofudid-a-teiknimyndapersonu. (4:51)
17. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,037 | Gross: $96.90M
Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson. (January 25th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/fyrirlitlegur-idnjofur-verdur-hetja-og-bjargvaettur. (4:34)
18. Groundhog Day (1993)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 685,199 | Gross: $70.91M
Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir. (February 1st 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/margar-atrennur-fra-breyskleika-til-godmennsku (2x). (4:31)
19. Jerry Maguire (1996)
R | 139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston
Votes: 287,072 | Gross: $153.95M
Einar Örn Jónsson. (February 8th 2020) The article for this movie is not available.
20. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman
Votes: 330,897 | Gross: $45.51M
Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason. (February 15th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/madur-sekkur-inn-i-thennan-heim-og-truir-honum (2x). (4:18)
21. First Blood (1982)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney
Votes: 275,635 | Gross: $47.21M
Henry Birgir Gunnarsson. (February 22nd 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/tharna-upphofst-astarsamband-mitt-vid-stallone. (4:40)
22. Stand by Me (1986)
R | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell
Votes: 441,702 | Gross: $52.29M
Orri Huginn Ágústsson. (March 7th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/sogd-i-gegnum-augu-barns-en-af-visku-fullordins-manns. (4:42)
23. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Music
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Kimberly Stringer
Votes: 147,379 | Gross: $4.74M
Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson. (March 21st 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/addaendur-ekki-allir-medvitadir-um-fiflaganginn. (3:39)
24. Don't Look Now (1973)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania
Votes: 62,334 | Gross: $0.98M
Margrét Örnólfsdóttir. (March 28th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/volundarhus-thjads-huga-eftir-saran-missi. (3:53)
25. Misery (1990)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 235,618 | Gross: $61.28M
Stefán Máni Sigþórsson. (May 9th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/05/09/naestbesta-biomyndin-gerd-eftir-bok-stephens-king. (4:47)
26. Chocolat (2000)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina
Votes: 201,987 | Gross: $71.51M
Tinna Hrafnsdóttir. (May 23rd 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/05/22/edlilegt-ad-brotna-saman-eftir-mikid-sukkuladiat. (4:56)
27. Mississippi Burning (1988)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif
Votes: 111,058 | Gross: $34.60M
Tinna Björt Guðjónsdóttir. (May 30th 2020) Article: http://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/05/30/thad-aetlar-enginn-ad-gera-neitt-fyrir-thessa-drengi. (4:40)
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