One movie line at a time...

Life is a movie, its yours to make, make it stellar.

N. Jordan

Location: California, United States
Birthday: December 31

Title: One Movie Line At A Time

Bio: Growing up loving movies, and quoting infamous lines, N. Jordan is about taking life's given competition and embracing it through movies quotes. Each posting reflects a personal understanding on how movies effect people, our lives and our fake realities. If life is a movie, why do we compete in so many ways? Sports, love, relationships, family, business, money, career, kids, etc. Its time to see who is keeping score. Because... life is sometimes an altered reality, just go at it one movie line at a time. My real name is Michelle Keifer. But, I've always wanted to talk about life through a guy's perspective. Just seemed so fitting as I've always been just one of the boys. Go New England Patriots!

MY RECENT POSTS

#234 "Antz".... colonies are just like corporations
September 08, 2010 09:29AM
#233 "he's just not that into you"... really!?!
September 06, 2010 03:34PM
#232 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".... or do they?
September 03, 2010 08:49PM
#231 "Rebel Without A Cause"... for you James Dean
September 02, 2010 12:53AM
#230 "The Bucket List".... time to fulfill it
September 01, 2010 10:43AM

MY RECENT COMMENTS

“XJS... that is a good one! Did you see their victory today? ... Ya..I know ;-)”
September 12, 2010 11:31PM
“Thanks XJS AND ME.. welcome! I appreciate your comment. Thanks for stopping by.”
September 11, 2010 11:50AM
“Thank you for bringing this to the world to see. My grandparents live a short dis…”
September 10, 2010 11:29PM
“kateasley... that is adorable!!! How cute. Yes, so true.. I think its fun to refl…”
September 08, 2010 09:11AM
“Hmmm.. Dancer in the Dark. I have to check it out. Thanks Fusun...”
September 07, 2010 07:39PM

