Viva Las Vegas

Here’s a quick post for you all. I should be in Vegas right about now, so the whole Sin City theme seemed appropriate. Films range from Presley to Cage, Zombies to Bond, but one thing they all have in common: Las Vegas. Wish me luck at the tables and enjoy!

Viva Las Vegas

the year: 1964
the directing: George Sidney
the writing: Sally Benson
the acting: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret

Diamonds Are Forever

the year: 1971
the directing: Guy Hamilton
the writing: Richard Maibaum & Tom Mankiewicz
the acting: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray

Rain Man

the year: 1988
the directing: Barry Levinson
the writing: Barry Morrow & Ronald Bass
the acting: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino

Casino

the year: 1995
the directing: Martin Scorsese
the writing: Nicholas Pileggi & Matin Scorsese
the acting: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci

Leaving Las Vegas

the year: 1995
the directing: Mike Figgis
the writing: Mike Figgis
the acting: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue

Con Air

the year: 1997
the directing: Simon West
the writing: Scott Rosenberg
the acting: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

the year: 1998
the directing: Terry Gilliam
the writing: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Alex Cox & Tod Davies
the acting: Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro

Rush Hour 2

the year: 2001
the directing: Brett Ratner
the writing: Jeff Nathanson
the acting: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Zhang Ziyi

Ocean’s Eleven

the year: 2001
the directing: Steven Soderbergh
the writing: Ted Griffin, George C. Johnson, Jack Golden Russell
the acting: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon

Resident Evil: Extinction

the year:2007
the directing: Russell Mulcahy
the writing: Paul W. S. Anderson
the acting: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter

21

the year: 2008
the directing: Robert Luketic
the writing: Peter Steinfield & Allan Loeb
the acting: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey

The Hangover

the year: 2009
the directing: Todd Phillips
the writing: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
the acting: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis