i love films which eave me feeling an emotion in some way be it happyness or sadness..... something which makes u stop and think and readress the world for just a moment.... and some which are just heartwarmingly good!!
Good Will Hunting
on DVD
(1997) Starring:Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Director:Gus Van Sant Certificate:
A South Boston whiz kid elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, slumming his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations attracts the attention of a professor who won't let him quit, a beautiful Harvard student who wants to save ..read more »
it twists and turns..... one of the best thrillers ever made
Memento
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Director:Christopher Nolan Certificate:
MEMENTO, the second feature by writer-director Christopher Nolan (FOLLOWING), is an intricately constructed film noir that masterfully inverts time to comment on the foggy relationship between memory and truth. MEMENTO tells the story of Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), a former insurance investigator ..read more »
Notting Hill
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville Director:Roger Michell Certificate:
Two features 'About A Boy' Will Freeman, a shallow thirty-something bachelor, lives a carefree life courtesy of his deceased father's fortune. Will is terrified of commitment and so decides that single mothers will make the easiest romantic targets... His world is turned around when he meets Marcus,..read more »
Stepmom
on DVD
(1998) Starring:Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris Director:Chris Columbus Certificate:
Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna and Ben. Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the children's life, but is unwilling to sacrifice anything for her work. Jackie considers this to be selfish and ..read more »
one of the best films ever made....demonstrates the indominability of the human spirit
The Shawshank Redemption
on DVD
(1994) Starring:Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Robert Gunton Director:Frank Darabont Certificate:
City Banker Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank State Prison after receiving a double life sentence for murder. There he meets Red and also forms friendships with the warden and prison guards. Andy soon finds that you either get on with living or you get on with dying. The bonus features stretch over two ..read more »
My Best Friend's Wedding
on DVD
(1997) Starring:Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz Director:P.J. Hogan Certificate:
A 28-year-old woman, who years earlier made a pact with her closest male friend that if neither were married in ten years time they would marry one another, now faces the fact that the man is about to marry someone else. He asks her to be his best man and she agrees, planning to go to the ceremony ..read more »
Little Miss Sunshine
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell Director:Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Certificate:
Little Miss Sunshine is a brazenly satirical and yet deeply human American road comedy. The film introduces audiences to one of the most endearingly fractured families in recent cinema history: the Hoovers, whose trip to a pre-pubescent beauty pageant results not only in comic mayhem but in death, ..read more »
Chocolate
on DVD
(2008) Starring:JeeJa Yanin, Ammara Siripong, Hiroshi Abe Director:Prachya Pinkaew Certificate:
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
Chocolat
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Carrie-Anne Moss Director:Lasse Hallstrom Certificate:
Lasse Hallstrom's CHOCOLAT is set in the late 1950s, but it might as well be the late 1850s in a small French town where everyone behaves as they should (supposedly), and attends church regularly. When a strong north wind blows through town, it brings the vivacious and mysterious Vianne (Juliette ..read more »
Tsotsi
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Percy Matsemela Director:Gavin Hood Certificate:
An Academy Award winning film about a gritty young gang leader named Tsotsi who lives on the dangerous and crime-ridden streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. This deeply affecting film traces six days in Tsotsi's life in which he ends up caring for a baby he accidentally kidnaps during a ..read more »