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Flash Gordon (1980)
I cannot talk about this movie without exclaiming, "FLASH! *pause* AAHHHHH!" because Queen did such an incredible job on the soundtrack...

Shannon Heibler
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
One of the things I'm most proud of, as I work with college students is introducing them to "old" musicals and watching them fall in love...

Shannon Heibler
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Alice in Wonderland (1951)
I had, like I think so many people who've felt lost in their lives, a pretty serious Alice in Wonderland phase. Scratch that. I had...

Shannon Heibler
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1776 (1972)
I have two favorite musicals. Sunday in the Park with George and 1776. I learned about both musicals from a college student who was...

Shannon Heibler
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The Two Towers (2002)
I saw this eight times in theaters. Thank goodness I was working for a movie theater. If you would have asked me this morning about my...

Shannon Heibler
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Batman Returns (1992)
So this was a late addition to The List and it is the movie I have broken the rules most often for. Chiefly, I have watched it so many...

Shannon Heibler
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Bonus: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
This movie won't be available for physical purchase until June and as I've seen it four times in four weeks and can't stop thinking about...

Shannon Heibler
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Ghostbusters II (1989)
It's the first second movie in a series for the project! That's a really confusing sentence! While there have been other sequels covered...

Shannon Heibler
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
I was shocked to realize, as we watched this, that I hadn't seen it since I saw it (at least five times) in theaters. I bought the DVD...

Shannon Heibler
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Toys (1992)
I don't remember when I first watched this movie but I DO remember around the time it came out, I wrote Robin Williams a fan letter. I...

Shannon Heibler
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William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Look, I've hung out around enough theater humans (and worse, SHAKESPEARE humans) to know that it's very popular to hate on this movie but...

Shannon Heibler
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Batman (1989)
This movie was a big part of my childhood, largely because one of my older brothers was crazy about it. I still remember him picking me...

Shannon Heibler
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Spirited Away (2001)
How on earth is this movie over 20 years old?? How?? I always think that I saw this right when it came out but that can't be true. I...

Shannon Heibler
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Alien (1979)
I remember seeing this for the first time So Vividly. It was the Fencing Team's Halloween party my freshman year. We were in the Women's...

Shannon Heibler
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Interview with the Vampire (1994)
This was a Forbidden Movie growing up. Too violent, too sexy. Of course, not having seen it didn't stop my friends and I doing our best...

Shannon Heibler
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Gettysburg (1993)
Civil War drag has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My mom loved the miniseries "North and South", which is my go to...

Shannon Heibler
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
I've spent a lot of minutes tonight trying to remember when I first saw this movie. Surely it must have been on cable. It's (red &) WILD...

Shannon Heibler
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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
This is the only movie to come out in the last ten or so years that I saw multiple times in theaters. The second it hit the budget...

Shannon Heibler
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
I had the distinct joy of sharing this viewing with Ben's (and my!) family. An old favorite for some and a new experience for others, it...

Shannon Heibler
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
I was working at a movie theater in my home town the summer this movie came out. I am a big Disney nerd, especially for the parks, and...

Shannon Heibler
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