You all answered so fast, I didn’t even have to wait until Thursday! Good job, folks.
1. A “key party” and a bizarre electrocution.
The Ice Storm
Solved by Roberta (woo hoo) (comment #1).
2. His wife drops him off at the Montreal airport driving a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle.
Hint: Comedy of the past fifteen years. The star (who is dropped off at the airport) has a current TV series.
The Whole Nine Yards
Solved by maurinsky (comment #17).
3. “Watch the birdie, you bastard.”
Licence to Kill
Solved by Evn (comment #2).
4. Two bookstores, opposite each other on the same street. One manager flirts with the hero, one is hostile towards him.
The Big Sleep
Solved by George (comment #10).
5. She was on a ski trip; when she comes home, her apartment is completely empty.
Hint: Classic mystery with a heavy dose of dark comedy.
Charade
Solved by George (comment #18).
6. “Look, everybody! Aren’t these a nun’s hands?”
Cabaret
Solved by Melville (comment #14).
7. The lobsters manage to get behind the refrigerator.
Annie Hall
Solved by Roberta (comment #1).
Damn, I can’t believe I missed Charade.
Tom, you missed Charade and the Big Sleep. You ask for older movies, I give you older movies, you break my heart, alas.