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Hairspray<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1988)<\/p>\n In 1963, overweight Tracy Turnblad (Rikki Lake) becomes a popular mainstay on a Baltimore dance show, infuriating the reigning queen, Amber Von Tussle (Debbie Harry).\u00a0 In addition to their dance floor rivalry, Tracy and her mother Edna (Divine) advocate integration while the Von Tussles fight for segregation.<\/p>\n Rikki Lake would go on to greater fame as the host of an <\/span>eponymous talk show<\/a>, but proves she’s a talented actress here.<\/span><\/p>\n Debbie Harry, of\u00a0Blondie<\/a>, has actually had a pretty lengthy Hollywood career, but most of her work has been in low-budget, rarely seen films.<\/p>\n Has anyone had a weirder career than Sonny Bono<\/a>, who plays Amber’s dad, Franklin Von Tussle? \u00a0He starred in a\u00a0variety show with his then wife Cher<\/a>\u00a0which he continued after their divorce, the starred in Airplane II <\/em>(1982). He got elected mayor of Palm Springs<\/a>, then a US congressman where he\u00a0was responsible for the reprehensible US copyright law<\/a>, before dying in a freak skiing accident.<\/p>\n Jerry Stiller, real life dad of\u00a0Ben, <\/a>television dad of\u00a0George Costanza<\/a> and Carrie Heffernan<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0made a career playing loud, slightly out of touch fathers like Mr. Turnblaud.<\/p>\n A member of John Waters’s informal troupe, the Dreamlanders, Divine<\/a>\u00a0specialized in outlandishly inappropriate things<\/a>. The dual role of Edna Turnblad and racist radio station owner Arvin Hodgepile is easily the most mainstream of his career.<\/p>\n Despite Waters reputation as a tacky provocateur, this sweet film about insecurity, self-worth, and finding your passion contains a limited amount of controversial material and the pro-integration story makes it his most accessible and likable film.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shadowlands<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1993)<\/p>\n On a trip to England, married poet Joy Gresham (Debra Winger) meets and befriends famed Oxford academic and Christian apologist, C.S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins).<\/p>\n After her divorce, they marry so Joy can remain in England, but genuine feelings flourish within their sham marriage and they live a happily married life until Joy is diagnosed with terminal bone cancer.<\/p>\n In 1990s, Anthony Hopkins became a Hollywood legend because of his work in\u00a0The Silence of the Lambs<\/em> (1991), Howards Ends <\/em>(1992), Chaplin <\/em>(1992), and Nixon <\/em>(1995), but he’s struggled to find roles worthy of his talent in the new century.<\/p>\n After a fertile period in the 1980s and early 1990s, Debra Winger took a break from Hollywood to focus on her family and other professional pursuits.\u00a0 Sadly, since she returned to the silver screen in 2002, her roles have been limited.<\/p>\n Richard Attenborough’s best work as a director is biographical films about larger than life men like\u00a0Gandhi<\/a>\u00a0and Charlie Chaplin<\/a>. This film doesn’t measure up to those films, but it’s a fine examination of the surprising path love can take.<\/p>\n Fifty years after his death, Lewis remains one of the best and most admired Christian apologists and his pseudo-memoir describing his grief after Joy’s death<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>is essential reading for any serious person of faith struggling to deal with loss.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Shadowlands](\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themoviedb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FuVB2opMoh1Ie5WLWcy5skZwe7D.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=e0f9695f7d444f9c911750279427e6ea426141902aabeaa2004acc7b47ff070d\")
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