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Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss (Sigourney Weaver) breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her apartment and even her wardrobe. She creates a deal with a handsome investment banker (Harrison Ford) that will either take her to the top, or finish her off for good. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 8, 2022 - 24 comments

When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 7, 2022 - 20 comments

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Jan 2, 2020 - 7 comments

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
posted by ellieBOA on Jul 6, 2019 - 4 comments

It's showtime! In Tim Burton's second feature film as a director, the recently deceased Maitlands (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) find the house they hoped they'd haunt together forever bought and hideously renovated by avant-garde artist Delia Deetz (Catherine O'Hara), her developer husband Charles (Jeffrey Jones), and gothy daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder). Unable to rid themselves of the intruders, they turn to a "bioexorcist"... the obnoxious, outrageous Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton). But once they agree to hire him, things are going out of control fast! [more inside]
posted by Pope Guilty on Mar 30, 2018 - 24 comments

In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 13, 2018 - 4 comments

Host: Melissa McCarthy, Musical Guest: HAIM [more inside]
posted by DizzyOnBugSpray on May 13, 2017 - 39 comments

Host: Jimmy Fallon, Musical Guest: Harry Styles [more inside]
posted by DizzyOnBugSpray on Apr 15, 2017 - 28 comments

Host: Louis C.K., Musical Guest: The Chainsmokers [more inside]
posted by DizzyOnBugSpray on Apr 9, 2017 - 16 comments

Host: Alec Baldwin, Musical Guest: Ed Sheeran [more inside]
posted by DizzyOnBugSpray on Feb 12, 2017 - 31 comments

Match Game has returned, with Alec Baldwin taking the role of Gene Rayburn. It's blank! [more inside]
posted by Shmuel510 on Jul 18, 2016 - 14 comments

In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war? [more inside]
posted by nubs on Mar 8, 2015 - 21 comments

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Oct 6, 2014 - 11 comments