I have decided on a list for Shimelle’s 10 Things on the tenth project.
Oh how I love lists! and as I have almost finished a LO to go with this post it will fit in nicely with Amy’s Scrapping the everyday.

A very easy one to start with but there may only be nine because the number nine seems to be speaking to me this week.

We love to watch a film in the evening, and do so three or four times a week. There are some films we watch over and over again: we have a huge (embarrassingly huge) collection of DVD’s!

Ten films we have seen in the last couple of weeks

Valentines Day: A very amusing celebration of love and populated with lots of ‘famous names’ (19 it says on the box) which we have fun with because we know we have seen them recently but just can’t remember in what…

Ratatouille: One of my favourites, especially as I thought a film about a rat was going to be ridiculous. If I have another Greyhound I will call her Linguini!

Ae fond kiss: An unexpected find about a relationship between an Irish girl and a Muslim boy. Lovely, lovely film. Directed by Ken Loach, you can’t go wrong then.

The Last of the Blond Bombshells: I saw this on Play.com in a list of ‘British films’ something that immediately draws us to. Dame Judy Dench and a list of stars play in this wonderful film about an older woman (and grandmother) who wants to reunite a swing band she was in during the war. Very witty with great music.

The Kings Speech: King George VI had a speech impediment. This is the story of his impromptu ascension to the British throne and his speech therapist who helped him beat the impediment and became his friend. Well I just loved it, (and Him) so much so I watched it again on my own a few days later.

Kinky Boots: I love love love this film. Chiwetel Ejiofor (The groom in Love Actually) is wonderful in it and the music is fabulous. A shoe factory on the brink of closure, a chance remark followed by a very unexpected meeting, turn their fortune around. It is based on a true story, which, I think, always makes for a good film.

Invictus: Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandella in his first term as president of SA and his dream to make their rugby team a symbol of national pride, unite the country and win the world cup in 1995. A wonderful film.

Hachi: Another film based on a true story. Richard Gere plays Prof Parker Wilson who finds a lost Akita puppy on the way home from work…. The Akita is one of Japan’s national treasures, an interesting dog and a good film. Not the usual Richard Gere film and you will need a hanky for this one but worth a watch.

Blind Side: Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress for this. Another one based on a true story. It is the story of a family who ‘find’ a new son and brother whom they nurture to become an America football star. It says ‘uplifting’ on the box and that’s just what it is.

Extraordinary Measures: Harrison Ford. Yet another based on a true story!
This as similar to Lorenzo’s Oil which I saw many years ago. A family with three children, two of whom have Pompe disease. Father, Brendan Fraser, and scientist, Harrison Ford, join forces to discover and produce a life saving cure for these and other children. Another uplifting evenings entertainment.

I buy our films from Play.com or the Supermarket and only if they are v. cheap!
Except, The Kings Speech, which I paid £10.00 for because I wouldn’t go to the cinema (on a list of things I don’t like!) and wanted to see it as soon as possible to stop people nagging me!