This great short comedy, a cautionary tale about a coffee-swilling “java junkie,” premiered on “Saturday Night Live” in 1979 and became a cult classic. The film stars Peter Aykroyd as Joe, a regular guy who’s down on his luck and tries to drown his sorrows in coffee. But no amount of coffee is enough.
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Original Sin is a 2001 thriller (usually described as an “erotic” thriller) starring Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie in a tale of love, deception, murder — and coffee. For coffee aficionados, it’s a plus that in this version of the story Luis owns a coffee plantation and a coffee export business. And it’s an especially nice touch that several plot turns, including the climax, are marked by Luis drinking cups of coffee, shot in close-up. Can a cup of coffee change your day? How about your life?
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Jim Jarmusch’s 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes comprises 11 vignettes where people try to connect—often awkwardly—over coffee and cigarettes. Very cool and hip, with lots of deadpan humor.
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For witty dialogue and stylish fun, the ‘Thin Man’ movies are hard to beat. From the 1934 original to ‘Song of the Thin Man’ in 1947, William Powell and Myrna Loy starred as Nick and Nora Charles in six classic films.
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Charles Dickens’s classic 1843 holiday story has been adapted for the screen many times. The tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation into a generous man filled with Christmas joy enthralls audiences even today. Here are some of the best versions.
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