N. Jordan's Links

Animation in film: The Lion King; Beauty and the Beast; The Little Mermaid; UP; Happy Feet; Cars; Ratatouille; Monsters Inc.; Finding Nemo; Bee Movie; Madagascar; The Polar Express; Toy Story; The Incredibles; A Bug's Life; Shrek
Hugh Grant Films: Music and Lyrics; Did You Hear About The Morgans; Nine Months; Bridget Jones's Diary; About a Boy; Mickey Blue Eyes; Notting Hill; Sense and Sensibility; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Love Actually
Early Classic Movies: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Rebel Without A Cause; The Graduate; Swiss Family Robinson; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; Wizard of Oz; Downhill Racer; It's a Wonderful Life; A Streetcar Named Desire
Movies of the last decade: The Bucket List; Crazy Heart; Something's Gotta Give; Once; Leap Year; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy; Forgetting Sarah Marshall; The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Couples Retreat; Meet The Parents; The Family Man; Gladiator; The Break-Up; How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days; Lost in Translation; Black Hawk Down; Remember the Titans; The Dark Knight; The Devil Wears Prada; Ocean's Eleven; Almost Famous; Walk the Line; Moulin Rouge!; Miracle; Blades of Glory; RENT; The Notebook; Transformers; Wedding Crashers; The Great Debaters; Sideways; Akeelah and the Bee; The Invention of Lying; The Hangover; 50 First Dates
70's Movies: All The President's Men; Dirty Harry; The Longest Yard; The Godfather; Star Wars
80's Movies: Dirty Dancing; The Blue Lagoon; Three Men and A Baby; Pretty In Pink; Field of Dreams; Fatal Attraction; Scarface; The Neverending Story; Chariots of Fire; Dangerous Liasions; The Color of Money; The Great Outdoors; Hoosiers; Ghostbusters; Uncle Buck; Sixteen Candles; Say Anything; E.T. The Extra Terrestrial; National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; Caddyshack; Raiders of the Last Ark; Revenge of the Nerds; Rainman; When Harry Met Sally; Wildcats; Risky Business; Planes Trains and Automobiles (1); Planes Trains and Automobiles (2); Back to the Future; Top Gun; Bull Durham; The Goonies; Rocky; Good Morning Vietnam; The Breakfast Club; Ferris Buellers Day Off; Cocktail; Wall Street; Footloose
Tom Hanks Films: The Terminal; Catch Me If You Can; Sleepless in Seattle; Toy Story; Apollo 13; Saving Private Ryan; Big; Forrest Gump; Road to Perdition; Splash; Bachelor Party; That Thing You Do!; Charlie Wilson's War; The Polar Express; Angels & Demons; The Da Vinci Code; The Green Mile; A League of Their Own; Cast Away; Philadelphia; You've Got Mail; Turner & Hooch; 14 days of Tom!
Airplane themed films: The Terminal; Con Air; Flight of the Phoenix; Flightplan; Airplane!; Air Force One; Up in the Air; 7 Days of Airplane films
Kate Winslet Films: Sense and Sensibility; Little Children; The Reader; Jude; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Heavenly Creatures; Hideous Kinky; Revolutionary Road; Titanic; Finding Neverland; 7 days of Kate!!!
Johnny Depp Films: Finding Neverland; Chocolat'; Blow; Once Upon a Time in Mexico; Edward Scissorhands; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Don Juan DeMarco; Benny & Joon; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Platoon; What's Eating Gilbert Grape; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; Week of Johnny Depp
Leonardo DiCaprio Films: The Basketball Diaries; The Beach; The Aviator; Body of Lies; The Departed; Catch Me If You Can; Titanic; Romeo + Juliet; Revolutionary Road; Gangs of New York; Blood Diamond; What's Eating Gilbert Grape; 7 Days of Leo
This and That: My 10 answers!; Meet N. Jordan; Plagiarism; Just a thought; AdSense a joke?; Need to import old postings; Blog feed errors; First posting at Open Salon; N.Jordan's Blog at blog.com
90's Movies: How Stella Got Her Groove Back; Ever After; The Thomas Crown Affair; Point Break; Nothing to Lose; American Beauty; Casper; The Bridges of Madison County; Empire Records; Stepmom; Fried Green Tomatoes; American Pie; The Truth About Cats & Dogs; Jurassic Park; What About Bob?; The Mighty Ducks; Cool Runnings; The Thing Called Love; Fear; Dances with Wolves; Happy Gilmore; The Fugitive; Groundhog Day (#1); Groundhog Day (#2); As Good as It Gets; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Far and Away; Interview with the Vampire; Varsity Blues; Office Space; Backdraft; Jerry Maguire (#1); Pretty Woman; Six Days Seven Nights; Ace Ventura; Disclosure; Rudy; Pulp Fiction; Swingers; The Firm; Casino; Jerry Maguire (#2); Reality Bites; Fight Club; Indecent proposal; Friday; Tombstone; Home Alone; Sliver; A Few Good Men; Good Will Hunting; Tin Cup; Legends of the Fall

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MARCH 24, 2010 12:49PM

Tom Hanks... incredible actor! 14 days of Tom!!!!

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Tom Hanks

I adore Tom Hanks! He is one of those staple actors that consistently delivers to audiences while engaging in story lines by captivating us with his voice and stage presence.

I will be looking specifically into some of his films these next two weeks that challenge us as individuals to be brave, courageous, strong, powerful, idealistic and possess our own poise and character as we test our boundaries and step outside the box in our reality.

As you will see below.. I've posted many discussions about some of his most credible films: Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Big, Catch Me If You Can, Toy Story, The Terminal and Sleepless in Seattle. Please click on the links to enjoy as I begin my further look into the man I will always know as Forrest, and of course Josh Baskin, who just wanted to be "Big"!

Tom Hanks is one of those actors that improves his legacy by directing, producing and keeping his audiences engaged. Enjoy!

