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Director Hal Ashby's (and Columbia Pictures') military-related, R-rated anti-authoritarian road-trip and comedic buddy film The Last Detail (1973) was a harsh coming-of-age treatise worth watching. See Filmsite's recent (illustrated) detailed review at filmsite.org/lastdetail.html
The offbeat and quirky love letter to the City of Angels, L.A. Story (1991), included many gags and in-jokes about LA's bizarre and unique lifestyles with a fanciful plot about romance aided by a talkative freeway sign. See Filmsite's illustrated review at filmsite.org/lastory.html
With recent El Nino weather changes, tornadoes, and massive hurricanes, take another look at director Jan de Bont's blockbuster action-adventure disaster thriller Twister (1996) - with amazing, enhanced special effects. See Filmsite's illustrated review at filmsite.org/twister.html
One of the all-time best and most enjoyable of Hollywood musicals is Singin' in the Rain (1952) - with organically-integrated songs. It also cleverly satirized the transition from silents to 'talkies' in the late 1920s. See Filmsite's illustrated review: filmsite.org/singinintherai…