I will look into:

Turner & Hooch

You've Got Mail

Philadelphia

Castaway

A League of Their Own

The Green Mile

The DaVinci Code

The Polar Express

Charlie Wilson's War

Angels & Demons

That Thing You Do

Bachelor Party

Splash

Road to Perdition

Previous postings from N. Jordan of films with actor, Tom Hanks:

Apollo 13

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2009/12/07/58_our_mission_was_called_a_successful_failure_in_that_we_returned_safely_but_never_made_it_to_the_moon_jim_lovell_-_apollo_13_1995

Toy Story

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2009/12/30/81_oh_yeah_well_if_you_hadnt_shown_up_with_your_stupid_little_cardboard_spaceship_and_taken_away_everything_that_was_important_to_me_woody_-_toy_story_1995

Big

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2009/11/28/49_i_wish_i_were_big_josh_baskin_-_big_1988

Forrest Gump

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2009/10/11/1_my_momma_always_said_life_was_like_a_box_of_chocolates_you_never_know_what_youre_gonna_get-_forrest_gump_1994

Saving Private Ryan

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2009/12/01/52_this_time_the_mission_is_the_man_sergeant_horvath_-_saving_private_ryan_1998

Catch Me If You Can

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2010/01/10/45_catch_me_if_you_can_are_you_one_of_the_mice

The Terminal

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2010/03/16/158_the_terminalwaiting_in_limbo

Sleepless in Seattle

http://open.salon.com/blog/doyoucompete/2010/01/09/91_sleepless_in_seattle_1994_are_you_awake

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I am with you on Tom Hanks, definitely.
Rated.

Thoth

March 24, 2010 02:22 PM

He the male counterpart of Merryll Streep in acting versatility. Rated.

FusunA

March 24, 2010 02:29 PM

Hanks is the best. And I never miss him on a talk show because he's always funny and ready to do anything, no matter how embarrassing, for a laugh.

Cranky Cuss

March 24, 2010 03:19 PM

Thanks Thoth.. he is amazing.

FusunA.. you said it perfectly. I have to focus on Merryl soon..

Cranky Cuss... I agree wholeheartedly... you are so right, he's so entertaining.

N. Jordan

March 25, 2010 12:36 AM

I Love Tom Hanks, too! Is there a kinder, more honest presence on screen?! Maybe not...

JulieShanti

March 25, 2010 01:09 AM

He's had such a great career, and who knew when he started out how broad a range he had as an actor? My favorite movies of his probably are Big, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, A League of Their Own, and of course the voice work he did for the Toy Story films.

Nick Leshi

March 25, 2010 11:35 AM

I think that Hanks is the premier actor of his generation... another James Stewart. The opening scene of "Charlie Wilson's War," when Hanks is receiving an award, he doesn't say a word yet gives a clinic on how to act. Amazing.

Roger Fallihee

March 25, 2010 11:55 AM

For my money, Hanks is too easily dismissed as this generation's Jimmy Stewart. While Stewart was a fine person (at least by all accounts), his acting skills paled in comparison to Hanks'. That's no to fault Stewart -- like a lot of Hollywood types, he was frozen into a personae he simply replayed countless times. For my money, there was nothing in his resume to compare to Hank's performance in Philadelphia.

Tom Cordle

March 25, 2010 07:55 PM

Julie.. I really don't think there is ....

Nick.. YES, who would have thought.. I couldn't believe how many films he has done. I've already posted 8 other movies of his and I added 14 to the list.. I don't know who can top his resume!

Roger.. I do agree.. James Stewart was a classic example of stage presence and stability on film. It amazes me that humble actors are far from in between and he is talented and smart and funny. Charlie's Wilson's War caught me off guard... but, that scene was intriguing.

Tom, I see the comparison and resemblance, but, true, very true... Philadelphia gave Hanks' another top notch charisma that Stewart cannot top. Nicely said. Thanks!!!

N. Jordan

March 25, 2010 11:11 PM